BOSTON — The Celtics had their way with the shorthanded Lakers on Friday night, leading by double digits for the final three quarters on their way to a 126-105 blowout victory.

The Celtics took command of the game by outscoring the Lakers by 22 points in the first quarter thanks to some hot 3-point shooting and stout defense. The Lakers never mounted a serious comeback without having much scoring firepower active beyond Austin Reeves (36 points). However, JJ Redick was not displeased with his team’s effort after the setback. Instead, he attributed the big loss mostly to bad shooting luck for the visitors.

“Look, expected score we were down two at hal time, expected score we won by two,” Redick said. “First half, we had the highest paint touch rate we’ve had in a half, or one of the highe

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