LeBron James and Anthony Davis out thanks to a huge night from Austin Reaves

Without their two All-Stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers banded together and rose up against their rivals, the Boston Celtics to win 114-105.

Austin Reaves had himself a game, scoring in bunches and ending the night with 32 points, two rebounds and three assists. D’Angelo Russell tallied a double-double on the night with a big 3-pointer later, finishing with 16 points and 14 assists as well as eight rebounds.

Max Christie got more run than usual and capitalized on it scoring nine points in his 22 minutes of play. Rui Hachimura stepped up off the bench with 15 points — 10 of those coming in the fourth quarter — and eight rebounds along with four assists.

Jaxson Hayes had his best game as a Laker, tallying 16 points and 10 rebounds with three steals in 33 minutes.

The Lakers had all starters in double figures and shot 52.8% from three to earn one of their best wins of the year.

Utilizing a starting lineup that had played zero minutes together this season against the team with the best record in the NBA isn’t a recipe for success, but the Lakers looked better than expected during the opening minutes. They had some defensive follies, but their defensive communication and effort were top-notch.

L.A. led 16-10 midway through the quarter, crashing the offensive glass while the Celtics started 1-6 from range. Boston settled down and went on an 8-0 run during the closing minutes and the Lakers lead was down to three after one.

In the second quarter, the Lakers started getting hot from deep, with Reaves, Christie and Jarred Vanderbilt all converting from 3-point land.

Boston tried to close out the quarter positively, but Christie hit a clutch three and then got back on defense to close out on a Jayson Tatum 3-point attempt as the Lakers won the quarter 32-21. They headed to the break up 60-46 thanks largely in part to their effort and 13-3 pointers in the half.

The biggest negative for the Lakers in the first half is the injury Jarred Vanderbilt suffered during the closing minutes of the second quarter. He didn’t start in the second half as he remained in the locker room getting evaluated and did not return.