Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101.

Though Luka Dončić’s fourth-quarter explosion showed he is capable of keeping the Lakers in big games, LeBron James’ fourth-quarter groin injury will loom large after this loss, which snapped Los Angeles’ eight-game win streak. With 6:44 left in the game, James called for a timeout and eventually headed to the locker room with a left groin strain.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss another week with a groin injury, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Friday during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. James suffered a groin strain on March 9 against the Boston Celtics and Charania initially reported he was expected to miss at least one-to-two weeks.

Brooklyn shot just 8-for-23 in the second quarter while the Celtics went 14-for-23, with three of their makes coming from Brown and four from Luke Kornet. The Nets trailed by as many as 21 points in the period and went into halftime facing a 63-51 deficit.

The Brooklyn Nets have been a thorn in the side of the NBA’s top teams at various points throughout the season. That remained the case when the Boston Celtics visited Barclays Center on Saturday night.

First the Nets lost their best scorer. Then they lost a heartbreaker to basketball’s best team. Hours after finding out Cam Thomas will miss the rest of the season, Brooklyn was edged 115-113 by defending champion Boston in front of a sellout crowd of 18,