The Celtics snapped a 3-game skid after beating the Lakers 125-121 in overtime.
[Patrick Beverley](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3964/patrick-beverley) had 15 points, twice giving the Lakers the lead in the final minute of the fourth. The Lakers had a chance to win it in regulation, and James drove to the basket. An enraged James gesticulated wildly, and Beverly picked up a technical foul in the ensuing hubbub. [Jayson Tatum](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4065648/jayson-tatum) had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and [Malcolm Brogdon](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2566769/malcolm-brogdon) scored 15 of his 26 points in the second half of a seesaw game that had 19 lead changes -- six in the fourth quarter -- and 15 ties. [Anthony Davis](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) scored 16 points with 10 rebounds, coming off the bench for the second game in a row after missing 20 with a foot injury. [LeBron James](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) had 41 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for Los Angeles.
In overtime, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 16 of Boston's 20 points in the extra minutes.
[Brooklyn](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/nets/), [Philadelphia](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/sixers/), [Memphis](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/grizzlies/) and [Milwaukee](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/bucks/) in the next two-plus weeks. [Russell Westbrook](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/russell-westbrook-6Eb0XPY16UzzJWbc/) and Beverley left the arena without speaking to the media. [Anthony Davis](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/anthony-davis-YhDofdcmUKoYKV18/) spent nearly their entire media availability discussing the no-call. At the time, during the game, we did not see a foul. The Lakers hung with the league-leading Celtics yet again, looking like they were going to make an emphatic statement to begin their five-game road trip. [Jaylen Brown](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/jaylen-brown-EAiBkBxmqCrObLg7/)completed a 3-point play with four seconds to go. The No-Call Heard ‘Round The World spoiled what had been up to that point arguably the Lakers’ best performance of the season. A common theme for the Lakers, especially in recent weeks, has been the locker room feeling as if James is unfairly refereed. The difference, in the end, was the two trips to the line Brown earned just by going full speed in overtime when everyone was falling asleep. As he protested the lack of a foul call, Beverley walked up to a referee with a camera, appearing to show them the missed call before being given a technical foul. The pair totaled 67 points and 20 rebounds in the contest. Here’s what you need to know:
This call was bad even the officials admitted they got it wrong after the game.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Lakers didn't hold back when discussing the controversial no-foul call at the end of regulation vs. the Celtics on ...
"It's challenging. It's amazing." "It's unacceptable. They'll be alright." "But that's life. "It's bulls--t," Davis told reporters. "As much as you try not to put it on officiating, it's becoming increasingly difficult," Ham said. After snapping their three-game skid, the C's will have three days off before hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. I don't see it happening to nobody else." "You saw my reaction," he said. [Jayson Tatum](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/jayson-tatum?b) appeared to foul Lakers superstar LeBron James at the rim in the final seconds of regulation. Anthony Davis didn't mince words about the situation after the game.
LeBron James finished with 41 points, but a missed foul call on the final play of regulation prevented the Lakers from potentially beating the Celtics in a ...
Then, he missed a corner three and, on the next possession, a reverse layup. He made the free throw, plus two more after drawing a flagrant foul. “Think I have to watch the game, watch the film. He started 0 for 6 before scoring his first points from the free-throw line and spent the entire fourth quarter on the bench. Against the Celtics, Westbrook struggled — the crowd egging him on to shoot. It’s the second time a potential James game-winner went without a call this month; the Lakers learned James should’ve shot free throws after a drive in the first overtime of a two-overtime loss to Dallas. K-Nunn the other day had an opportunity to tie the game if the four-point play is called. We had an opportunity to literally win the game. “At the time, during the game, we did not see a foul. I had the second one in the last few weeks for myself — against Dallas, had an opportunity to win on a foul call. “As much as you try not to put it on the officiating, it’s becoming increasingly difficult,” Ham said. And it’s unfortunate that the game ends off a play like that.”
Lakers' Patrick Beverley received a technical foul after bringing a camera on court to try and show ref Eric Lewis that LeBron James had been fouled.
Boston’s Tatum made the technical foul free throw to start overtime, helping the Celtics put away the Lakers in OT. James finished with 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and is just 116 points from tying Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Lewis did not care for Beverley’s attempt to provide evidence of the foul and gave him a technical foul.
Jaylen Brown consigue 37 puntos, incluidos tres en una jugada que iguala el marcador a 4,1 segundos de que concluya el tiempo regular, y los Celtics de ...
Beverly anotó 15 puntos dando a los Lakers la ventaja en dos ocasiones durante el último minuto del tiempo regular. “Miro partidos cada día y no veo que esto le esté pasando a alguien más. “El mejor jugador del mundo no logra que se sancione una falta que le cometieron.
