Energy is contagious. So is shooting. On a night when the Lakers could have folded, when a 32-point lead shrank to 12 and the ghosts of third quarters past came calling, they found something they've been searching for all season: a reason to believe.

SAN FRANCISCO — With the Warriors looking for all the world like a play-in team and the Los Angeles Lakers appearing to have an inside track on a regular playoff berth despite a three-game losing streak, the status quo was preserved Saturday night at Chase Center.

Video of James Worthy ripping the Los Angeles Lakers for their poor effort against the rival Boston Celtics on Sunday.

The Brooklyn Nets (15-43) hope to stop a six-game losing streak when they visit the Boston Celtics (38-20) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, February 27, 2026 at TD Garden. The contest a