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Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss loved to win. He especially relished beating the Boston Celtics. Playing their first game since Buss died, the Lakers earned an emotional 113-99 victory over their greatest rivals on Wednesday night. Dwight Howard had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Kobe Bryant added 16 points, Steve Nash and Earl Clark had 14 apiece, and Metta World Peace 12 in a game that surely would have delighted Buss. ''It was very fitti...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Thu 2/7	Bos	Bos 116-95
Wed 2/20	LAL	LAL 113-99

Game Stats

Celtics (28-26) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 33 4 5 3 26 C. Lee, G 31 4 2 3 20 K. Garnett, C 24 4 2 3 12 B. Bass, F 29 2 2 4 6 A. Bradley, G 34 4 4 1 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Green 33 7 4 4 15 J. Terry 22 4 1 4 10 T. Williams 13 2 2 0 2 F. Melo 7 0 0 1 2 C. Wilcox 7 2 1 1 0 J. Collins 5 1 1 1 0 L. Barbosa 0 0 0 0 0 R. Rondo 0 0 0 0 0 J. Sullinger 0 0 0 0 0

Lakers (26-29) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Howard, C 30 12 1 5 24 K. Bryant, G 33 4 7 5 16 E. Clark, F 38 16 0 3 14 S. Nash, G 31 4 7 1 14 M. World Peace, F 41 4 3 1 12 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Jamison 22 5 0 4 15 S. Blake 23 2 5 1 10 J. Meeks 20 1 0 1 5 C. Duhon 3 1 1 0 3 D. Ebanks 0 0 0 0 0 D. Morris 0 0 0 0 0 R. Sacre 0 0 0 0 0 P. Gasol 0 0 0 0 0 J. Hill 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Celtics Date Player Injury 2/1 J. Sullinger, PF Back surgery 1/27 R. Rondo, PG Torn right ACL

Lakers Date Player Injury 4/26 S. Nash, PG Strained right hamstring 4/26 S. Blake, PG Strained right hamstring 4/24 J. Meeks, SG Sprained left ankle 4/13 K. Bryant, SG Left achilles

Player News

Celtics Kevin Garnett (BOS - Forward-Center) News: Garnett will not require off-season surgery to correct his foot/ankle issues, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Courtney Lee (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Lee played 25 minutes per game during the regular season but saw a total of just 19 minutes in the Celtics' final five playoff games.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013) Jordan Crawford (BOS - Guard) News: Crawford was able to turn his season around after joining the Celtics, but he struggled mightily during the playoffs, averaging just 4.5 points per game on 30 percent shooting from the field.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013)

Lakers Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol is expected to make a full recovery from his knee procedures Thursday and will return to basketball activities in about 12 weeks.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will get ultrasonic treatment on both knees in an attempt to regenerate his tendons. The Lakers announced Gasol's plan Wednesday.  (STATS - Wed. May 8, 2013) Pau Gasol (LAL - Forward-Center) News: Gasol will undergo a procedure Thursday to attack the tendonosis he's experiencing in both of his knees, Yahoo! Sports reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 8, 2013)