Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was suspended one game without pay by the National Basketball Association on Tuesday for a flagrant foul against Boston's Ray Allen.

Odom knocked Allen to the court with 2:56 remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston's 110-91 victory Sunday over the host Lakers. It was the Celtics' sixth victory in a row and snapped a four-game win streak by the Lakers.

As a result, Odom will miss the Lakers' home game Friday against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Celtics have the NBA's best record at 26-3 and are on pace to finish 73-9, which would be the best full-season record in NBA history, eclipsing the Chicago Bulls' mark of 72-10 from the 1995-1996 season.

The Lakers are 19-11, 2 1/2 games behind pace-setting Phoenix in the Pacific division.

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