Jaylen Brown had 32 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Boston Celtics swept the season series in the NBA’s most storied rivalry with a 111-89 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Video of James Worthy ripping the Los Angeles Lakers for their poor effort against the rival Boston Celtics on Sunday.

SportsLine's model reveals its Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics picks for Sunday Night Basketball

NBC recently revealed that the Celtics' 111-89 victory over the Lakers on Sunday night drew a whopping 5.6 million viewers.

The Lakers’ struggles against more physical opponents hasn’t been a talking point in a while, but Sunday’s blowout loss to their longtime cross-country rival, the Boston Celtics, brought it back to the forefront.

"Don't let the praise or the warmth or the criticism make or break you," said Brown.

The two teams with the most NBA championships will meet on NBC and Peacock.

The Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Boston Celtics broke a longstanding NBC regular season viewership record.

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