Los Angeles Lakers (16-5, second in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (13-9, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

Celtics -6.5; over/under is 223.5

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles plays the Boston Celtics after Austin Reaves scored 44 points in the Lakers' 123-120 victory against the Toronto Raptors .

The Celtics have gone 7-4 at home. Boston is fourth in the NBA averaging 15.4 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 35.8% from deep. Derrick White leads the team averaging 2.9 makes while shooting 32.4% from 3-point range.

The Lakers have gone 9-2 away from home. Los Angeles is 4-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Celtics are shooting 47.0% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points lower than the 48.4% the Lakers allow to opponents.

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