Kemba Walker finds a wide open Jaylen Brown under the hoop and Brown spikes the one-handed slam dunk.
The Boston Celtics earned their fifth straight victory Friday night as they took down the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
Jaylen Brown was the star with 40 points on 17-of-20 shooting. The entire C's starting lineup scored in double figures, and Payton Pritchard contributed 15 points off the bench.
Bill Walton tells great story from his first C's-Lakers game in 1985
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The Lakers were without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Andre Drummond for the matchup. Talen Horton-Tucker led L.A. in the scoring column with 19 points.
Here's a complete recap of the Celtics' latest win:
FINAL SCORE: Celtics 121, Lakers 113
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CELTICS' RECORD: 30-26
Celtics vs. Lakers highlights
Jaylen Brown does it himself:
Kemba Walker from downtown:
Marcus Smart with a deep 3 of his own:
Payton Pritchard from the parking lot:
Luke Kornet with two blocks:
Marcus Smart tosses one up to Tristan Thompson:
Great ball movement leads to the Kemba Walker bucket:
Jaylen throws down the jam:
Thompson to Tatum:
Jaylen taking it strong to the basket:
Kornet with another block, Jaylen with another bucket:
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Saturday, April 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET vs. Golden State Warriors
