The Boston Celtics won their second game in a row and 10th in 11 tries as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-94 at the sold out TD BankNorth Garden in Boston on Friday night.
Kevin Garnett had, yep you guessed it, a double-double with 21 points and a game high 11 boards, Kendrick Perkins also had 21 points and added 9 rebounds for the Celtics. Paul Pierce had 20 points, Ray Allen had 18 points and James Posey had 10 points as 5 members of the Green were in double figures.
Kobe Bryant had a game high 28 points and Vladimir Radmanovich had 18 points while the man who should have gone to UConn, Andrew Bynum led the Lakers with 9 rebounds.
With the loss the Lakers are now 7-5 on the season.
The Celtics left after the game for Charlotte where they will face former Husky Emeka Okafor and the Bobcats on the back half of a back-to-back. It’s the start of a two-game road trip that also will take them to Cleveland to play Lebron James and the defending Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers.
Actor’s Donnie Wahlberg and Robert Wuhl, Patriots wide receiver Troy Brown as well as actress Ellen Pompeo and her new husband, music producer Chris Ivery were all at the game tonight.
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