Los Ángeles (EE.UU.), 28 ene (EFE).- En un sábado repleto de partidazos en la NBA, los Boston Celtics derrotaron en la prórroga a Los Angeles Lakers con un ...
BOSTON - Jaylen Brown anotó 37 puntos, completando una jugada de tres puntos del empate con 4.1 segundos restantes en el tiempo reglamentario y agregando 11 ...
[Patrick Beverley](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/3964/patrick-beverley) anotó 15 puntos, dando dos veces la ventaja a los Lakers en el último minuto del cuarto. Pero fueron superados en gritos por los locales cuando Tatum, quien anotó 15 en el tercero, incluidos tres triples, ayudó a borrar un déficit de 11 puntos. Falló la bandeja, y los árbitros no vieron a Tatum deslizando su brazo en el tiro. [Anthony Davis](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) anotó 16 puntos con 10 rebotes, saliendo de la banca por segundo juego consecutivo después de perderse 20 por una lesión en el pie. [LeBron James](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/1966/lebron-james) tuvo 41 puntos, nueve rebotes y ocho asistencias para Lakers. [Jayson Tatum](https://espndeportes.espn.com/basquetbol/nba/jugador/_/id/4065648/jayson-tatum) tuvo 30 puntos y 11 rebotes, y Malcom Brogdon anotó 15 de sus 26 puntos en la segunda mitad de un juego de sube y baja que tuvo 19 cambios de liderazgo, seis en el último cuarto, y 15 empates.
Los Angeles Lakers perdieron la noche del sábado 125-121 en la cancha de sus archirrivales Boston Celtics en una prórroga a la que se llegó tras una ...
Esta noche la tomo", declaró después Brown sobre la acción a James. "En ese momento, durante el partido, no vimos una falta". "No lo entiendo", dijo el propio James, que reclamó que este tipo de errores les han costado a su equipo varias derrotas esta temporada. "No pude verla pero los árbitros tienen un trabajo duro cada noche. El base volvió a demostrar que es el jugador más peligroso en los minutos finales al sumar su cuarto partido de la temporada con al menos 20 puntos en el último cuarto, una marca que ningún otro jugador ha logrado más de una vez. Los Angeles (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers perdieron la noche del sábado 125-121 en la cancha de sus archirrivales Boston Celtics en una prórroga a la que se llegó tras una controvertida falta no señalada a LeBron James, que volvió a lucirse con 41 puntos.
The Lakers have ruled out Scotty Pippen Jr., Cole Swider and Austin Reaves. Meanwhile, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Lonnie Walker IV are all available.
They are 7-3 in their last ten games and 18-6 in the 24 games they have hosted in Boston. The Celtics are the first seed in the Eastern Conference (and the best team in the NBA) with a 35-15 record in 50 games. [Boston Celtics](https://www.si.com/nba/team/boston-celtics) are hosting the [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.si.com/nba/team/los-angeles-lakers) in Massachusetts.
The Los Angeles Lakers were furious after match officials admitted they missed a foul on a potential game-winning lay-up from LeBron James against the ...
"At the time, during the game, we did not see a foul. "I guarantee you nothing's going to happen to the ref. The refs were bad tonight," he said. "As much as you try not to put it on officiating, it's becoming increasingly difficult... "You saw my reaction," James said. "It's challenging.
LeBron James alegó airadamente una falta en la agonía del último cuarto de parte de Jayson Tatum; Boston termina con una mala racha en Los Angeles.
Y esto lo hizo Brown, con un dos más uno que empató el partido a 105. Cerró el periodo con 10 puntos, más de la mitad de su equipo antes de irse al banquillo tras ocho minutos en la duela. Con su canasta abrió un parcial de 0-9 favorable a los visitantes. No saltaron a la cancha inspirados desde el perímetro y la estadística reflejaba únicamente cinco triples de 21 intentos. Joe Mazzulla no terminó de encontrar la fórmula apropiada. En un partido que seguía sin destacar por el tiro exterior de ninguno de los dos equipos, los Lakers fueron más consistentes bajo el aro con 28 puntos desde la pintura (diez más que los Celtics) y 14 de ellos tras rebote.
LeBron James was left hunched on the court in frustration after referees missed a foul on his attempted game-winning layup, and the Los Angeles Lakers ...
