Celtics vs. Lakers: Historic NBA Rivalry Set for Thursday Night

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00:00Let's get to a historic rivalry in the NBA that doesn't quite have that juice anymore.

00:05Second leg of a back-to-back for the Celtics on the road in Los Angeles.

00:10A change of venue now in downtown L.A. as they take on the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.

00:17Lakers a five-point home dog, totaling 2-19.

00:20The Celtics, second leg of a back-to-back.

00:22The R.S. did go to overtime last night to beat the Clippers 1-17, 1-13.

00:28L.A. did cover as a 12-point dog.

00:31I've talked about how the Celtics favored in 42 of 44 games.

00:34Only 17-24-1 against the number now.

00:38A double-digit dog in 29 of those 42 booked as the favorite.

00:43How close is tonight between the Lakers and the Seas?

00:47Yeah, Celtics won last night, missing a couple starters themselves,

00:50but also multiple starters for the Clippers here.

00:52Still a nice win, but they're on a back-to-back.

00:54As we said, different arenas, but the same city.

00:56The Lakers have been resting and waiting for them.

00:58There were five-and-a-halves across the marketplace this morning.

01:01They're all now gone, including the Vanderbilt Sportsbook now,

01:03showing the minus five.

01:04There are four-and-a-half starting to creep in.

01:06I tend to take the Lakers.

01:07I always like spots where a team isn't as rested as the other one, home court.

01:11And you know the Lakers, not the greatest team this season,

01:13but there are times that they can rise to the occasion.

01:16As long as Anthony Davis and LeBron James are rested and ready,

01:18we should get a pretty good outcome.

01:20And quite frankly, you don't even necessarily have to win that game.

01:23I'll take the Lakers and the points tonight at home in Crypto.com Arena.