Pau Gasol

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol (16) celebrates with teammates after defeating the Boston Celtics 107-104 in an NBA basketball game in Boston, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in the win. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

(Charles Krupa)

BOSTON – Kelly Olynyk picked the wrong night to set a career high. No matter what the rookie accomplished Friday night, teammate Rajon Rondo, making his regular season debut, was always going to earn most of the headlines.

Olynyk had 25 points, seven assists and five rebounds, but the Boston Celtics still lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 107-104.

“I thought he was good,” head coach Brad Stevens said. “He took advantage of some matchups on the interior, and then also got his jump shot rolling. We always say that the game honors tough plays, and his first few baskets were toughness plays. He stole an inbounds (and) laid it in, got an offensive putback. That kind of gets your rhythm. That makes those jump shots easier, when you see the ball go in a couple of times off those type of actions and plays.”

Bogus call?

After Kendall Marshall drilled a 3-pointer from the right corner with 1:09 left to give Los Angeles a 105-104 advantage, the Celtics had two chances to regain the lead. Rondo missed an 18-footer from near the top of the key (which the Lakers all but begged him to take) and Avery Bradley could not hit a driving 8-footer from the right baseline.

Boston might have had another chance to go ahead. But after a great defensive play to force a jump ball, referees gave Los Angeles what appeared to be a favorable call. Initially, the officials ruled that Gerald Wallace tipped the basketball out of bounds on the jump ball. But as they reviewed the play, the TD Garden crowd let out a cheer upon seeing the replay: It appeared that Wesley Johnson hit the ball before Wallace could, and it should have been Boston’s ball with about 16 seconds left and a chance to win.

When the refs came back onto the court, though, they called for a replay of the jump ball. Apparently, they did not view the replay like the crowd did.

“They didn’t tell me anything other than I saw both thumbs go up, and I moved on to the next play,” Stevens said.

Wallace, who reached double figures for the first time since Nov. 25 with 14 points, was asked if he could have said anything to change the ref’s mind.

“Man, really? Argue a call with NBA refs? I don’t think I have a chance to win that argument,” the small forward replied. “But they took a look at it. Obviously they felt like both our hands hit it, that’s why they re-jumped it. But the first one, I didn’t touch it.”

Pressey with another nice game

For the second straight game, Phil Pressey had a slew of assists without committing a single turnover. He finished with nine assists, giving him 19 – again, compared to zero turnovers – over the past two outings.

“Sometimes guys just thrive with that extra opportunity,” Stevens said. “He’s taken advantage of it.”

Pressey entered the night just 4-for-29 from 3-point land, but hit 2-of-5 from behind the arc while scoring six points. Still, he knows what he does best.

“I love to pass and that’s one of the things I’ve been gifted with is court vision,” the rookie said. “Some guys shoot, some guys are athletic and I really feel passing is my gift so I try to do that as best as I can.”