The NBA’s two most stories franchises add a new installment to their rivalry on Saturday, March 8 when the Boston Celtics take on the Los Angeles Lakers at TD Garden in Boston.
The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN Deportes. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and up to $25 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.
The Lakers and Celtics could find their Finals rivalry getting renewed this season with both teams currently second in their respective conferences.
Los Angeles is 40-21 and riding an eight-game winning streak coming into this contest. The Denver Nuggets are right on their tail, and the Memphis Grizzlies arent far behind either.
At 45-18 Boston is eight games back of the Cleveland Cavaliers at the top of the East and five games clear of the New York Knicks in third. The Celtics are also looking to avenge their January meeting with the Lakers when Los Angeles earned a 117-96 home victory.
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Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
When: Saturday, March 8 at 8:30 p.m. EST
Where: TD Garden in Boston
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By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic sat in front of his locker, calmly scrolling through his phone, seemingly unimpressed that 30 minutes earlier he made NBA history.
The three-time NBA MVP had the league’s first 30-20-20 triple-double in the Denver Nuggets' 149-141 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Jokic had 31 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists.
“It’s not supposed go that way,” Jokic said. “I was talking to (Aaron Gordon) and he said to me, ‘That was a quiet 30 points.’ I didn’t do anything special, just seemed like everyone was in flow.”
Jokic tied his franchise record with his 29th triple-double of the season, and he reached it just 1:20 into the second half with his 10th rebound. He was approaching the triple-double early, finishing the first quarter with 10 points, six assists and six rebounds and had 13, nine and eight at halftime.
The 30-year-old from Serbia is averaging a triple-double with 19 games left in the season. His 28.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.6 assists per game all rank in the top three in the NBA.
“I can’t describe him, so don’t ask me to,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “The guy is just an incredible player, and when you are one of one in this league, with the tremendous history of this league, that says a lot. There’s a lot of good players in this league, but Nikola, in my opinion, is just in a class all by himself.”
His fast start to overtime lifted the Nuggets after they had blown a 21-point lead. He had five points, five assists and three rebounds in the extra period, playing nearly 45 minutes overall.
He made a 4-foot turnaround to begin overtime, fed Jamal Murray for two baskets and assisted on a dunk and layup by Christian Braun in a 13-second span.
“He’s just one of a kind,” Braun said. “You’ll never see something like this ever again – ever. You’ll never see a player that does the things he does night in and night out.”
Jokic’s previous high in assists was 19, which happened Feb. 24 at Indiana. He surpassed that on Michael Porter Jr.‘s dunk that gave Denver a 139-130 lead with 1:18 left.
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“I have different problems than that right now,” he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this article