The Celtics have been on a roll since the All-Star break, winning six of their last seven games and climbing up to the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference standings. The offense, in particular, has stepped up, scoring over 100 points four times during this resurgence.
The Lakers are still trying to find some consistency, but as long as Kobe Bryant is breathing, they will be dangerous. He is trying to do it all for this team, and to this point it has worked. They will need someone to step up in order to compete for a title when the playoffs begin.
Where: Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
When: Sunday, March 11, at 3:30 p.m. EST
Watch: ABC
Live Stream: NBA League Pass, available for $32.95 per month
Betting Line: TBD
Key Injuries (via CBS Sports)
Boston
Questionable: SG Mickael Pietrus (knee)
Out: PF Jeff Green (heart), C Jermaine O'Neal (wrist)
Los Angeles
No injuries listed
What They Are Saying
The Lakers' biggest problem this season has been on offense, which is unusual considering the triumvirate of Bryant, Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol, but the Mike Brown system has not always agreed with them.
After a loss earlier this week, Brown came out and said that the problem with the team is a lack of patience and execution with the ball.
We forced shots, and forcing shots is not a good thing for us. We're not a team that can create on our own. At times down the floor, we have to be an executing team, a spacing team, a team that moves the ball and moves bodies, and in the second half we did...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
