{"id":40988,"date":"2025-03-09T07:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T07:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=40988"},"modified":"2025-03-09T07:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T07:33:50","slug":"celtics-win-tatum-scores-40-celtics-beat-lakers-111-101-after-james-leaves-late-with-groin-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=40988","title":{"rendered":"CELTICS WIN: Tatum scores 40, Celtics beat Lakers 111-101 after James leaves late with groin injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<p>BOSTON (AP) &#8211; Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With LeBron James in the locker room with a strained groin, the Lakers cut a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit to single digits. But Tatum and Jaylen Brown scored Boston\u00b4s final 12 points to preserve the win.<\/p>\n<p>Brown added 31 points as the Celtics earned their fourth straight victory.<\/p>\n<p>James finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists before exiting midway through the fourth quarter as the Lakers had their eight-game Los Angeles win streak.<\/p>\n<p>Luka Doncic had 34 points and eight rebounds in his first game in Boston since he and the Dallas Mavericks lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals as Boston clinched its 18th championship.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers: Things fell apart in a third quarter in which they showed very little connectivity on offense. It\u00b4s clearly something that\u00b4s still missing at times with the addition of Doncic.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/09\/04\/wire-95995097-1741494134-354_634x407.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, right, dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Mark Stockwell)\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Celtics: Jrue Holiday return after missing four straight games with mallet finger in his right pinkie. But center Kristaps Porzingis sat for the fifth consecutive game with an illness.<\/p>\n<p>The TD Garden crowd was brought to its feet with 3:50 left in the first quarter when Brown stripped Doncic, led a fast break and found a streaking Al Horford for a two-handed slam.<\/p>\n<p>Horford\u00b4s momentum caused him to swing forward, and he inadvertently kneed a trailing Doncic in the head as he swung back. No foul was called on the play, though Doncic was clearly irritated by the collision.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics held the Lakers to 21% shooting from the field (5 of 23) in the third quarter, with Los Angeles also committing six turnovers.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers visit Brooklyn on Monday. The Celtics host the Jazz on Monday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/09\/04\/wire-95995111-1741494135-928_634x407.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) smiles after sinking a three-point shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Boston. 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