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Prediction results 0203 @BOS - Game 53 Recap - 1 Update
Prediction results 0203 @BOS - Game 53 plus Qstats/Box/Recap/PBP - 1 Update
Celtics will have extra incentive against Lakers - 1 Update
Prediction 0203 @BOS 1700 (Friday) Game 53 (BTB/Travel) - 2 Updates
Prediction results 0203 @BOS - Game 53 Recap
$Bill <news@todbe.com>: Feb 03 08:25PM -0800
Recap from http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900156
BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas scored 17 of his 38 points in the fourth
quarter and the surging Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers
113-107 on Friday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
Al Horford added 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the
Celtics. Thomas logged his 34th straight game with 20 or more points
and is six shy of John Havlicek's franchise-record streak.
Jae Crowder had 18 points, Jaylen Brown added 12 and Terry Rozier
scored 10 for Boston (32-18).
D'Angelo Russell led the Lakers with 20 points. Lou Williams scored 20,
Larry Nance Jr. had 18 and Nick Young 17 as Los Angeles (17-36) lost
for the fifth time in six games.
Boston and Los Angeles both began the night with 3,252 wins, tied for
the most in NBA history. Before their loss, the Lakers held at least a
share of the league's all-time victories mark since 2001.
With Toronto's loss to Orlando earlier in the night, Celtics coach Brad
Stevens was assured his spot as coach of the Eastern Conference in the
NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans next Sunday.
Thomas scored seven points in the third as the Celtics broke the game
open and led by as many as 16. The Lakers cut it to 82-74 after three
but couldn't get the deficit below six.
Boston opened the game on a 7-0 run before Russell's 3-pointer put the
Lakers up 15-14 with 7:34 left in the first quarter. Rozier's
buzzer-beating 3 drew the Celtics to 30-29 after one. Thomas had 12
points in the period.
Rozier's floater a minute into the second put the Celtics ahead for
good, and Boston stretched its lead to 62-51 at halftime.
The Lakers and Celtics meet again March 3 in Los Angeles.
TIP-INS
Lakers: F Julius Randle was out after playing sparingly in Thursday's
game at Washington as he recovers from pneumonia. Randle missed two
games before logging six minutes against the Wizards. "Coming back from
pneumonia, it's not just a normal sickness," coach Luke Walton said.
Celtics: G Avery Bradley (sore right Achilles) missed his ninth
consecutive game. Bradley felt good after working out and doing some
on-court work Friday. "We're still progressing at a conservative rate,"
Stevens said. "We want him feeling 110 percent." ... F Kelly Olynyk
played after sitting out Wednesday in Toronto with a sore left
shoulder.
UP NEXT
Lakers: Continue a five-game road trip in New York on Monday.
Celtics: Host the Clippers on Sunday in Paul Pierce's last
regular-season game in Boston.
Check out the team sites for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston
Celtics for more game coverage.
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Prediction results 0203 @BOS - Game 53 plus Qstats/Box/Recap/PBP
$Bill <news@todbe.com>: Feb 03 07:36PM -0800
Lakers didn't shoot well and needed better D esp on Thomas. 5 guys in DFs and
Nance with the lone DD. 39% shooting won't get it unless your D is fantastic
or you get a ton of ORBs/STLs. Lakers had like 11 more chances if they could
have shot a bit better. 107-113 Lakers lose by 6.
Game Dbl-figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Williams 21 (36 /33 /80 )/ 4/ 4/ 0/ 0/ 1/ 0/+17
Russell 20 (40 /22 /100)/ 6/ 6/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 3/+20
Nance 18 (54 /0 /67 )/11/ 4/ 0/ 3/ 1/ 5/+27 DD
Young 17 (43 /50 /0 )/ 3/ 3/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 4/+17
Ingram 14 (50 /50 /100)/ 6/ 1/ 0/ 0/ 2/ 2/+14
Next game(s):
LAL at NYK: Mon Feb 6 1600 Game 54
LAL at DET: Wed Feb 8 1630 Game 55
LAL at MIL: Fri Feb 10 1700 Game 56
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Congrats to nobody for closest predict - I got home late or woulda had it.
