The Los Angeles Lakers came out slow on the first night of their four-game road trip, falling behind by 22 points in Boston. Though they would battle back and have a chance to win, they ultimately came up short against the Celtics in a game in which Luke Walton believed his team’s defense was terrible.
The Lakers will have no time to dwell on it however, as they must turn right around and face a dangerous Washington Wizards team. Washington comes in having lost three of their last four games including an embarrassing home loss to the Dallas Mavericks in their most recent contest.