They took down the red-hot Los Angeles Lakers who had won eight straight games prior to meeting on Saturday night. It was a clash of two teams who have title aspirations this year. The Celtics think that they are good enough to be the first team in almost a decade to repeat as champions.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics met in primetime on Saturday night for one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the season for any team.

Lakers games continue to attract huge television ratings for the NBA, a league that has been struggling with low ratings and bad publicity.