Analyzing Saturday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

By now, it is safe to say that there is a very real chance the league's oldest and fiercest rivalry could spring back to life if the two old enemies on the hardwood find themselves back on the league's biggest stage competing for the claim to most titles won in Association history.

SportsLine's model simulated Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Sunday

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.

LeBron James, sidelined for the past week with a groin strain suffered last weekend against the Boston Celtics, will be out for at least another week, according to ESPN. The injury began in the middle of an attempted fourth-quarter comeback for the Los Angeles Lakers against Boston,