Boston Celtics 126, Los Angeles Lakers 115 — Recap

December 25, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 126, Los Angeles Lakers 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 32-23 LAL; Q2 BOS 26-34 LAL; Q3 BOS 41-33 LAL; Q4 BOS 27-25 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Davis (LAL) 40 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-26 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 28 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 25 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Jrue Holiday (BOS) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Anthony Davis

40 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 15-26 FG

Scoring · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

25 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 6-15 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
BOS	32	26	41	27		126
LAL	23	34	33	25		115

🧮 How They Scored

BOSLAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.7%Effective FG%54.5%

7.2%Turnover %9.4%

26.8%Offensive rebound %28.3%

0.308Free-throw rate0.216

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	41	25	8	7	—	1	1	6-15	1-6	12-13	+10
Jrue Holiday G	38	18	7	7	1	1	2	7-10	3-5	1-1	+15
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	35	28	11	2	1	2	1	11-19	2-8	4-7	+16
Derrick White G	35	18	2	11	2	2	2	8-13	2-4	—	+16
Jaylen Brown G	33	19	5	2	3	—	2	7-17	1-5	4-7	+9
Al Horford C-F	23	6	6	1	—	1	—	2-4	2-4	—	+1
Sam Hauser F	15	2	2	—	—	—	—	1-5	0-4	—	+3
Payton Pritchard G	13	10	2	—	—	—	—	4-8	2-6	—	-5
Neemias Queta C	7	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	-10

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Davis F-C	39	40	13	4	—	1	2	15-26	2-4	8-10	-6
Taurean Prince F	39	17	4	3	1	—	—	6-13	5-12	—	-12
LeBron James F	37	16	9	8	—	—	3	5-14	1-2	5-6	-11
Rui Hachimura F	29	12	3	—	—	—	1	5-14	2-9	—	+5
Austin Reaves G	28	11	6	3	1	—	2	4-9	2-3	1-1	-1
Jarred Vanderbilt F	23	6	6	—	1	—	—	3-5	—	—	-10
D'Angelo Russell G	18	8	1	6	1	—	2	4-6	0-1	—	-3
Jaxson Hayes C	9	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	0-2	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	35	28	63.4	26.8	+20.0	14.7
Jayson Tatum	Bench	41	25	60.3	22.9	+11.9	13.9
Jaylen Brown	Bench	33	19	47.3	28.9	+15.1	6.4
Jrue Holiday	Bench	38	18	86.2	13.5	+21.3	14.1
Derrick White	Bench	35	18	69.2	18.3	+20.0	13.3
Payton Pritchard	Bench	13	10	62.5	25.0	-23.8	12.8
Al Horford	Bench	23	6	75.0	7.0	-2.4	9.0
Sam Hauser	Bench	15	2	20.0	13.5	+3.0	-0.9
Luke Kornet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	7	—	0.0	0.0	-55.4	0.0
JD Davison	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Davis	Bench	39	40	65.8	33.7	-5.9	20.1
Taurean Prince	Bench	39	17	65.4	14.0	-15.2	8.0
LeBron James	Bench	37	16	48.1	23.8	-14.7	10.8
Rui Hachimura	Bench	29	12	42.9	22.1	+8.2	2.1
Austin Reaves	Bench	28	11	58.3	16.2	-3.8	6.3
D'Angelo Russell	Bench	18	8	66.7	20.5	-5.0	14.5
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	23	6	60.0	9.3	-16.8	4.9
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	9	—	0.0	11.1	-21.9	-5.3
Max Christie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0