Celtics vs. Lakers: Celtics Dominate with 11-Point Victory

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00:00 All the way from Beantown, we can hear right now.

00:02 Beat LA, beat LA.

00:04 The Celtics 126, the Lakers 115.

00:07 And if you would have told me, coach,

00:08 before this basketball game,

00:10 now I got a little secret for you.

00:11 80 is gonna go for 40 and 13.

00:13 I'd say, "Oh man, that is a Lakers Christmas day."

00:16 And yet it wasn't.

00:17 'Cause Porzingis, 28 and 11 here,

00:19 a solid performance by everybody

00:21 in the starting lineup for the Celtics.

00:23 And they go away in 11 point victory here.

00:25 Talk to me about the Celtics and the Lakers yesterday, coach.

00:28 Well, the one thing that's become very apparent

00:30 is if Kristof Porzingis is gonna be playing

00:32 at this level, Donnie, and stay healthy,

00:35 they have to be the favorites to win the championship.

00:37 Because he brings an added dimension that they don't get.

00:41 Think about this.

00:41 He was 28 points, right?

00:44 11 out of 19 from the floor.

00:46 Six of his eight misses were from three.

00:49 Like Donnie, imagine if he had shot 50% from three.

00:52 We're looking at a 34 point game for Kristof Porzingis.

00:56 And his ability at the stretch five

00:58 allows you to now have driving lanes for Tatum.

01:02 You have driving lanes for Jalen Brown.

01:04 And then you have a defensive stopper, Andrew Holliday,

01:08 who I think pound for pound is the best defender in the league.

01:12 And add to the fact that you can say that

01:14 Derek White is borderline playing like an all-star.

01:17 So with this top, this starting lineup,

01:20 to me, if they can stay healthy, okay?

01:23 And Al Horford can defy father time.

01:27 I still think they need a 2-3 off the bench.

01:31 I like Pritchard.

01:32 I think they're one bench piece away

01:35 from literally locking up just about winning the NBA championship,

01:39 provided they stay healthy, especially Porzingis.