The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Boston Celtics without Jaxson Hayes and Rui Hachimura, hoping to extend their winning streak to nine games.

Los Angeles Lakers' Rui Hachimura is out while Jordan Goodwin is available and Jaxson Hayes is questionable against the Boston Celtics.

The Lakers will be without a pair of starters on Saturday night including big man Jaxson Hayes for their showdown with the Celtics at TD Garden. Los Angeles downgraded the big man from questionable to out about an hour before tip due to a right knee contusion.

The Los Angeles Lakers will not have the services of big man Jaxson Hayes for Saturday night’s huge matchup in Beantown against the Boston Celtics. Instead, it will be Jarred Vanderbilt, who will start for LA as center against the reigning NBA champions on the road,

LA Lakers center Jaxson Hayes has been ruled out for their game against the Boston Celtics on Saturday. This is a massive blow to the Lakers considering the matchup.

Hayes has been dealing with a bruise on his left knee for a few days, enough to rule him out for a big game against the defending NBA champions. In his absence, the Lakers will likely turn to Trey Jemison, Alex Len and Dorian Finney-Smith in the frontcourt in Boston.

When the Los Angeles Lakers traded Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, while they were getting a franchise superstar, the prevailing thought was they still needed a starting caliber center. They thought they were getting one in Mark Williams,

Fans willing to pay the exorbitant ticket prices were treated to one heck of a basketball game Saturday night at TD Garden. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 111-101 amid a playoff atmosphere on

Despite a 22-point third-quarter deficit, the Lakers’ comeback falls short in a 111-101 loss to the Celtics. Luka Doncic scores 34, and James exits with 6:44 left due to a strained groin.