Irving turned in another excellent display as Celtics ran out 107-96 winners over LA Lakers.
He provided 19 points, six boards and five assists as Celtics clinched their 10th win on the trot to strengthen their credentials to be crowned NBA champions.
Aron Baynes dropped in a career-best 21 points to go with his eight rebounds.
Jaylen Brown scored nine points, while Terry Rozier came off the bench to score 14 points.
In nine of their last 10 matches, the Celtics have prevented their opponents scoring 100 points or more.

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But Irving reserved special praise for team-mate Smart.
He said: “He’s a true necessity – he does the little things.
“We understand how important he is for our team offensively and defensively.
“When he’s doing what he does out there, he’s great for our team.”
Meanwhile, Marcus Morris, who stepped in for the injured Al Horford said: “I thought we could have defended better, but it is what it is, we won.”
On Horford’s absence, he added: “Al was a big part of our team – we missed him, but we got the W.”