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Lakers at Celtics · Fri, Dec 5 · Regular season

Boston beat Lakers, 126⁠-⁠105. Here is how the win chance moved.

Lakers105Boston126

Final · DEC 5
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Above the middle line the home team is favored, below it the road team. How this works

01Box score

Updated 1:12 PM ET

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Austin Reaves G3336380049-183-815-17-9
Gabe Vincent G3018110005-104-84-4-20
Rui Hachimura F2913700025-113-70-0-15
Deandre Ayton C2861001123-90-00-0-7
Nick Smith Jr. G2413202115-103-60-0-16
Jake LaRavia F216113012-60-22-2-14
Adou Thiero G200300020-20-00-0-5
Maxi Kleber F160100000-10-00-0+4
Jaxson Hayes C143401001-20-01-2-16
Dalton Knecht F145110001-50-23-4-11
Drew Timme F70230000-00-00-0+2
Bronny James G75011022-31-20-0+2
Team1053515821433-7714-3525-29

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Jaylen Brown G34308810310-223-77-9+12
Derrick White G3019560137-145-100-0+19
Payton Pritchard G3015261026-133-70-0+15
Jordan Walsh G2617411216-74-51-1+28
Neemias Queta C2610622005-80-00-0+8
Sam Hauser F2412302004-84-70-0+8
Josh Minott F236330102-32-30-0+21
Anfernee Simons G168420002-42-42-2+23
Baylor Scheierman G153122011-21-20-0-4
Hugo González G84200042-20-00-0-9
Xavier Tillman F32000001-10-00-0-4
Amari Williams F-C20000000-00-00-0-6
Luka Garza C20010100-00-00-0-6
Team1263831951446-8424-4510-12

02Top performers

Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape

03Where the edges are

2025-26 so far

Lakers edges

No clear mismatch in Los Angeles' favor.

Celtics edges

No clear mismatch in Boston's favor.

Key battles

  • Los Angeles' offense shoots efficiently (2nd), but Boston's defense contests every shot (4th). Watch the shooting.
  • Los Angeles' offense gets to the line (2nd), but Boston's defense defends without fouling (5th). Watch the free throws.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

04Tale of the tape

2025-26 so far
LALRankStatRankBOS
119.09thOffensive rating2nd121.7
117.219thDefensive rating4th113.5
+1.814thNet rating3rd+8.2
97.621stPace30th94.2
57.32ndEffective FG %11th55.3
12.620thTurnover %1st10.5
23.922ndOffensive rebound %6th29.2
24.42ndFree throw rate29th16.7
55.522ndOpponent eFG %4th52.3
12.611thForced turnover %26th11.0
74.313thDefensive rebound %4th75.7
19.18thOpponent FT rate5th18.9