Published 11:33 IST, January 21st 2020

Kemba Walker breaks dubious LeBron James curse as Celtics destroy Lakers

The LeBron James-led LA Lakers were buoyed by the return of Anthony Davis. However, Davis could do little as Kemba Walker and the Celtics romped to victory.

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Heading into Lakers vs Celtics NBA game at TD Garden on Monday night (Tuesday morning IST), Kemba Walker held a dubious personal record against LeBron James. In his 28 previous meetings against a team featuring LeBron James, Kemba Walker had failed to end up on winning side even once. That curse was broken at TD Garden on Monday night. 

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Kemba Walker breaks LeBron James curse as Celtics come up trumps in Lakers vs Celtics game

scoreline would have read 28-0 in Kemba Walker's mind as he took to court against Los Angeles Lakers. His drought against a LeBron James-led side stretched back to, what could be labelled as a "career-long" drought. At TD Garden, however, Kemba Walker showed signs of being affected by that curse. 

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Lakers headed into game with Anthony Davis returning from injury. LeBron James showed signs of slowing down with this season as he led Lakers to top of Western Conference standings. Despite return of Anthony Davis, Lakers vs Celtics match-up ended in Kemba Walker's favour. In his 29th meeting against LeBron James, Kemba Walker, helped by Jayson Tatum's game-high 27-point display registered his first win against LeBron James as Boston Celtics romped to a 139-107 win at TD Garden. 

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Lakers vs Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown power Celtics to victory at TD Garden

A span of 28 matches without a win may seem long, but Kemba Walker would t have been helped by his time with Charlotte Hornets. LeBron James, on or hand, was a part of some impressive rosters during his time with Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and w Los Angeles Lakers. However, an inspired display from Jaylen Brown, an authoritative showing from Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker's own performance powered Celtics to victory on night. With a win in Lakers vs Celtics game, Celtics are w fourth in Eastern Conference standings, just behind reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors. Lakers, meanwhile, will hold on to ir lead at top of Western Conference standings. 

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11:33 IST, January 21st 2020