BOSTON - Tyler Zeller scored a career-high 24 points and he can thank Rajon Rondo for most of them. Muggsy Bogues Jersey .The point guard assisted on seven of Zellers 10 baskets as Bostons new starting centre led the Celtics to a 113-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.The more I play with him, the easier it gets, Zeller said. Everybody knows hes a phenomenal passer. Hes going to find the right guy, the open guy. Tonight, it was me.Zeller came off the bench in the first 13 games this season after being traded by Cleveland in July. Hes started the last four.Rondo was just so much more aggressive, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. Any time that hes probing like that, Tylers going to roll to the rim and be available.Rondo finished with 12 points, 16 assists and eight rebounds. Zeller had a season-high 14 rebounds and the Celtics went ahead for good less than two minutes into the game to record their second straight win after five consecutive losses.Just didnt show a lot of energy to start the game, Lakers coach Byron Scott said of his team. They moved the ball a lot better than we did.Kobe Bryant scored 22 points but made only 9 of 21 shots as the Lakers lost their second straight game after winning two in a row.Its an up and down thing for us in terms of how we play, Bryant said. Frustration is good. You have to be able to use your frustration in the right way and channel it to have good performances.The Lakers had cut a 92-78 deficit to 92-83 with 7:49 remaining on a three-point play by Nick Young. Then a long jumper by Avery Bradley began a 13-point Celtics run that put them ahead 105-83 with 3:54 left. They led by at least 17 the rest of the way.Jordan Hill gave Los Angeles a 3-0 lead with a three-point play. But a jumper by Bradley followed by a layup by Jeff Green with 10:45 to go gave Boston a lead it never lostThe rivalry between the now-struggling franchises reached its height in the mid-80s when the teams led by Magic Johnson of Los Angeles and Larry Bird of Boston met for the NBA title three times with the Lakers winning twice. In their most recent championship series, the Lakers won in seven games in 2009-10.It is unique to think (that) youre driving downtown to play the Lakers, Stevens said before the game. Its a unique, unique rivalry and its neat to be a part of.Leading 53-48 at halftime, the Celtics began the third quarter with a 10-3 run with Green scoring eight. That made it 63-51, but the Lakers cut the lead to 67-60. Then the Celtics scored nine straight points, seven by Jared Sullinger, and led 76-60 with 4:16 left in the third quarter.The Celtics had used a 10-0 run to take a 25-9 lead on Rondos layup. The Lakers cut that to 30-20 entering the second.THE STATS STORYThe Celtics outrebounded and outshot the Lakers by wide margins. Boston held a 68-44 advantage on the boards and made 51.1 per cent of its shots while the Lakers connected on 41.3 per cent.GUARDING KOBEStevens rotated several defenders on Bryant, the NBAs leading scorer. It was important for us to make sure that we had a fresh guy on him, said Green, who finished with 19 points.TIP-INSLakers: Bryant increased his career total to 32,194 points (plus today) and trails Michael Jordan, with 32,292, for third-place all-time. ... Assistant coach Paul Pressey is the father of Celtics backup guard Phil Pressey. I dont know about the young fella, Scott said before the game, but his Dad is old school. So once the ball goes up, theyre no longer father and son until that game is over.Celtics: Second-year coach Stevens coached against Bryant for the first time Friday night. Bryant was sidelined for both meetings last season. Most every player has tendencies that you try and take away, Stevens said. He just scores in such a variety of ways.... Rondo did not attempt a free throw and is 9 for 30 this season.UP NEXTLakers: Host New Orleans on Sunday.Celtics: Host Washington on Sunday. Vlade Divac Jersey . Scheffler told The Associated Press on Wednesday he made the choice because he had three concussions over the past four years. Bismack Biyombo Jersey .The McLaren MP4-30 was launched on Thursday, with chief executive Ron Dennis saying it marks the start of a lengthy journey back to winning grands prix and eventually world championships.McLaren, which hasnt won a grand prix since 2012, will be using Honda engines for the first time since 1992, and has signed two-time world champion Fernando Alonso to partner Jenson Button for the upcoming season.LOS ANGELES -- Marian Gaborik spent the last few months living at the beach and scoring clutch goals for the