LAL at BOS: Fri Feb 3 17:00:00 2017
NAME POST TIME LAL OPP DIFF VEC FROM
Actual Score 107 113 -6
Qualified:
Average guess: 109.5 107.5 2.0 12.728
Disqualified (doubles the vector score):
Sean S 03/11:29:25 111 109 2 11.314 Usenet
Ammammata 02/23:34:34 108 106 2 14.142 Usenet
Current prediction contest standings:
By vector avg: Usenet Vec
Predictor Tries Firsts Seconds Thirds DQs Score Avg
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scooby10672 42 18 7 2 15 98 19.284
$Bill 47 14 8 2 23 73 23.188
svassier 13 4 0 1 7 14 26.905
Ammammata 26 3 2 3 18 6 30.955
Sean S 30 4 3 1 22 8 31.663
By Usenet 5:3:1 Scoring: Usenet Vec
Predictor Tries Firsts Seconds Thirds DQs Score Avg
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scooby10672 42 18 7 2 15 98 19.284
$Bill 47 14 8 2 23 73 23.188
svassier 13 4 0 1 7 14 26.905
Sean S 30 4 3 1 22 8 31.663
Ammammata 26 3 2 3 18 6 30.955
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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):
Q1 - Script change error - missed. 30-29=+1Q.
Q2 - 21-33=-12Q.
HT - Mistakes, poor D and poor shooting from 2 are killing LA so far - shooting
38% vs 51%; pluses 7/3/1; minuses 8/10//4. Young 12, Russell 11,
Ingram 9, Nance 6. 51-62=-11H.
Q3 - Lakers only get 3 back, so they need 8 in Q4 - shooting 40% vs 25%; pluses
2/3/1; minuses 2/9/1 - too much fouling due to poor positioning.
Russell 6, Ingram/Williams 5, Black 4. 23-20=+3Q (74-82=-8).
Q4 - Lakers only able to get 2 of the 8 they needed and take the L due to poor
shooting and not great D this time - shooting 42% vs 57%; pluses 6/3/1;
minuses 2/4/2. Williams 13, Nance 11. 33-31=+2Q.
Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Lakers Opponent Lakers Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAL OPP
1 30 29
2 21 33
H 17-45 8-18 9-12 23-45 7-17 9-12 37.8 44.4 75 51.1 41.2 75 51 62
3 10-25 1-6 2-3 4-16 2-7 10-13 40 16.7 66.7 25 28.6 76.9 23 20
A3 27-70 9-24 11-15 27-61 9-24 19-25 38.6 37.5 73.3 44.3 37.5 76 74 82
4 10-24 5-14 8-11 12-21 4-11 3-3 41.7 35.7 72.7 57.1 36.4 100 33 31
F 37-94 14-38 19-26 39-82 13-35 22-28 39.4 36.8 73.1 47.6 37.1 78.6 107 113
Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Lakers Opponent Diff
Q OR RB AS TO ST BL PF OR RB AS TO ST BL PF OR RB AS TO ST BL PF
H 7 24 11 8 3 1 10 4 24 16 7 5 0 8 +3 -5 +1 -2 +1 +2
3 2 15 6 2 3 1 9 1 12 3 4 2 1 5 +1 +3 +3 -2 +1 +4
A3 9 39 17 10 6 2 19 5 36 19 11 7 1 13 +4 +3 -2 -1 -1 +1 +6
4 6 13 7 2 3 1 4 2 11 9 5 1 0 6 +4 +2 -2 -3 +2 +1 -2
F 15 52 24 12 9 3 23 7 47 28 16 8 1 19 +8 +5 -4 -4 +1 +2 +4
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ESPN Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot
Los Angeles Lakers 30 21 23 33 107
Boston Celtics 29 33 20 31 113 - Final
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
L. Deng SF 20 1-5 1-2 0-0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 .15 -- +5
T. Mozgov C 15 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 6 1 1 0 0 4 4 .27 -- +7
T. Black C 18 2-6 0-0 0-2 4 6 1 1 0 0 4 4 .22 -- +4
D. Russell PG 32 8-20 2-9 2-2 1 6 6 2 1 1 3 20 .63 -- +20
N. Young SG 33 6-14 5-10 0-0 1 3 3 1 2 1 4 17 .52 -- +17
L. Nance PF 32 7-13 0-0 4-6 5 11 4 1 3 0 5 18 .56 -- +27
B. Ingram SF 33 5-10 2-4 2-2 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 14 .42 -- +14
I. Zubac C 4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .25 -- +1
J. Clarkson PG 22 1-7 0-3 0-0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 .09 -- +1
M. Huertas PG 8 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 .38 -- +6
L. Williams SG 23 5-14 3-9 8-10 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 21 .91 -- +17
J. Randle PF DNP-COACH'S DECISION
J. Calderon PG DNP-COACH'S DECISION
Totals 37-94 14-38 19-26 15 52 24 12 9 3 23 107
Percent 39.4% 36.8% 73.1%
Fast Break Points: 21
Points in Paint: 38
Total Turnovers (Points Off Turnovers): 16 (26)
Flagrant Fouls: 0
Technical Fouls: 0
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
A. Johnson PF 15 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 .33 -- +7
J. Crowder SF 34 6-12 2-7 4-4 0 6 1 1 2 0 2 18 .53 -- +20
J. Brown SF 32 3-7 1-2 5-6 1 7 1 0 0 0 3 12 .38 -1 +15
A. Horford C 31 4-11 1-4 2-4 2 8 8 2 0 1 2 11 .35 -- +17
I. Thomas PG 38 13-24 5-11 7-7 0 2 4 6 1 0 2 38 1.0 -- +28