His 37 points in the game also included a three-pointer to tie it up with 4.1 seconds left of regulation time. I watch these games every single day and I don’t see it happening to anyone else. “It’s a blatant foul… “I don’t understand what we are doing and I watch basketball every single day. It’s unacceptable to be honest. [LeBron James](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/25/sport/lebron-james-lakers-clippers-nba-spt-intl/index.html) was left hunched on the court in frustration after referees missed a foul on his attempted game-winning layup, and the [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/sport/rui-hachimura-la-lakers-washington-wizards-spt-intl/index.html) succumbed to a 125-121 overtime loss against the [Boston Celtics](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/sport/boston-celtics-30-wins-pelicans-nba-spt-intl/index.html).
Anthony Davis criticizes the referees after a missed foul call costs the Lakers a chance at a win in a 125-121 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics.
The Times looks back on the life of the Lakers legend. Brown made the free throw to tie the score. You have to be healthy and be in rhythm. Worse, it wasn’t until late Saturday night that the referees told a pool reporter, “There was contact. The normally low-key forward was unafraid to bash the referees on a night when the Lakers were sure they came out on the wrong end of calls Saturday night against the rival Boston Celtics. But then it appeared as if Jayson Tatum fouled James, hitting him on the arm, but no foul was called and the game went into overtime, where the Lakers lost. Brown scored, pulling the Celtics to within 105-104. Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. “And allow him to play himself back into rhythm. “It’s gonna be over with. “He fouled him. He drove to the basket, getting to the left side for a potential game-winning layup.
Let's start where the national media will start: With the very obvious foul that Jayson Tatum committed against LeBron James in the closing seconds of the game.
So in terms of what happened in Memphis, I send my condolences to the family. “It’s tough to come out and play a game in the midst of a viral video that’s floating around and creates that sort of trauma,” Brown said. You step up to the line and you trust yourself and do what you’ve got to do. Getting Marcus Smart and Robert Williams back on the floor should make a big difference not only because Smart and Williams are talented, but also because these overtime games are taxing for everyone involved. “But also try to get second-chance points whether it’s offensive rebounds, whether it’s pushing the break, getting out, playing with pace. With Marcus Smart still sidelined due to an ankle sprain and Tatum struggling, Malcolm Brogdon was enormous for the Celtics — pouring in 26 points on 8-for-15 shooting in 39 minutes off the bench. Think I have to watch the game, watch the film. He still finished with 30 points, but he turned the ball over six times and shot 8-for-25 and needed 11-for-12 shooting at the free-throw line to crack the 30-point mark. With the Celtics trailing by three late in regulation, Al Horford missed a corner 3-pointer, but Brown grabbed the offensive rebound and laid it back in, absorbing a blow to the head by Patrick Beverley. Once again, Brown needed to make a free throw to tie the game. The Celtics might have had time to get a decent shot in the air, but the Lakers’ likelihood of pulling out a win would have spiked exponentially. After the referees missed the foul that should have sent James to the line, Beverley produced a camera — who knows from where — which apparently had photographic evidence that James was fouled.
Los Angeles could have won the game with free throws late in regulation at Boston on Saturday night.
17 in the league. “I don’t get it,” James said. I don’t understand it.” “I watch basketball every single day. Boston would win in overtime, while Los Angeles was left to wonder why James didn’t get a chance to win the game at the free throw line. James, specifically, openly wondered why he isn’t getting the calls other superstars seem to receive.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum appeared to foul James on a layup attempt in the final seconds of regulation Saturday at TD Garden, but the officials missed ...
[has already admitted was a mistake by the officials](https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1619564453326094341). wouldn't have been in that position to begin with had it not blown a double-digit third quarter lead or if the team had put the Celtics away up seven points with six minutes to go in regulation. "The refs gotta start getting fined for their mistakes!" After the game, "It's challenging. I don't see it happening to nobody else."
Overtime at TD Garden. LeBron James' layup doesn't go and the Lakers and Celtics will play five extra minutes. James was visibly upset that a foul was not ...
But this is the type of loss that can come back to sting the Lakers in April when they’re jockeying for playoff and Play-In positioning. “Like I’ve told you guys, we don’t have room for error,” James said. And all year they keep telling me to my face on the court, “I didn’t see it” or “It wasn’t a foul”. They led for much of the game — and they needed this win badly. “You’re not even supposed to be in that situation, to be honest. K-Nunn the other day had an opportunity to tie the game (against Sacramento) if the four-point play is called. I had the second one in the last few weeks for myself: Against Dallas, had an opportunity to win on a foul call. As James extended his left arm for a layup, [Jayson Tatum](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/jayson-tatum-3O7MInr4zV5KKhZ5/) rotated over and swiped down, smacking James’ arm and causing him to miss the point-blank attempt as time expired. plays a strong, physical brand of basketball, and, just because he doesn’t flop or he doesn’t fail or he’s not screaming when he’s shooting the ball, like I see a ton of other players doing, he gets penalized for it,” Ham said. “He’s a guy that decides to play the right way … As his frustration overwhelmed him, he crumpled to the floor, struggling to contain his anger. Every conversation included questioning and criticizing the final possession, as well as wondering why referees can’t be strongly penalized for missing a call that costs a team a game.
