Lakers' 20-point comeback falls short in overtime loss to Celtics
The Lakers and their stars were at their best, the Eastern Conference favorite firing their best shots at LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook and only landing glancing blows. It happened seven games, in Milwaukee, on a night when the Lakers cooked up such a great performance that anything sort of felt possible. The pieces were there. The possibility existed. The Lakers were ...
by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times
Dec 14, 2022
3 minutes
The Lakers and their stars were at their best, the Eastern Conference favorite firing their best shots at LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook and only landing glancing blows.
It happened seven games, in Milwaukee, on a night when the Lakers cooked up such a great performance that anything sort of felt possible.
The pieces were there. The possibility existed. The Lakers were figuring it out if things could go just right.
But here, back in Los Angeles, on Tuesday night, their performance against the, was a reminder that the NBA doesn't quite work that way.
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