A classic NBA rivalry is renewed when the Boston Celtics host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Dec. 5 at TD Garden.

The Celtics will get All-Star Jaylen Brown back in the lineup on Friday night for a showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers at TD Garden. Brown sat out Thursday’s win over the Wizards due to illness,

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.

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 Lakers will be without star guard Luka Doncic for a second consecutive game, as he’s away from the team for personal reasons. They will also likely be without star forward LeBron James.

Austin Reaves finishes with 36 points, but the Lakers can't overcome the absences of Luka Doncic and LeBron James in a 126-105 loss to the Boston Celtics.

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.

When the Celtics suffered a tough loss at home to the Utah Jazz on Nov. 3 that dropped their record to 3-5, they did not look like a playoff-caliber team. They weren’t in sync offensively, the defense was not executing at a high level and the offseason additions were still settling into their roles.

Ron Harper Jr. had 32 points and Amari Williams had a double-double as the Maine Celtics earned their seventh straight win with a 117-95 win over College Park in an NBA G League game on Saturday in Portland. Williams finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics, who haven’t lost since dropping their first three games of the season.