LeBron James and Luka Doncic both missed the Los Angeles Lakers’ road game against the Boston Celtics on Friday night at TD Garden in Boston, where the Celtics defeated the Lakers, 126-105, in a regular-season NBA matchup that featured a 36-point performance from Austin Reaves and a 30-point outing from Jaylen Brown.
The Lakers entered the game having won eight of their previous nine contests and played without James and Doncic due to undisclosed reasons.
Reaves led the Lakers in scoring with 36 points and added eight assists in the loss.
Brown led the Celtics with 30 points as Boston controlled the game and secured the double-digit victory.
Former Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart also did not play in the game despite being listed in pregame notes connected to the matchup.
The Celtics improved their record with the home win, while the Lakers dropped a game after their recent strong stretch.
Officials recorded the final score at 126-105 in favor of Boston at the conclusion of regulation.
The game took place under standard regular-season conditions before the scheduled TD Garden crowd in Boston.