Al Horford provides some important veteran leadership for the Boston Celtics. At 38 years old, the center is still a stalwart defender, and his three-point shooting ability helps his team stretch ...

BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla didn’t need to tell Al Horford ... when Horford’s 19 points and eight rebounds keyed a 110-103 Boston win, but it could have been Giannis Antetokounmpo or Joel Embiid.

He also took one of the biggest hits in the game when Al Horford hit him in the face with his knee after throwing down a big dunk in the first quarter. Doncic was able to shake that off but it ...

He was marveling at the player who spent much of the game defending James and the Lakers’ other top scoring threats: 38-year-old Al Horford ... threw down a dunk and accidentally nailed Luka ...