Lakers star celebrates family joy before next tipoff

While the Lakers split their East Coast games without Luka Doncic, the superstar had a big reason to be away — he and fiancée Anamaria Goltes welcomed their second daughter, Olivia. Everyone’s healthy, which is more than Boston’s defense could say on that buzzer-beater night.

Coach JJ Redick hopes Doncic and LeBron James both return for Sunday’s game in Philadelphia, as the Lakers close their road trip before facing the Spurs in the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals.