The Los Angeles Lakers ruled out LeBron James and Anthony Davis for Thursday night's nationally televised matchup against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.

Davis was listed as questionable with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy and a left hip spasm. LeBron had been listed as questionable with left ankle peroneal tendinopathy.

AD missed the Lakers' loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday after aggravating his lingering hip/groin injury in both Saturday's double-overtime win vs. the Golden State Warriors and Monday's loss to the Houston Rockets. At shootaround on Thursday morning, Davis told reporters he felt “a little better.”

LeBron played more than 36 minutes in both legs of the back-to-back, despite the Lakers being down by 20+ points in both fourth quarters.

Despite navigating a recurring hip ailment, Davis has played in 46 games for the Lakers, averaging 24.9 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.3 blocks on 55.4% shooting. He's fourth in the NBA in total minutes. LeBron, in his 21st season, is putting up 24.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.7 assists on 52% shooting (39.7% from 3) in 44 games.

Thursday will be the first time this season the Lakers take the floor without their two superstars.

Los Angeles enters Boston at 24-25, clinging onto the No. 9 spot in the Western Conference standings. After going severely short-handed against the East's top seed and the best home team in the league, the Lakers will head to Madison Square Garden to face the surging New York Knicks — winners of eight straight games.