{"id":259054,"date":"2026-02-24T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakersnation.com\/?p=259054"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:21:10","slug":"lakers-video-james-worthy-rips-effort-vs-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakersnation.com\/lakers-video-james-worthy-rips-effort-vs-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Video: James Worthy Rips Effort Vs. Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers continued to struggle against the NBA’s top teams when they suffered a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics<\/a> on Sunday. L.A. was outscored 83-61 in the final three quarters to suffer a 22-point defeat to their long-time arch-rivals in a performance where nobody played particularly well.<\/p>\n

Luka Doncic had 25 points on 9-of-22 from the field, LeBron James had 20 on 9-of-21 and Austin Reaves had 15 on 4-of-10 shooting. The Lakers shot 39% from the field as a unit and were out-rebounded and out-assisted. It was another poor effort against a team that is among the league’s elite, a consistent theme for L.A. this season. <\/p>\n

And perhaps no one was more upset about the showing than Lakers legend and Spectrum SportsNet studio analyst James Worthy. He panned the Lakers for the way they showed up in the game, especially against such an important rival like the Celtics, via NBA Courtside<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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James Worthy RIPS the Lakers after their loss to the Celtics \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n

\u201cNo heart, weak\u2026 This afternoon, was weak. It\u2019s the Boston Celtics\u2026 To me, No respect for the uniform. You come out and get out rebounded, Pritchard and Jaylen Brown, you can sniff out weakness. When you do that,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KZVLpWsJD1<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n