J. Jerebko PF 21 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 .14 -- +7
T. Zeller C 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .00 -- +1
K. Olynyk C 16 3-8 0-3 1-2 2 9 2 1 0 0 2 7 .44 +5 +11
M. Smart PG 32 3-10 2-5 1-2 0 3 7 4 5 0 1 9 .28 -- +12
T. Rozier PG 18 4-4 2-2 0-0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 10 .56 -- +14
J. Mickey PF DNP-COACH'S DECISION
G. Green SF DNP-COACH'S DECISION
J. Young SG DNP-COACH'S DECISION
Totals 39-82 13-35 22-28 7 47 28 16 8 1 19 113
Percent 47.6% 37.1% 78.6%
Fast Break Points: 21
Points in Paint: 38
Total Turnovers (Points Off Turnovers): 16 (26)
Flagrant Fouls: 0
Technical Fouls: 0
Game Information
TD Garden
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Coverage: ESPN
Boston, MA
Line: BOS -11.0
Over/Under: 222
Attendance: 18,624
100% Capacity: 18,624 Referees: Mike Callahan, Scott Wall, J.T. Orr
NBA Box Score:
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Lakers 30 21 23 33 107
Boston Celtics 29 33 20 31 113 - Final
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
Luol Deng F 20:20 1-5 1-2 0-0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 .15 -6 +5
Tarik Black F 17:33 2-6 0-0 0-2 4 6 1 1 0 0 4 4 .23 2 +4
Timofey Mozgov C 14:58 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 6 1 1 0 0 4 4 .27 4 +7
Nick Young G 33:08 6-14 5-10 0-0 1 3 3 1 2 1 4 17 .51 -2 +17
D'Angelo Russell G 32:12 8-20 2-9 2-2 1 6 6 2 1 1 3 20 .62 -2 +20
Brandon Ingram F 32:36 5-10 2-4 2-2 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 14 .43 -6 +14
Jordan Clarkson G 21:42 1-7 0-3 0-0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 .09 -3 +1
Larry Nance Jr. F 31:36 7-13 0-0 4-6 5 11 4 1 3 0 5 18 .57 -9 +27
Ivica Zubac C 4:26 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .23 -5 +1
Louis Williams G 23:04 5-14 3-9 8-10 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 21 .91 1 +17
Marcelo Huertas G 8:25 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 .36 1 +6
Jose Calderon G DNP
Julius Randle F DNP
Totals 240:0 37-94 14-38 19-26 15 52 24 12 9 3 23 107
Percent 39.4% 36.8% 73.1%
Biggest Lead: 5
Fastbreak Points: 15
Longest Run: 6
Points In Paint: 32
Points Off Turnovers: 26
Second Chance Points: 16
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS PPM +/- EFF
Jae Crowder F 33:39 6-12 2-7 4-4 0 6 1 1 2 0 2 18 .53 6 +20
Amir Johnson F 15:24 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 .32 -5 +7
Al Horford C 30:45 4-11 1-4 2-4 2 8 8 2 0 1 2 11 .36 1 +17
Jaylen Brown G 32:16 3-7 1-2 5-6 1 7 1 0 0 0 3 12 .37 -1 +15
Isaiah Thomas G 37:41 13-24 5-11 7-7 0 2 4 6 1 0 2 38 1.0 3 +28
Marcus Smart G 31:39 3-10 2-5 1-2 0 3 7 4 5 0 1 9 .28 10 +12
Tyler Zeller C 4:17 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .00 -1 +1
Jonas Jerebko F 20:47 1-2 0-1 1-1 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 3 .14 1 +7
Terry Rozier G 17:37 4-4 2-2 0-0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 10 .57 6 +14
Kelly Olynyk C-F 15:55 3-8 0-3 1-2 2 9 2 1 0 0 2 7 .44 5 +11
Gerald Green F DNP
Jordan Mickey F DNP
James Young G-F DNP
Totals 240:0 39-82 13-35 22-28 7 47 28 16 8 1 19 113
Percent 47.6% 37.1% 78.6%
Biggest Lead: 17
Fastbreak Points: 21
Longest Run: 8
Points In Paint: 38
Points Off Turnovers: 14
Second Chance Points: 2
Times Tied: 0; Lead Changes: 0
Attendance: 18624; Duration: 2:15
Officials: Mike Callahan, Scott Wall, J.T. Orr
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From http://espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=400900156
1st Quarter
0-0 12:00 Timofey Mozgov vs. Amir Johnson (Al Horford gains possession)
0-2 11:37 Al Horford makes 12-foot two point shot
0-2 11:19 Nick Young misses 26-foot three point jumper
0-2 11:18 Jae Crowder defensive rebound
0-4 11:08 Al Horford makes 4-foot two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
0-4 10:55 D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot two point jumper
0-4 10:53 Tarik Black offensive rebound
0-4 10:47 Luol Deng misses step back jumpshot
0-4 10:45 Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
0-7 10:34 Isaiah Thomas makes 27-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
2-7 10:11 D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot two point shot
2-7 9:45 Isaiah Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
