The Boston Celtics are one of the NBA's best teams, so it's no surprise that the league wants to feature them on its marquee Christmas Day schedule.
The last time the Celtics and Lakers played on Christmas was in 2008. The C's were the defending champions after beating the Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals that June. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers won the matchup 92-83.
Sign up for NECN newsletters.The Celtics played the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on Christmas last season and won 139-118. Boston has a 3-3 record on Christmas since they drafted Jayson Tatum before the 2017-18 campaign.
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