Video: National media reacts to Celtics win over Lakers
I agree with Charles Barkley that people need to stop talking about the Lakers like they are some contender. Barkley added no one talks about any other 12 seed like that. With that said, when the Celtics go in to L.A. and defeat a fully stacked (healthy) Lakers team. people are going to take notice.
Also you have the dynamic of the younger Celtics sending a message to the former champions in LeBron and AD that we can take your best punch, and hit back harder. Here is what the national media had to say about Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Celtics taking down the Lakers last night.