L.A. Lakers vs Boston Celtics match preview

NBA BASKETBALL: 12BET odds L.A. Lakers vs Boston Celtics 3/12 3:30AM GMT+8



Both teams are flying in from long distance. The Lakers had a road game in Minnesotaon Friday and the Celtics are coming in from Beantown. Travel fatigue shouldn't be in issue.These two similar teams will battle it out until the end. Rondo will get his and help facilitate an enigmatic Celtics offense. However, at the end of the day, the Lakers size will prevail. They're the league's best rebounding team going up against the worst. They're going to take advantage of the game in the paint. Kobe has also had three consecutive off games and there's no other opponent he would want to play against right now to get back on track.



Neither team had much success offensively -- the Lakers shot 39.6 percent while the Celtics converted 39.2 percent. This shouldn't come as a surprise considering Los Angeles is among the league leaders in opponent field-goal percentage at 41.9, just ahead of Boston's 42.0.The Lakers could have an edge with a rematch at Staples Center, where they're 17-2 as the home team and allowing an average of 86.9 points.The Celtics have averaged 81.3 points in dropping six of seven away from Boston and are opening a season-high eight-game road trip.