Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has no interest in resting before the coming NBA playoffs despite lingering injury concerns.

Bringing the ball up with seven seconds left, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn't need much time to score one last bucket before the halftime break. He bumped into Jaylen Brown before a double-team could form with Jrue Holiday and banked in a one-handed mid-range jumper that probably should've been an and-one.

Behind the NBA's hottest new duo, LeBron James and Luka Dončić, the Los Angeles Lakers entered Saturday night's showdown with the Boston Celtics on an eight-game winning streak that had vaulted them up the Western Conference standings and firmly into the championship conversation.