The Los Angeles Lakers continue their West Coast swing Friday night in Boston with an old-time NBA rivalry matchup with Jaylen Brown and the Celtics. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET with streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime.

Forward Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, including three for four shooting from beyond the three-point line, to help the Boston Celtics avert a wild comeback attempt from the Toronto Raptors in a 121-113 win on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Boston Celtics on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 (12/5/25) at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.

Brown led the Celtics in points, rebounds and assists in the victory making him Friday’s “Name to Know” Player of the Game. The Name to Know Player of the Game is sponsored by John’s Sewer and Drain Cleaning, the Name to Know when your drains don’t flow.

The Raptors make 48.6% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.3 percentage points higher than the Celtics have allowed to their opponents (44.3%). The Celtics are shooting 47.3% from the field, 1.0% higher than the 46.3% the Raptors' opponents have shot this season.

Brown put up 41 points in the loss. The post Celtics fall to Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves despite Jaylen Brown’s huge game: 7 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

Coby White (22 points, 6-14 FG, 9-12 FT) led Chicago in scoring on a night when Josh Giddey and Nikola Vucevic combined for just 17 points on 5-for-16 shooting. Chicago committed 18 turnovers in a 120-105 loss to the Pacers.

Jayson Tatum made his thoughts on co-star Jaylen Brown winning NBA Finals MVP for the Celtics in 2024 very clear.

It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Pelicans (3-21). The Pelicans have now had three different 6-game losing streaks this season. This one came against a Brooklyn team that was averaging just 109 points per game,