Over the past two games, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have dominated their opponents. In each of the past two games, LeBron James' son, Bronny James, has seen the court as a result.

The Celtics looked precisely like a team on the second night of a back-to-back on Thursday, falling in a 117-96 blowout to the Lakers.

LeBron James has heard it all throughout his career, which is why he didn't want to overreact to the Lakers' blowout win over the Celtics.

The Los Angeles Lakers had no trouble with the defending champions on Thursday. The Lakers looked like the best version of themselves as they dismantled

LOS ANGELES - Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season earlier in the day.

It's unclear whether the team was dealing with the aftereffects of the Clippers game, or simply regressing back to bad habits that have plagued it over the past month, but the Celtics did not put up much of a fight against the Lakers.

LeBron James is questionable for the Lakers' game against the Celtics due to a foot injury, adding to the team's injury woes including Anthony Davis' calf issue. Key players Jalen Hood-Schifino, Christian Wood,

Also, after not losing a single game by double digits from the start of the season through the end of December, the Celtics have since suffered defeats of 13, 13, 17 and 21 points, all in their last 10 games. Those also were the only games this season in which Boston failed to score 100 points.