Kristaps Porziลฤฃis scored 28 points, Jayson Tatum added 25, and Boston used a balanced effort to defeat LA, 126-115.
The high flying Celtics head to the west coast to face the Lakers who, despite winning the NBA In-Season tournament are struggling in the league.
Santa brought basketball fans a nice present this morning: A full day of NBA games. The Lakers and the Celtics face off today at 11:00 a.m. ET on ESPN.