Caught in the Web: Lakers gear up for Celtics showdown

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has referred to the team’s contest today against the Boston Celtics as a measuring-stick game, and there are a lot of dimensions the Lakers can calculate. Can the Lakers (36-11) pick up a signature road win against the Celtics (29-15) after starting out their eight-game trip with a loss to Cleveland? The Lakers are currently 4-2 on the trip, but all of those victories came against teams with records below .500. Kurt Helin of Forum Blue and Gold rightfully notes in a round table hosted by the Kamenetzky Brothers that both teams "know that games in…