On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics (at home) with a score of 117-96.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored 44 points, grabbed 22 rebounds, and provided nine assists.
Following the big win, Hall of Famer (and Lakers legend) Magic Johnson sent out two posts (via X).
Johnson’s first post“I enjoyed watching the @Lakers beat the Boston Celtics last night 117-96, led by LeBron James with 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Anthony Davis with 24 points. The key to the win was Dalton Knecht and Gabe Vincent who scored 13 points and 12 points.” From the bench straight.”
I enjoyed watching mine @lakers They defeated the Boston Celtics last night 117-96, with LeBron James scoring 20 points and grabbing 14 rebounds, and Anthony Davis adding 24 points. The key to the win was Dalton Knecht and Gabe Vincent scoring 13 points and 12 points off the bench, respectively.
– Irvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 24, 2025
Johnson’s second letter: “The Lakers played 4 quarters of really good basketball on both ends of the court against the Celtics.”
The Lakers played 4 really good quarters of basketball on both ends of the court against the Celtics.
– Irvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 24, 2025
With the win over the Celtics, the Lakers are now 24-18 in 42 games, which earns them the fifth seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the midst of a two-game winning streak (and have gone 6-4 over their last ten games).
At home, the Lakers are 16-6 in 22 games.
The Lakers will play the Celtics again this season (on March 8) in Boston.
They have won both of the previous meetings.
The Lakers will play their next game on Saturday when they visit Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center.
On the road, they are 8-12 in 20 games.
As for the Celtics, they fell to 31-14 in 45 games, which makes them the second seed in the Eastern Conference.