Final

Los Angeles Lakers40-22101atBoston Celtics46-18111 winner

Sat, Mar 8, 8:30 PM ESTTD Garden, Boston, MAABC/ESPN+/Disney+

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
LAL	33	21	13	34	101
BOS	33	25	29	24	111

Los Angeles Lakers

101

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dorian Finney-SmithF	36	8	4	0	1	0	0	3-8	2-7	0-0	-10
LeBron JamesF	35	22	14	9	0	0	1	11-23	0-6	0-3	-11
Jarred VanderbiltC	29	4	8	2	2	0	2	2-5	0-1	0-1	0
Austin ReavesG	39	16	3	2	1	0	1	5-12	4-7	2-2	-12
Luka DončićG	37	34	8	3	1	0	5	11-22	5-10	7-8	-19
Gabe Vincent	19	2	0	1	0	0	1	1-4	0-3	0-0	-18
Dalton Knecht	24	9	5	1	0	1	0	4-6	1-3	0-0	+9
Jordan Goodwin	16	6	3	0	1	0	2	2-6	2-3	0-0	+6
Trey Jemison III	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+5
Team		101	45	18	6	1	12	39-87	14-40	9-14

DNP: Alex Len (coach's decision), Shake Milton (coach's decision), Markieff Morris (coach's decision), Cam Reddish (coach's decision)

Boston Celtics

111

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen BrownF	42	31	6	2	3	0	2	13-25	3-6	2-4	+11
Jayson TatumF	45	40	12	8	2	1	3	12-28	6-16	10-12	+12
Al HorfordC	37	14	9	4	3	1	0	5-9	1-3	3-4	+16
Derrick WhiteG	36	10	5	7	1	1	2	3-7	1-5	3-3	+17
Jrue HolidayG	35	7	5	1	0	0	2	3-6	1-3	0-0	+9
Payton Pritchard	23	3	2	2	0	2	0	1-5	1-4	0-0	-2
Luke Kornet	11	6	4	0	0	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-2	-6
Sam Hauser	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-7
Team		111	43	24	9	5	9	40-84	13-38	18-25

DNP: Torrey Craig (coach's decision), Kristaps Porziņģis (injury/illness), Neemias Queta (coach's decision), Baylor Scheierman (coach's decision), Xavier Tillman (coach's decision), Jordan Walsh (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · BOS: 22
Biggest lead · LAL: 8
Times tied: 5
Lead changes: 9
Longest run · BOS: 15

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How they entered this matchup

Travel tax: LALBody clock: LAL3 in 4: BOSNational TV

LAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 2,592 mi from its previous stop.
LAL is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 3h on the body clock and +3h of zone shift.
BOS is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
LAL is in game 1 of 4 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	LAL	BOS
Record	40-22	46-18
Days rest	1 day	1 day
Hours rest	46.5h	49h
Rest swing	-2.5h	+2.5h
Travel in	2,592 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+3h	0h
Body clock	3h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 4	Homestand · 5 of 7
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	3 in 4
Fatigue Index	6	2 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

LAL carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. BOS's 2.

How each side got here2,592 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

LAL

2,592 mi

Los Angeles, CABoston, MA

LAL came from Los Angeles, CA with 2,592 mi of travel and +3h of time-zone change.

Los Angeles, CA to Boston, MA

BOS

0 mi

Boston, MANo travel

BOS stayed in Boston, MA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Boston, MA

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 4 vs homestand 5 of 7

Where this game sits in the run

LAL

Road trip

LAL is on game 1 of 4 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles4,430 mi

BOS

Homestand

BOS is in game 5 of 7 on this homestand.

Game in segment5 of 7

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: ABC/ESPN+/Disney+
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: BOS98.5 The Sports HubLALESPN LA 710/1330 KWKWESPN RadioSiriusXM

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