The Los Angeles Lakers (34-21) will look to LeBron James (24.7 points per game, 15th in NBA) when they try to beat Jayson Tatum (26.8, seventh) and the Boston Celtics (40-16) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at TD Garden.

Michael Cooper is one of the best defenders in NBA history. The five-time NBA Champion spent his entire 12-year playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. During his

The New York Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox; the Los Angeles Lakers versus the Boston Celtics; the Dallas Cowboys versus everybody. Rivalries have been a quintessential part of sports fandom since its inception.

Jayson Tatum shut down a discussion surrouding the Los Angeles Lakers after the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat on Feb. 11

The Celtics could look at a former center of the rival Lakers on the buyout market if they want to add some more size to the roster.

Although they are rivals on the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, LeBron James and Jaylen Brown were picked to play on the same team at the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco, California. Both LeBron and Brown were added to Shaquille O'Neal's team,

Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown is the reason why former Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic got traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Or at least that was the opinion of Hall of Fame Andscape reporter Marc J.

Not all that long ago, such a prospect would have been quite the stretch, given where each of the two storied rivals were in their respective contention arcs. But after the Lakers were practically gifted a potential generational talent in Luka Doncic by the Dallas Mavericks,

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, tries to back down Boston Celtics guard Jaden Springer during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. All-Star weekend goes to San Francisco this year for the NBA’s annual midseason showcase.

Two of the NBA's top players will be squaring off when Jayson Tatum (26.8 points per game, seventh in league) and the Boston Celtics (41-16) welcome in LeBron James (24.7, 14th) and the Los Angeles Lakers (34-21) on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM ET on ABC.

The much-anticipated showdown between Luka Doncic and the team that traded him in arguably the most shocking trade in NBA history ended in a Lakers victory, as they defeated a depleted Dallas Mavericks 107-99 at Crypto.

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are the reigning NBA Champions, and in doing so, they officially took back the lead of most titles in the league’s history with 18. The 2024 championship was their first since 2008,