Fans hoping to see LeBron James and Luka Doncic play in Boston for the only time this season left TD Garden disappointed Friday night.

But the crowd’s loss was the Celtics’ gain.

Boston had no trouble dispatching the shorthanded Lakers, who were playing without James (sciatica/foot), Doncic (personal reasons) and ex-Celtic Marcus Smart (back). The Celtics won 126-105 to claim their fourth straight victory and ninth in their last 11 games.

Jaylen Brown, back after sitting out Thursday’s blowout win over the Wizards with an illness, paced the Celtics with 30 points on 10-of-22 shooting, eight rebounds and eight assists. Derrick White scored 19 points on 7-of-14, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, and Jordan Walsh again impressed with 17 points (6-for-7; 4-for-5 from three), four reboun

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