2-7 9:45 Luol Deng defensive rebound
4-7 9:37 D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot
4-9 9:25 Jae Crowder makes 17-foot two point shot
7-9 9:12 Luol Deng makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
7-12 8:57 Isaiah Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amir Johnson assists)
7-12 8:48 Amir Johnson shooting foul (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul)
8-12 8:48 Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 1 of 2
9-12 8:48 Timofey Mozgov makes free throw 2 of 2
9-14 8:32 Amir Johnson makes jumper (Al Horford assists)
9-14 8:15 D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot two point jumper
9-14 8:14 Timofey Mozgov offensive rebound
12-14 8:10 Nick Young makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tarik Black assists)
12-14 7:52 Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
12-14 7:50 Luol Deng defensive rebound
15-14 7:33 D'Angelo Russell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
15-17 7:20 Al Horford makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
15-17 6:56 Timofey Mozgov misses two point shot
15-17 6:56 Luol Deng offensive rebound
18-17 6:54 Nick Young makes 25-foot (Luol Deng assists)
15-17 6:43 Tarik Black personal foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
15-17 6:28 Jaylen Brown misses layup
15-17 6:26 Luol Deng defensive rebound
18-17 6:22 Nick Young makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
18-17 6:05 Isaiah Thomas misses 7-foot jumper
18-17 6:05 Al Horford offensive rebound
18-17 6:01 Jae Crowder misses three point jumper
18-17 6:00 Luol Deng defensive rebound
18-17 5:54 D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
18-17 5:52 Jae Crowder defensive rebound
21-17 5:48 Timofey Mozgov shooting foul (Amir Johnson draws the foul)
21-17 5:48 Celtics Full timeout
21-17 5:48 Marcus Smart enters the game for Jaylen Brown
21-17 5:48 Amir Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
21-17 5:48 Celtics offensive team rebound
21-18 5:48 Amir Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
21-18 5:39 Timofey Mozgov bad pass (Marcus Smart steals)
21-20 5:33 Marcus Smart makes two point shot
23-20 5:18 D'Angelo Russell makes Driving Floating Jump Shot
23-20 5:03 Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper
23-20 5:01 Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound
23-20 4:52 Timofey Mozgov misses 12-foot two point shot
23-20 4:52 Al Horford defensive rebound
23-20 4:46 Isaiah Thomas offensive foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul)
23-20 4:46 Isaiah Thomas turnover
23-20 4:46 Tyler Zeller enters the game for Amir Johnson
23-20 4:46 Brandon Ingram enters the game for Luol Deng
23-20 4:35 D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Marcus Smart steals)
23-22 4:31 Isaiah Thomas makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
25-22 4:18 Timofey Mozgov makes 2-foot layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
25-22 4:07 D'Angelo Russell blocks Tyler Zeller 's 8-foot shot
25-22 4:07 Brandon Ingram defensive rebound
25-22 3:55 D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot two point jumper
25-22 3:54 Marcus Smart defensive rebound
25-22 3:47 Al Horford misses 5-foot two point shot
25-22 3:46 Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound
25-22 3:31 D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot two point jumper
25-22 3:30 Tyler Zeller defensive rebound
25-22 3:14 Marcus Smart misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
25-22 3:13 Celtics offensive team rebound
25-22 3:13
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Celtics will have extra incentive against Lakers
$Bill <news@todbe.com>: Feb 03 02:47PM -0800
Preview from http://espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=400900156
Celtics will have extra incentive against Lakers
STATS LLC - 2017-02-03T04:46:34Z
BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics will try to send their coach to the NBA
All-Star Game with a home win on Friday night over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Celtics' 109-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night
featuring Isaiah Thomas' latest fourth-quarter dynamics gave Boston a 1
1/2-game lead over Toronto atop the Atlantic Division.
