Jaden Springer is currently in his second season playing for the Boston Celtics. The 22-year-old is averaging 1.8 points per contest while shooting 37.9% from

The Boston Celtics remain one of the NBA’s elite teams, yet they’ve hit a bit of a rough patch. They’ve gone 9-6 over themonth of January. Sure, many believe it’s just a minor slump. However, Boston’s focus has wavered at times this season.

Just over a week away from the trade deadline, the Boston Celtics are in a bit of a predicament. After their hot start to the season, the reigning champions have cooled off drastically over the last month.

The Boston Celtics couldn't get the job done on the road Thursday night, and instead fell 117-96 to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Boston is now 7-5 in the month of January with the loss.

The Boston Celtics head to crypto.com Arena to face the Los Angeles Lakers in a non-conference matchup. The Celtics are 30-13, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Lakers are 23-18, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference.

The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on TNT and truTV. Fans looking to watch this NBA game can do so for free by using DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.