Los Angeles ranks third in the NBA in restricted area field goal attempts, but just 19th in clutch free throw attempts per minute. For whatever reason, the ...
"It's bullshit," Davis [said](https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1619558445459570688). [said](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1049905405911023617). [Los Angeles Clippers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAC/los-angeles-clippers/) currently hold the No. 12 double overtime loss to the [Mavericks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DAL/dallas-mavericks/) -- the game in which [Troy Brown Jr](/nba/players/2938055/troy-brown-jr/). [Jaylen Brown](/nba/players/2202365/jaylen-brown/) made a layup that cut the Lakers' lead to one. [Jayson Tatum](/nba/players/2268018/jayson-tatum/) clearly whacks him on the arm. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) aren't getting along with [NBA](/nba/) officials this season. [was seemingly fouled](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-mavericks-both-gripe-about-officiating-in-controversial-double-overtime-slugfest/) on a game-winning 3-point attempt, but did not get a whistle -- once again, the Lakers are defeated because of a bad missed call. Between the fourth quarter and overtime, he somehow got his hands on a camera and perhaps was trying to show it to Lewis. The crew missed the play." Seemingly out of nowhere, [Patrick Beverley](/nba/players/1685200/patrick-beverley/) was called for one of the latest fouls you'll ever see. And against the [Celtics](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BOS/boston-celtics/) Saturday night in Boston, the situation hit a new low.
A LeBron James se le negó la oportunidad de lanzar tiros libres para la victoria al final del tiempo regular después de una falta clara que los árbitros ...
The Los Angeles Lakers aren't getting along with NBA officials this season. Los Angeles ranks third in the league in restricted area field goal attempts, ...
"It's bullshit," Davis [said](https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1619558445459570688). [said](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1049905405911023617). [Los Angeles Clippers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAC/los-angeles-clippers/) currently hold the No. 12 double overtime loss to the [Mavericks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DAL/dallas-mavericks/) -- the game in which [Troy Brown Jr](/nba/players/2938055/troy-brown-jr/). [Jaylen Brown](/nba/players/2202365/jaylen-brown/) made a layup that cut the Lakers' lead to one. [Jayson Tatum](/nba/players/2268018/jayson-tatum/) clearly whacks him on the arm. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) aren't getting along with [NBA](/nba/) officials this season. [was seemingly fouled](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-mavericks-both-gripe-about-officiating-in-controversial-double-overtime-slugfest/) on a game-winning 3-point attempt, but did not get a whistle -- once again, the Lakers are defeated because of a bad missed call. The crew missed the play." Between the fourth quarter and overtime, he somehow got his hands on a camera and perhaps was trying to show it to Lewis. Seemingly out of nowhere, [Patrick Beverley](/nba/players/1685200/patrick-beverley/) was called for one of the latest fouls you'll ever see. And against the [Celtics](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BOS/boston-celtics/) Saturday night in Boston, the situation hit a new low.
Los Angeles stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both ruled out of Monday's game against the Brooklyn Nets, the Lakers announced on Sunday, ...
Davis is resting with a right foot stress injury after playing in the Lakers' past two games. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4145/kareem-abdul-jabbar) for No. [LeBron James](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) and [Anthony Davis](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) were both ruled out of Monday's game against the [Brooklyn Nets](/nba/team/_/name/bkn/brooklyn-nets), the [Los Angeles Lakers](/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) announced Sunday.
Los Angeles will be without its two biggest stars on Monday night in Brooklyn.
](https://www.si.com/nba/2023/01/29/boston-celtics-jayson-tatum-lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-no-call)The officials did not call the apparent foul on Tatum, which would have put James at the free throw line with almost no time remaining. James has been ruled out of the game due to left ankle soreness. [Lakers](https://www.si.com/nba/team/los-angeles-lakers) and [Nets](https://www.si.com/nba/team/brooklyn-nets) in Brooklyn will be short of two superstars for Los Angeles, as the Lakers [have ruled out](https://twitter.com/BA_Turner/status/1619810870355456001?s=20&t=J2Z7qWEgZNFxnE3Ph6IEIw) Anthony Davis and LeBron James for the contest.
