There have been a lot of championships between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. They have also been rivals in the tournament’s past. This makes the game between the two teams more important than normal. The Boston Celtics are the more well-liked team, even though they have to be guests at the next game.

CNN says that the Celtics have a 68.8% chance of winning their next game. With the Celtics being in such great shape lately, this makes sense. The Indiana Pacers beat the Celtics in the semi-finals of the In-Season Tournament, but since then they’ve won 7 of 8 games, including many easy wins. The most recent win was a crushing 145-108 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, who have also been playing very well lately.

The Lakers, on the other hand, have been steadily getting worse since winning the In-Season Tournament. Recently, they’ve lost 5 out of 7 games. Aside from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the rest of the Lakers’ players are all inconsistent, which means they often lose the benefits they have.

The Lakers won’t be able to surprise the Celtics, who are a well-trained team that is fairly matched. They play at Cryton.com Arena.