01Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard | 38 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10-14 | 6-9 | 4-4 | +21 |
| Jaylen Brown | 36 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10-28 | 3-9 | 9-12 | +18 |
| Derrick White | 35 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Sam Hauser | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 1-1 | +5 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Neemias Queta | 26 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +15 |
| Hugo González | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Jordan Walsh | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Luka Garza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Amari Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 111 | 50 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 40-83 | 14-36 | 17-21 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 35 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-21 | 1-5 | 1-1 | -14 |
| Luka Doncic | 33 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-22 | 4-7 | 3-6 | -21 |
| Austin Reaves | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 6-7 | -14 |
| Deandre Ayton | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Jake LaRavia | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Marcus Smart | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Luke Kennard | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Rui Hachimura | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Kobe Bufkin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Maxi Kleber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Dalton Knecht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 89 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34-87 | 9-30 | 12-18 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Celtics edges
No clear mismatch in Boston's favor.
Lakers edges
No clear mismatch in Los Angeles' 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.
04Tale of the tape
| BOS | Rank | Stat | Rank | LAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.7 | 2nd | Offensive rating | 9th | 119.0 |
| 113.5 | 4th | Defensive rating | 19th | 117.2 |
| +8.2 | 3rd | Net rating | 14th | +1.8 |
| 94.2 | 30th | Pace | 21st | 97.6 |
| 55.3 | 11th | Effective FG % | 2nd | 57.3 |
| 10.5 | 1st | Turnover % | 20th | 12.6 |
| 29.2 | 6th | Offensive rebound % | 22nd | 23.9 |
| 16.7 | 29th | Free throw rate | 2nd | 24.4 |
| 52.3 | 4th | Opponent eFG % | 22nd | 55.5 |
| 11.0 | 26th | Forced turnover % | 11th | 12.6 |
| 75.7 | 4th | Defensive rebound % | 13th | 74.3 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 8th | 19.1 |