Los Angeles Lakers 101, Boston Celtics 111 — Recap

March 8, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Los Angeles Lakers 101, Boston Celtics 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAL 33-33 BOS; Q2 LAL 21-25 BOS; Q3 LAL 13-29 BOS; Q4 LAL 34-24 BOS.

Top performers (box score): Jayson Tatum (BOS) 40 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-28 shooting; Luka Doncic (LAL) 34 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-25 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 22 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists on 11-of-23 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS

Jayson Tatum

40 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 6 3PM · 12-28 FG

Scoring · LAL

Luka Doncic

34 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 11-22 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jaylen Brown

31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 13-25 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
LAL	33	21	13	34		101
BOS	33	25	29	24		111

🧮 How They Scored

LALBOS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.9%Effective FG%55.4%

11.4%Turnover %8.7%

22.0%Offensive rebound %23.4%

0.161Free-throw rate0.298

Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	39	16	3	2	1	—	1	5-12	4-7	2-2	-12
Luka Doncic F-G	37	34	8	3	1	—	5	11-22	5-10	7-8	-19
Dorian Finney-Smith F	36	8	4	—	1	—	—	3-8	2-7	—	-10
LeBron James F	35	22	14	9	—	—	1	11-23	0-6	0-3	-11
Jarred Vanderbilt F	29	4	8	2	2	—	2	2-5	0-1	0-1	—
Dalton Knecht F	24	9	5	1	—	1	—	4-6	1-3	—	+9
Gabe Vincent G	19	2	—	1	—	—	1	1-4	0-3	—	-18
Jordan Goodwin G	16	6	3	—	1	—	2	2-6	2-3	—	+6
Trey Jemison C	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	+5

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	45	40	12	8	2	1	3	12-28	6-16	10-12	+12
Jaylen Brown G	42	31	6	2	3	—	2	13-25	3-6	2-4	+11
Al Horford C-F	37	14	9	4	3	1	—	5-9	1-3	3-4	+16
Derrick White G	36	10	5	7	1	1	2	3-7	1-5	3-3	+17
Jrue Holiday G	35	7	5	1	—	—	2	3-6	1-3	—	+9
Payton Pritchard G	23	3	2	2	—	2	—	1-5	1-4	—	-2
Sam Hauser F	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-7
Luke Kornet F-C	11	6	4	—	—	—	—	3-3	—	0-2	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Bench	37	34	66.6	37.3	-26.0	17.1
LeBron James	Bench	35	22	45.2	32.1	-15.9	17.2
Austin Reaves	Bench	39	16	62.1	16.0	-12.8	8.3
Dalton Knecht	Bench	24	9	75.0	10.7	+16.9	14.6
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	36	8	50.0	10.1	-13.9	2.0
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	16	6	50.0	18.6	+12.6	6.3
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	29	4	36.8	10.4	-1.9	5.0
Gabe Vincent	Bench	19	2	25.0	10.2	-49.6	-3.0
Trey Jemison	Bench	6	—	0.0	6.7	+33.3	-8.7

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	45	40	60.1	36.0	+14.7	19.9
Jaylen Brown	Bench	42	31	57.9	32.2	+16.3	12.8
Al Horford	Bench	37	14	65.1	13.4	+19.7	15.0
Derrick White	Bench	36	10	60.1	12.5	+23.6	10.7
Jrue Holiday	Bench	35	7	58.3	10.3	+11.6	3.0
Luke Kornet	Bench	11	6	77.3	16.7	-24.7	16.4
Payton Pritchard	Bench	23	3	30.0	10.2	+2.1	3.9
Kristaps Porzingis	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Xavier Tillman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neemias Queta	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sam Hauser	Bench	12	—	0.0	4.0	-26.3	-5.6
Jordan Walsh	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Baylor Scheierman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0