The Los Angeles Lakers aren't getting along with NBA officials this season. Los Angeles ranks third in the league in restricted area field goal attempts, ...
"It's bullshit," Davis [said](https://twitter.com/jovanbuha/status/1619558445459570688). [said](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1049905405911023617). [Los Angeles Clippers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAC/los-angeles-clippers/) currently hold the No. 12 double overtime loss to the [Mavericks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DAL/dallas-mavericks/) -- the game in which [Troy Brown Jr](/nba/players/2938055/troy-brown-jr/). [Jaylen Brown](/nba/players/2202365/jaylen-brown/) made a layup that cut the Lakers' lead to one. [Jayson Tatum](/nba/players/2268018/jayson-tatum/) clearly whacks him on the arm. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) aren't getting along with [NBA](/nba/) officials this season. [was seemingly fouled](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-mavericks-both-gripe-about-officiating-in-controversial-double-overtime-slugfest/) on a game-winning 3-point attempt, but did not get a whistle -- once again, the Lakers are defeated because of a bad missed call. Between the fourth quarter and overtime, he somehow got his hands on a camera and perhaps was trying to show it to Lewis. The crew missed the play." Seemingly out of nowhere, [Patrick Beverley](/nba/players/1685200/patrick-beverley/) was called for one of the latest fouls you'll ever see. And against the [Celtics](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BOS/boston-celtics/) Saturday night in Boston, the situation hit a new low.
After a controversial loss to Boston, Lakers announce LeBron James and Anthony Davis will miss game against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday with injuries.
The refs were bad. Lonnie Walker IV (left knee tendinitis) is listed as probable. … Bron gets smacked across the arm” and the officials don’t call a foul. “Like everyone else, referees make mistakes,” the union wrote on Twitter. James had made five of six free throws to that point in the game. “We made one at the end of last night’s game and that is gut-wrenching for us.
The Lakers said Davis will be out with a right foot stress injury, while James will sit with left ankle soreness. The Nets matchup is the first game of a back- ...
It would be a fitting scenario for James to pass Abdul-Jabbar's record against the team that drafted Kareem back in 1969. [Boston Celtics](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BOS/boston-celtics/) Saturday night, in which a no-call foul at the end of regulation [left the Lakers furious](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lakers-lebron-james-stunned-after-not-getting-game-altering-foul-vs-celtics-league-confirms-missed-call/) with the officials, the team [announced](https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2022-23-season/) that [LeBron James](/nba/players/400553/lebron-james/) and [Anthony Davis](/nba/players/1992786/anthony-davis/) would sit out of Monday's game against the [Brooklyn Nets](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BKN/brooklyn-nets/). The Nets matchup is the first game of a back-to-back for the Lakers, which concludes with a primetime matchup against the [New York Knicks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/NY/new-york-knicks/) on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. James is just 117 points away from becoming the league's all-time leading scorer, and right now he's on track to This shouldn't be viewed as anything other than a rest day for both stars after a hard-fought matchup against the Celtics over the weekend. For it to come against one of the league's top teams, during a nationally televised contest would just be icing on the cake.
Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will sit out Monday's NBA game against the Nets in Brooklyn, the Lakers announced on Sunday.
"The refs were bad. They were bad tonight." On the first night of back-to-back games, James will be held out with a sore left ankle, the Lakers said on their injury report.
Local fans who bought tickets for Monday's Nets-Lakers game expecting to see a star-studded matchup are going to be disappointed.
But the young center was just as proud of his career-high six assists against the Knicks. That’s by far the best in the league this season, and on pace to break Mitchell Robinson’s NBA-record .742. Meanwhile, Davis is being rested with a right foot stress injury after playing in the last two games against San Antonio “I just was patient and guys knocked down shots.” Looking forward to our crowd and how we compete.” 8 and at least another week from being reevaluated.
It turns out he won't have a game Monday, either: The Lakers announced Sunday afternoon that James and Anthony Davis will miss Monday's game against the ...
“(LeBron is) a guy that decides to play the right way, doesn’t flop, plays downhill, plays a strong, physical brand of basketball,” he said. A day later, the NBA affirmed the pool report that James should have earned a shooting foul when Jayson Tatum made contact with his arm, according to the Last Two Minute Report. At 38, James has rounded into form as the team’s top scorer and one of the NBA’s leading scorers, helping them navigate a 10-10 stretch without Davis. Coach Darvin Ham said recently that James has been as reluctant as ever to take off games — an absence is likely a reflection of his heavy workload in Boston than choreographing when he will make NBA history. Both played the entirety of overtime on Saturday night against the Celtics (Davis played 34 minutes). He was looking forward to a day off Sunday in New York.