One can make a case for the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers in the experience department if one squints hard enough, but only the Celtics have a winning roster that is young, healthy, and poised to repeat as champs this season.

The New York Yankees versus the Boston Red Sox; the Los Angeles Lakers versus the Boston Celtics; the Dallas Cowboys versus everybody. Rivalries have been a quintessential part of sports fandom since its inception.

We might be about to see some new life breathed back into one of the biggest and oldest rivalries in pro sports.

Thanks to some very questionable dealmaking by the front office of the Mavericks, LA has revitalized the team with Luca Doncic.

Behind the NBA's hottest new duo, LeBron James and Luka Dončić, the Los Angeles Lakers entered Saturday night's showdown with the Boston Celtics on an eight-game winning streak that had vaulted them up the Western Conference standings and firmly into the championship conversation.

Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night. With LeBron James in the locker room with a strained groin,

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla enjoyed his front row seat to Al Horford's defensive clinic versus LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers

Fans willing to pay the exorbitant ticket prices were treated to one heck of a basketball game Saturday night at TD Garden. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 111-101 amid a playoff atmosphere on

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown showed up big-time for the Celtics in what was a big-time matchup against the Lakers on Saturday night.

As we head down the homestretch of the NBA season, Lakers-Celtics is once again one of the league's marquee matchups.