The win also gave Celtics coach Brad Stevens the lead for the spot in New
Orleans.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have the best record in the Eastern Conference, but
Tyronne Lue can't coach the All-Stars because he did it last year.
So the leader between Boston and Toronto after Sunday's games sends its
coach to guide the All-Stars.
"That would be amazing," Thomas said when asked about Stevens. "To come
from where (the Celtics were) when he first got here, to a few years later
to coaching in the All-Star game, like, I don't think anybody thought it
would happen that fast.
"Hopefully, we can get it. I mean, we have to take care of these next few
games. And hopefully we can get our coaching staff in it."
If Thomas has anything to do with it, he and the coaches will all be going.
Thomas, named the NBA player of the month in January, has 85 points in the
last two games -- 43 of those in the two fourth quarters as the Celtics ran
off their fourth and fifth straight wins to go to 31-18.
Now trailing the Cavs by just 2 1/2 games for the conference top spot, the
Celtics play the third game of a four-game homestand against the struggling
Los Angeles Lakers.
LA dropped its 11th straight road game in a loss at Washington that opened
a five-game trip on Thursday night.
The Lakers cast an eye toward their future by bringing back a major piece
of their past Thursday, with Magic Johnson joining the front office as an
assistant to owner Jeanie Buss.
"Everyone knows my love for the Lakers," Johnson said. "Over the years, I
have considered other management opportunities, however my devotion to the
game and Los Angeles make the Lakers my first and only choice.
"I will do everything in my power to help return the Lakers to their
rightful place among the elite teams of the NBA."
By the way, the latest win allowed the Celtics to tie the Lakers for most
career NBA victories with 3,252 (Boston has played two more seasons).
Thomas notched his 33rd straight 20-point game as he continues to close in
on John Havlicek's franchise record of 40 (November 1971-January 1972). He
has had only one game all season below 20, and he had 18 in that one.
In the last 12 home games, Thomas has 440 points in 433 minutes -- and he
has raised his season scoring average to 29.7 points per game.
On Thursday, he was rewarded for his January, when he averaged 32.9 points
and 6.9 assists per game, shooting 49.7 percent from the floor, 43.2
percent from 3-point range and 94.1 percent from the foul line. He is the
first Celtic player of the month since Paul Pierce in 2012.
Thomas will also take part in the skills competition during All-Star
weekend in New Orleans.
Thomas' starting backcourt mate, Avery Bradley, missed his eighth straight
game with a sore Achilles on Wednesday night but also advanced to
day-to-day status, which left him possible for Friday. He has actually
played in only one of the last 13 games because of the injury.
The Lakers (17-35) have lost four of their last five and also fell to 5-22
on the road.
"It's tough when you fly across country like that and you kind of expect
some early sloppiness and then you expect the guys to clean it up," Lakers
coach Luke Walton said after Thursday night's game. "I think it took a
little too long to clean it up, but I was proud the way we came back in the
second half."
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Prediction 0203 @BOS 1700 (Friday) Game 53 (BTB/Travel)
Ammammata <ammammata@tiscalinet.it>: Feb 03 07:34AM
LAL 108
BOS 106
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LAL 111
BOS 109
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