Five takeaways from Lakers' loss to the Boston Celtics

Five takeaways from Lakers’ loss to the Boston Celtics

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Celtics center Kelly Olynyk tries to hold his rebounding position against Lakers forward Ed Davis in the second half. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Celtics forward Jared Sullinger grabs the wrist of Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who is looking to pass in the second half. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Lakers center Robert Sacre checks the scoreboard in the final minutes of the loss to the Celtics. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Celtics center Tyler Zeller tries to block a shot by Lakers point guard Jeremy Lin in the first half. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Lakers forward Ed Davis (21) blocks a shot by flat-footed Celtics guard Evan Turner in the first half. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant doesn’t even try to stifle a yawn as he heads up court against the Celtics. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Lakers point guard Jeremy Lin has his shot challenged by Celtics center Kelly Olynyk in the first half. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Lakers Coach Byron Scott gives his squad directions during the first half against the Celtics. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

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Lakers point guard Jeremy Lin tries to thread his way through the Celtics defense for a layup in the first half. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)

By Mike Bresnahan

Dec. 6, 2014 1:51 PM PT

Lakers Coach Byron Scott was unhappy Friday in Boston. Promised changes for the Lakers’ lineup Sunday against New Orleans. In honor of that, the five takeaways from their 113-96 loss to Boston is a prediction of which starters will get the boot. In order of likelihood:

1. Wesley Johnson. No points Friday. Five shots, five misses. Too much inconsistency, period. Either Nick Young replaces him straight up or Wayne Ellington replaces him and Kobe Bryant moves to small forward.

2. Carlos Boozer. Another quiet game. Ed Davis lurking in the wings. One big problem with sitting Boozer: Davis can’t shoot outside the paint. At least Boozer stretches defenses a bit.

3. Jeremy Lin. Might be in more trouble if Ronnie Price wasn’t the Lakers’ backup plan. Lin should be safe.

4. Jordan Hill. The Lakers’ second-best player? Nah. He’ll be in the starting lineup Sunday.

5. Bryant. Please. Benching him would create all sorts of anarchy. As if this season wasn’t anarchic enough.