After pulling off road wins without their best player on Thursday night, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will square off on Friday night at TD Garden.

The Celtics routed the Washington Wizards by 45 points without Jaylen Brown, who missed Thursday’s game due to illness. They are hopeful he can return to action tonight against the Lakers.

Meanwhile, the Lakers squeaked by the Toronto Raptors despite not having Luka Doncic, who missed Thursday’s game due to personal reasons. He is back in Slovenia with his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, who gave birth to their second daughter on Wednesday.

Doncic is reportedly expected to miss Friday’s game in Boston as well given the quick turnaround, although he may be able to rejoin Los Angeles for the final leg of its three-game road trip a

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