Celtics vs. Lakers: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown show NBA's hottest new duo that title still runs through Boston
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Boston's duo outplayed LeBron James and Luka Dončić to end the Lakers' streak
Behind the NBA's hottest new duo, LeBron James and Luka Dončić, the Los Angeles Lakers entered Saturday night's showdown with the Boston Celtics on an eight-game winning streak that had vaulted them up the Western Conference standings and firmly into the championship conversation.
The Celtics have a pretty good one-two punch of their own, though, and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown issued a stern reminder that the road to the title runs through Boston. Tatum went for 40 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and two steals, while Brown added 31 points, six rebounds and three steals in a 111-101 Celtics win.
"It's an honor," Tatum said of the chance to play in the latest edition of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry. "The history and traditions, all the legends that have worn these uniforms and competed in these battles. The NBA is a better place when the Lakers and Celtics are good."
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