Shorthanded Lakers light up the Celtics, Boston falls 114-105 to LA

Some familiar challenges limited Boston’s offense. As a team, the Celtics had 15 turnovers. In the first half especially, this made it hard to establish any sort of rhythm.

To make matters worse, Boston was ice cold shooting the ball. In total they went 41-for-97 from the field, including 16-for-48 on 3-pointers. Many of these were open looks that didn’t fall, but the Celtics also only shot 7 free throws on the night. The guys in green could have forced the issue a bit more.

The bench showed signs of life. Sam Hauser contributed 17 points, giving a much-needed boost to Boston’s scoring. Payton Pritchard provided effort and grit that was otherwise lacking from his teammates. He was a +13 on the evening, the highest mark for the team.