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Los Angeles Lakers16-6105atBoston Celtics14-9126

Fri, Dec 5, 7:00 PM ESTTD Garden, Boston, MAPrime Video · Spectrum SportsNet · Spectrum SportsNet+

The box score

Final numbers

Line scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL17293623105
BOS39302829126
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jake LaRaviaSF216113012-60-22-2-14
Rui HachimuraPF2913700025-113-70-0-15
Deandre AytonC2861001123-90-00-0-7
Austin ReavesSG3336380049-183-815-17-9
Gabe VincentPG3018110005-104-84-4-20
Adou Thiero200300020-20-00-0-5
Nick Smith Jr.2413202115-103-60-0-16
Jaxson Hayes143401001-20-01-2-16
Dalton Knecht145110001-50-23-4-11
Maxi Kleber160100000-10-00-0+4
Bronny James75011022-31-20-0+2
Drew Timme70230000-00-00-0+2
Team1054615821433-7714-3525-29

DNP: Jarred Vanderbilt, Luka Dončić (personal), LeBron James (injury), Chris Mañon (gleague twoway), Marcus Smart (injury)

PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jaylen BrownSF34308810310-223-77-9+12
Jordan WalshPF2617411216-74-51-1+28
Neemias QuetaC2610622005-80-00-0+8
Payton PritchardSG3015261026-133-70-0+15
Derrick WhitePG3019560137-145-100-0+19
Anfernee Simons168420002-42-42-2+23
Josh Minott236330102-32-30-0+21
Sam Hauser2412302004-84-70-0+8
Baylor Scheierman153122011-21-20-0-4
Hugo González84200042-20-00-0-9
Xavier Tillman32000001-10-00-0-4
Luka Garza20010100-00-00-0-6
Amari Williams20000000-00-00-0-6
Team1264431951446-8424-4510-12

DNP: Chris Boucher, Ron Harper Jr. (gleague twoway), Max Shulga (gleague twoway), Jayson Tatum (injury)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

55101015152020252530303535BOSLALQ1Q2Q3Q4
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

Body clock: LAL5 in 7: BOSNational TV
  • 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 spotLALBOS
Record16-614-9
Days restB2BB2B
Hours rest23.5h24h
Rest swing-0.5h+0.5h
Travel in429 mi394 mi
Zone change0h0h
Body clock3h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 2 of 3Homestand · 1 of 1
Miles before tip2,173 mi0 mi
Schedule alertsB2B4 in 6B2B5 in 7

How each side got here

Travel and map

LAL

429 mi
Toronto, ONBoston, MA

LAL came from Toronto, ON with 429 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Toronto, ON to Boston, MA

BOS

394 mi
Washington, DCBoston, MA

BOS 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 trip

LAL is on game 2 of 3 on the road, with 2,173 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 3
Miles before tip2,173 mi
Segment miles2,876 mi

BOS

Homestand

BOS is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

National
streamingPrime Video
Local TV
LALSpectrum SportsNetin-market
Team streams
LALSpectrum SportsNet+in-market
League Pass
Full replay + condensed game
Radio
BOS98.5 The Sports HubLALESPN LA 710/1330 KWKWESPN RadioSiriusXM

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