Zeller connected on 10 of 11 shots from the floor and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Celtics, who had 19 points from Jeff Green as they notched a second straight victory in the wake of a five-game skid.
Jared Sullinger delivered 17 points and 13 rebounds, Avery Bradley chipped in 16 points and Rajon Rondo scored 12 points and handed out 16 assists.
Kobe Bryant ended with 22 points for the Lakers, who have dropped two straight.
The Lakers and Celtics have met 12 times in the NBA finals over the years, and Celtics coach Brad Stevens said their history made any game between them special.
"It is unique to think you`re driving downtown to play the Lakers," he said.
But Boston and Los Angeles went into the contest with a combined 10 wins this season, and Bryant`s breakfast with Rondo on Thursday excited as much comment as the game itself.
Bryant insisted it was just a social meeting of friends and colleagues, and not an attempt to try to talk up the Lakers to the 28-year-old Rondo, who will be a free agent next July.
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