Boston Celtics 96, Los Angeles Lakers 117 — Recap

January 23, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 96, Los Angeles Lakers 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 23-34 LAL; Q2 BOS 25-33 LAL; Q3 BOS 20-16 LAL; Q4 BOS 28-34 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Davis (LAL) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-18 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (BOS) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 20 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists on 9-of-20 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-19 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Anthony Davis

24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG

Scoring · LAL

Austin Reaves

23 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 7-13 FG

Scoring · BOS

Kristaps Porzingis

22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 9-16 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	23	25	20	28		96
LAL	34	33	16	34		117

🧮 How They Scored

BOSLAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.0%Effective FG%55.6%

6.9%Turnover %4.9%

20.4%Offensive rebound %25.6%

0.209Free-throw rate0.202

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaylen Brown G	33	17	8	3	1	—	—	7-19	3-9	0-3	-18
Jayson Tatum F	30	16	6	5	1	1	2	5-12	2-6	4-7	-13
Kristaps Porzingis F-C	27	22	7	2	—	1	1	9-16	2-5	2-2	-11
Jrue Holiday G	25	3	3	1	1	—	2	1-6	1-3	—	-8
Payton Pritchard G	24	7	2	2	—	1	—	2-12	1-5	2-2	-17
Al Horford C-F	24	2	4	2	—	1	1	1-5	0-3	—	-22
Derrick White G	19	3	3	3	—	1	1	1-5	1-3	—	-1
Sam Hauser F	13	6	2	—	—	—	—	2-4	2-4	—	-9
Luke Kornet F-C	12	4	4	—	—	—	—	1-3	—	2-2	-14
Neemias Queta C	9	6	1	3	2	1	—	2-3	—	2-2	+4
Jordan Walsh G	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baylor Scheierman G	6	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	33	23	3	6	—	—	—	7-13	4-8	5-6	+14
Anthony Davis F-C	31	24	8	3	1	3	1	9-18	0-1	6-6	+15
LeBron James F	31	20	14	6	—	—	2	9-20	0-2	2-2	+7
Max Christie G	29	6	4	2	—	—	2	2-6	2-6	—	+12
Rui Hachimura F	28	10	7	2	1	—	—	3-9	2-5	2-2	+12
Gabe Vincent G	26	12	1	4	—	—	—	4-8	4-7	—	+22
Dorian Finney-Smith F	20	—	4	—	2	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	+20
Dalton Knecht F	14	13	4	—	—	—	—	5-7	3-4	—	+3
Jaxson Hayes C	14	5	8	1	—	—	—	2-4	—	1-2	+14
Christian Koloko C	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	-2
Bronny James G	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-2

🔬 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	27	22	65.2	29.0	-20.0	16.4
Jaylen Brown	Bench	33	17	41.8	26.3	-23.8	7.4
Jayson Tatum	Bench	30	16	53.1	25.0	-21.7	14.7
Payton Pritchard	Bench	24	7	27.2	24.5	-33.6	1.8
Neemias Queta	Bench	9	6	77.3	22.2	+23.5	21.2
Sam Hauser	Bench	13	6	75.0	12.9	-34.6	13.2
Luke Kornet	Bench	12	4	51.5	14.3	-60.9	4.5
Jrue Holiday	Bench	25	3	25.0	13.8	-18.1	-0.8
Derrick White	Bench	19	3	30.0	13.6	+0.2	2.3
Al Horford	Bench	24	2	20.0	10.9	-54.6	1.6
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Walsh	Bench	8	—	0.0	0.0	+9.5	-2.4
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	6	—	0.0	7.7	+11.5	-5.4

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Davis	Bench	31	24	58.1	30.0	+22.6	18.9
Austin Reaves	Bench	33	23	73.5	20.5	+19.8	20.1
LeBron James	Bench	31	20	47.9	31.9	+9.9	23.4
Dalton Knecht	Bench	14	13	92.9	22.6	+5.7	15.9
Gabe Vincent	Bench	26	12	75.0	13.3	+45.8	7.3
Rui Hachimura	Bench	28	10	50.6	15.6	+19.6	10.1
Max Christie	Bench	29	6	50.0	11.9	+16.9	3.8
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	14	5	51.2	13.5	+44.4	25.0
Christian Koloko	Bench	4	2	100.0	11.1	-41.7	3.4
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	20	—	0.0	4.1	+50.0	1.9
Bronny James	Bench	4	—	0.0	11.1	-41.7	-3.4