Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics are two prominent teams in the NBA that have not played consistently well up to this point in the 2021-22 campaign. Both teams have dealt with injuries and issues with COVID protocols and, as a result, have not been able to put it together thus far despite big-name players and high expectations for these squads. The Celtics and Lakers will come into this matchup of arch-rivals struggling either at .500 or slightly above. Los Angeles sports a record of 12-12 while Boston is almost equally mediocre at 13-11. Despite these poor records for ...