Lakers stun Celtics with 3rd home loss as LeBron James, Anthony Davis watch from bench

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By Jason Owens, Yahoo Sports

The pregame injury report on Thursday looked like bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers.

But with All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis both sidelined for a showdown with the Celtics, Lakers roles players delivered a stunning 114-105 upset in Boston.

The loss was just the third at home for the Celtics following a 22-2 start at TD Garden. It was also their third in the last two weeks since a franchise-best 20-0 start at home.

Austin Reaves delivered the offense for Los Angeles in a 32-effort that saw him hit a career-high seven 3-pointers. The Lakers defense, meanwhile, frustrated Boston's All-Stars on a poor shooting night for both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

For a struggling Lakers team, it was an encouraging road victory over the Eastern Conference's best first-half team on the fourth leg of a six-game road swing. They're now 2-2 on the road trip after starting with a double-overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.