LAKERS/CELTICS Under 186 - The Lakers are coming off of their lowest scoring output ever since moving to Los Angeles in their 89-70 loss at Cleveland on Tuesday. While they managed to stay competitive in their first 4 games with Shaq out of the lineup, it is now apparent that they will most likely struggle a bit on the offensive end until the Big Man returns. The Lakers only managed 81 points on their last trip to Boston, and they figure to stay around that same level tonight vs. an improved Celtics defense. The Celts have now won 2 in a row after an 0-2 start, and they held the young Bulls to just 69 points last night. Interestingly, the Celtics are only averaging 93.3 points per game when playing with no rest over the last 3 seasons.
