Lakers Fall Short To The Boston Celtics In Comeback 113-121 | Talen Horton Tucker 19 Pts 7-15 FG Boston defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-113 in the latest edition of the rivalry between the two historic franchises on Thursday at Staples Center. Jaylen Brown led the way for the victors, who extended their winning streak to five and improved to 30-26 on the season. In addition to dominating throughout, Brown also made two critical baskets in the closing minutes after the Lakers' second unit came charging back from a 27-point deficit to add drama at the end. Solid showings from Marc Gasol and Talen Horton-Tucker were not enough for the Lakers, who dropped to 34-22 as they continue to struggle with consistency without LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Marc Gasol, C, LAL: 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST Talen Horton-Tucker, G, LAL: 19 PTS, 7 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL Ben McLemore, G, LAL: 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 7-12 FG Montrezl Harrell, C, LAL: 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK Kyle Kuzma, F, LAL: 13 PTS, 2 REB Alonzo McKinnie, G, LAL: 10 PTS, 2-3 3PT Shorthanded Lakers Missing Firepower to Keep Up It has been a game of guess the primary offensive threat for the Lakers ever since James and Davis suffered their injuries. In fact, the Purple and Gold featured a different leading scorer in each of their previous six contests. It was Kyle Kuzma who spearheaded the effort in Tuesday's win over the Charlotte Hornets, which was a much-needed showing for him after he posted a plus-minus rating of minus-26 in Monday's loss to the New York Knicks. There were even fewer candidates to spearhead the offense Thursday with Andre Drummond and Markieff Morris sidelined and the Lakers offense was largely missing in the early going. Gasol was the only starter with more than three points at halftime, although Talen Horton-Tucker and Montrezl Harrell provided a spark off the bench to keep Los Angeles within striking distance. The offense temporarily arrived in the form of Gasol and Kuzma after halftime. The pair combined for five triples in the third quarter alone, which was the only thing that prevented the Celtics from fully pulling away. Still, it wasn't nearly enough with Brown going off at the other end. The Lakers didn't have their stars who could have countered Brown with their own head-turning performances, and the lack of consistent production from the starting lineup outside of Gasol and Kuzma proved to be their undoing even though the second unit made an impressive charge at the end. So Z Nation, what did you think about the Lakers loss against the Boston Celtics??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ Thank you all for watching ZSPN on YouTube http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports Like my page on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ZSPNSports/ Follow me on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/zspn_sports Follow me on Instagram: ZSPN_Sports Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