eventual Stanley Cup champions. The star left wing saw absolutely no reason to wake up from his dream life with the Los Angeles Kings. Gaborik agreed to a seven-year deal Wednesday to stay with the Kings, passing on the financial possibilities of unrestricted free agency to stay with the champs. According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, the deal has an average annual value of $4.875 million. The deal will pay Gaborik $6.075 million in each of the first three years, and then amounts of $5.075 million, $4.575 million, $3.175 million, and $3.075 million over the final four seasons of the package. "I know I could get maybe more money if I would have gone to free agency, but it wasnt about money," Gaborik said. "I wanted to stay here and be part of a great team." Los Angeles acquired the Slovak scoring machine from Columbus on March 5, and he was an immediate hit. Gaborik scored 16 points in 19 regular-season games before leading the NHL with 14 post-season goals during the Kings run to their second title in three years. Kings general manager Dean Lombardi struck a long-term deal before Gaborik became a free agent next week. Gaboriks contract is worth roughly $34 million, likely less than a seven-time 30-goal scorer would have commanded on the open market. The 32-year-old Gaborik was coy about his future during the Kings draining playoff run, saying he would make those decisions after the season. Away from the public, Gaborik had clearly formed a plan. "All along I wanted to stay here," Gaborik said. "The organization knew it, the players knew it, everybody knew it, my agent knew it. I believed we could get it done." Playing on the Kings top line alongside centre Anze Kopitar and captain Dustin Brown, Gaborik scored 22 points in 26 post-season games with the Kings before raising the Stanley Cup for the first time in his 13-season NHL career. Gaboriks 14 goals were one shy of Wayne Gretzkys franchise post-season record. He repeatedly scored in important situations for the Kings, including the tying goals late in two Stanley Cup finals games and in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against Chicago. Gaborik filled an enormous need for the Kings, who acquired him in a bid to boost one of the NHLs least productive offences. Kobi Simmons Jersey. Gaboriks goal-scoring talent fit perfectly with Kopitar, one of hockeys top playmakers, as the Kings improbably became the highest-scoring team in the playoffs. "To play along Kopi, probably one of the top centres in the league, just the way we clicked pretty quickly was great," Gaborik said. Gaborik also showed a willingness to play responsible defensive hockey in coach Darryl Sutters system, which further endeared him to his fellow Kings. He was embraced after the club acquired him for Matt Frattin and two draft picks, even moving into fellow ex-Columbus forward Jeff Carters home near the beach. Gaborik clearly loves the Kings lifestyle along with their playing style. He recently posted a series of photos on Instagram showing him celebrating at the Pacific Ocean -- running down the beach, lifting the Cup over his head while shirtless in the surf, and helping his girlfriend drink champagne from the trophy while his mother laughed in the background. "I knew right away: Great group of guys, great team, great fans, and obviously being in a great environment in terms of lifestyle and everything," Gaborik said. "That made a lot of sense for me. The No. 1 thing is winning a Cup and having a chance year after year, going into these games and having a chance to win every game." The Kings are the fourth NHL team for Gaborik, who mostly met enormous expectations while playing for the New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild. But the three-time NHL All-Star has struggled with injuries in the past two seasons while getting traded twice. Gaborik has scored 704 career points, and he ranks 13th among active players with 347 goals, including three 40-goal seasons. He is a two-time Olympian for Slovakia, but missed the Sochi Games with an injury. Just as it did in 2012, Los Angeles championship team will return nearly intact in the fall. The Kings re-signed defenceman Matt Greene to a four-year contract on Tuesday, and their only significant unrestricted free agent is veteran defenceman Willie Mitchell. The Kings have several long-term contracts on their books, yet Lombardi has scarcely made an inaccurate move in the last five years while building his two-time champions. "To be a part of this, Im pretty happy about it," Gaborik said. "Hopefully we can just keep this train rolling." ' ' '