In spite of the fact that they were missing its two most prominent players, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to overcome the Boston Celtics at TD Garden thanks to the excellent play of “beautiful boy” Austin Reaves.
During the game that took place this morning (February 2) Vietnam time within the framework of the American Professional Basketball League (NBA), the Los Angeles Lakers unexpectedly won 114-105 against the Boston Celtics directly at TD Garden, which is the home field of the Lakers. competitor.
During this heroic performance, the Lakers did not have the services of two superstars: LeBron James and Anthony Davis. On the other hand, the Celtics have only lost two games at home all season, and those losses came to the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers. The possibility that “Clover” would triumph over its rival by a significant margin was something that a lot of people considered.
In the game that took place this morning against the Celtics, the duo of LeBron James (on the right) and Anthony Davis did not participate (Photo: Getty Pictures).Jaylen Brown and Derrick White scored baskets for the Celtics, which helped them get off to a solid start. However, the space that they established was immediately closed after Austin Reaves fired a series of furious shots at the Lakers. “Handsome guy” Austin Reaves was the one involved.The defender, who was born in 1998, proceeded to widen the gap until Sam Hauser made two consecutive three-point shots, which helped the Celtics lose to the Lakers by only three points in the first half of the game.The second half of the contest, on the other hand, was marked by a significant change in the flow of the game. The Celtics made a number of offensive attempts, but they were not successful. Meanwhile, Austin Reaves made a lot of plays that caught everyone’s attention, which caused the defense of the home team to be stunned. As a result of the Lakers’ triumph in the second half, which was 32-21, they were able to establish a 14-point lead before the break.
Austin Reaves (black shirt) had a great match against the Boston Celtics (Photo: Getty)
Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis and Sam Hauser played hard in the rest of the match, but coach Joe Mazzulla’s team could not close the gap between the two sides to 1 digit. With 2 minutes left in the match, Mr. Mazzulla decided to withdraw all pillars, accepting a humiliating defeat against his opponent.
Austin Reaves had a fiery performance with 32 points (7/10 3-pointers on target, 55.6% scoring efficiency) and no turnovers. On the other side of the front line, Jayson Tatum leads with 23 points, but that is too little for a very high level player like him.
In the next match, the Los Angeles Lakers will visit the New York Knicks on February 4, while the Boston Celtics will play a day later, welcoming the Memphis Grizzlies.