LOS ANGELES — JJ Redick is midway through his first season as Lakers coach in his first NBA coaching experience. Two years before taking that job, Redick gave strong consideration towards joining Joe Mazzulla’s coaching staff in Boston after Ime Udoka’s suspension at the start of the 2022-23 season.

"I thought that was one of, if not our best games, in terms of executing our defensive game plan. Not over reacting to [Kristaps] Porzingis making a few turnaround jumpers like I said pregame you have to be willing to be okay with stuff.

The Celtics looked precisely like a team on the second night of a back-to-back on Thursday, falling in a 117-96 blowout to the Lakers.

There have been some cryptic comments in postgame exchanges with the media that hint that the Georgia native might not be all that pleased.

They just had more energy than us tonight. We were flat and you could see it.” The post Jaylen Brown calls out ‘flat’ Celtics performance after deflating loss to Lakers appeared first on Boston.com.

LOS ANGELES — Celtics guard Jrue Holiday’s home in Ventura County has not been damaged by the Los Angeles wildfires, but returning here this week he has been met with startling reminders of how severely life has changed for so many.

LOS ANGELES - Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season earlier in the day.