Lakers vs Celtics

Betsperts analyst Ron Klos previews the Celtics vs Lakers matchup.

(Playable to 234) With Boston being the favorite and on a back-to-back, games that fit this scenario have seen the under hit 59% of the time this season. (Playable to -4) With stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown leading the way, the best team in the league holds sizeable edges in many categories. Lakers vs. Los Angeles is coming off a 124-117 victory on the road in Detroit and was led once again by the one-two punch of LeBron and Anthony Davis.

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, and if you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck!

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! Los Angeles is 11-15 and trying to get above .500. Perhaps this contest will be competitive, at least for a while, but the Lakers’ lack of viable depth at the forward spots will likely do them in, as they will have to deal with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

A third-quarter takeover almost resulted in the Lakers beating the Celtics, but two missed Anthony Davis free-throws will sting in such a close loss.

They don’t have the guards needed to defend elite shooters, are lacking size in the post to grab rebounds and with such few shotmakers and creators, the burden of high performance lies mainly on James and AD with a side of Westbrook. With the game hanging in the balance, the Lakers continued to overwhelm Boston extending their run to 31-5 and outscoring the Celtics 28-22. the Celtics had one more push in them and went on a 17-4 run of their own to force overtime. In their last overtime game, the Lakers were too gassed to score and only had two points after regulation. Lonnie Walker IV, who went scoreless in the first half, stepped up in the third, scoring seven and the Lakers went from down by as many as 16 to only eight entering the fourth. It’s been discussed ad nauseam, but if Bron and AD aren’t perfect, the Lakers don’t have a chance, and sometimes even when they are (nearly) perfect, narrow losses are what’s in store.

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images. Pictured: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics and LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers.

They’ve gone under in four of their last five games, and are 11-3 to the under in road games this season. [Lakers](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds/los-angeles-lakers). [Celtics](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds/boston-celtics) vs. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. The rebound-winning team won seven out of the last eight Celtics games. The Lakers also make those shots, ranking eighth in field goal percentage at the rim (68.7%), according to Cleaning the Glass. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. Even without the situational factor, my numbers show a lot of value on the current The Celtics shoot a lot of 3s, which could cause some problems for the Lakers who are only league-average in preventing shots from deep. It’s an extremely tough spot to back the Celtics, despite a much superior roster. The Celtics have been an anomaly so far, going from a historic defense last season, to a historic offense this season. Horford allows the Celtics to play five-out on offense without sacrificing too much defensive versatility.

The Los Angeles Lakers come home after a six-game road trip to take on the rival Boston Celtics who have lost two straight games.

Not to mention the likes of Marcus Smart and Derrick White for Boston, and Reaves and Walker for the Lakers, are all capable of huge impacts. But this game could come down to the play of the guards and which group steps up more. will undoubtedly get some minutes defending the Celtics duo, while the Lakers’ own superstar pair of LeBron James and Anthony Davis could be relied upon even more on that end as well. This will be a battle of two teams with very different philosophies as the Lakers are all about attacking the paint, dominating inside and getting to the free-throw line. Defending big wings has been a struggle for the Lakers as players such as Patrick Beverley, Austin Reaves and Lonnie Walker IV are too small, though they have given great effort and done an admirable job of making things tough on the opposition. But the road doesn’t get any easier as they are set to host the Boston Celtics, who own the NBA’s best record but have lost two straight games.