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Celtics at Clippers · Sat, Jan 9 · 10:30 PM ET

Boston at Clippers. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Celtics edges

  • On defenseBoston's defense cleans the defensive glass (4th) against a LA offense that rarely gets second chances (23rd).

Clippers edges

No clear mismatch in LA's favor.

Key battles

  • LA's offense gets to the line (3rd), 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

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
BOSRankStatRankLAC
121.72ndOffensive rating11th118.3
113.54thDefensive rating18th117.1
+8.23rdNet rating16th+1.2
94.230thPace28th95.6
55.311thEffective FG %6th55.9
10.51stTurnover %19th12.5
29.26thOffensive rebound %23rd23.7
16.729thFree throw rate3rd24.3
52.34thOpponent eFG %16th54.5
11.026thForced turnover %16th12.3
75.74thDefensive rebound %22nd72.9
18.95thOpponent FT rate11th19.7

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Celtics5-5 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. L
  3. L
  4. W
  5. W
  6. L
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

Clippers5-5 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. L
  4. L
  5. W
  6. W
  7. L
  8. L
  9. W
  10. W

2025-26 series: Sun, Nov 16 LAC 118, BOS 121 · Sat, Jan 3 BOS 146, LAC 115

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers