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.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have overtaken the Boston Celtics as the betting favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook to win the 2025 NBA Finals. The Thunder sit at +180, narrowly ahead of the Celtics at +185. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the third-best odds (+500) and then there's a wide gap before the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are next at +1700.

In addition, the Celtics will meet the Heat on Friday in a matchup of franchises who have met in the postseason the last three years, and DraftKings Sportsbook lists Boston as an 8-point favorite with the over/under at 214.

The Celtics are currently 24-7 on the road with a point differential of 8, while the Heat have a 3-7 record in their last ten games at home. Boston is 2-0 against Miami this seaso