Rondo Named Captain in return but Lakers beat Celtics 107-104

January 17, 2014 10:18 pm

BOSTON (AP) — Rajon Rondo
returned from a knee injury and missed a 3-pointer for Boston that could
have sent the game into overtime, allowing the Los Angeles Lakers to
beat the Celtics 107-104 on Friday night.

Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles, and Kendall Marshall finished 19 points and 14 assists. Ryan Kelly scored 20 points and Wesley Johnson added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Johnson
made a 3-pointer with 69 seconds left to give the Lakers the lead for
good. Kelly added a pair of clinching free throws with 9.4 seconds
remaining as the Lakers snapped a six-game losing streak.

Kelly
Olynyk scored a career-high 25 points for Boston. Rondo, who was
limited to 20 minutes in his first game since tearing his anterior
cruciate ligament on Jan. 25, 2013, had eight points, four assists and
two rebounds.