Game completed
Los Angeles Lakers16-6105at
Boston Celtics14-9126
Fri, Dec 5, 7:00 PM ESTTD Garden, Boston, MAPrime Video · Spectrum SportsNet · Spectrum SportsNet+
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 17 | 29 | 36 | 23 | 105 |
| BOS | 39 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 126 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake LaRaviaSF | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Rui HachimuraPF | 29 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Deandre AytonC | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Austin ReavesSG | 33 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 15-17 | -9 |
| Gabe VincentPG | 30 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 4-4 | -20 |
| Adou Thiero | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -16 |
| Dalton Knecht | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -11 |
| Maxi Kleber | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Bronny James | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Drew Timme | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 105 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 33-77 | 14-35 | 25-29 |
DNP: Jarred Vanderbilt, Luka Dončić (personal), LeBron James (injury), Chris Mañon (gleague twoway), Marcus Smart (injury)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen BrownSF | 34 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-22 | 3-7 | 7-9 | +12 |
| Jordan WalshPF | 26 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 1-1 | +28 |
| Neemias QuetaC | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Payton PritchardSG | 30 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Derrick WhitePG | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Anfernee Simons | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +23 |
| Josh Minott | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Sam Hauser | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Hugo González | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Xavier Tillman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Luka Garza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Amari Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 126 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 46-84 | 24-45 | 10-12 |
DNP: Chris Boucher, Ron Harper Jr. (gleague twoway), Max Shulga (gleague twoway), Jayson Tatum (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · BOS
- 29
- Biggest lead · LAL
- 0
- Times tied
- 1
- Lead changes
- 0
- Longest run · BOS
- 10
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- LAL is dealing with minimal pressure: 3h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
- BOS is playing into a 5 in 7 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- LAL is in game 2 of 3 on the road with 2,173 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | LAL | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 16-6 | 14-9 |
| Days rest | B2B | B2B |
| Hours rest | 23.5h | 24h |
| Rest swing | -0.5h | +0.5h |
| Travel in | 429 mi | 394 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | 0h |
| Body clock | 3h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 2 of 3 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 2,173 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | B2B4 in 6 | B2B5 in 7 |
How each side got here
Travel and map
LAL
429 miLAL came from Toronto, ON with 429 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Toronto, ON to Boston, MA
BOS
394 miBOS came from Washington, DC with 394 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Washington, DC to Boston, MA
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
LAL
Road tripLAL is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 2,173 mi already behind it.
BOS
HomestandBOS is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
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