Newer meeting, Feb 22: BOS 111, LAL 89

Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics: player stats (Dec 5, 2025)

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Los Angeles Lakers

TD Garden · Boston, MA

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LAL

Game leaders

BOS

Points
Los Angeles Lakers: Austin Reaves36 PTS9-18 FG, 3-8 3P, 15-17 FT
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown30 PTS10-22 FG, 3-7 3P, 7-9 FT
Rebounds
Los Angeles Lakers: Deandre Ayton10 REB4 OREB, 6 DREB
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown8 REB1 OREB, 7 DREB
Assists
Los Angeles Lakers: Austin Reaves8 AST36 PTS, 4 TOV
Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown8 AST30 PTS, 3 TOV

The Boston Celtics routed the Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 on December 5, 2025 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown led the Boston Celtics with 30 points; Austin Reaves scored 36 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Los Angeles Lakers
Austin ReavesG	33:00	36	3	8	9-18	3-8	15-17	0	0	4	0	−9
Gabe VincentG	30:00	18	1	1	5-10	4-8	4-4	0	0	0	2	−20
Rui HachimuraF	29:00	13	7	0	5-11	3-7	0-0	0	0	2	1	−15
Deandre AytonC	28:00	6	10	0	3-9	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	2	−7
Jake LaRaviaF	21:00	6	1	1	2-6	0-2	2-2	3	0	1	3	−14
Nick Smith Jr.G	24:00	13	2	0	5-10	3-6	0-0	2	1	1	1	−16
Adou ThieroG	20:00	0	3	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	4	−5
Maxi KleberF	16:00	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+4
Dalton KnechtF	14:00	5	1	1	1-5	0-2	3-4	0	0	0	1	−11
Jaxson HayesC	14:00	3	4	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	−16
Bronny JamesG	7:00	5	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	2	0	+2
Drew TimmeF	7:00	0	2	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+2
Team	243	105	35	15	33-77	14-35	25-29	8	2	14	14

DNP: Chris Mañon, LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Jarred Vanderbilt, Marcus Smart

Boston Celtics box score
Boston Celtics
Jaylen BrownG	34:00	30	8	8	10-22	3-7	7-9	1	0	3	3	+12
Derrick WhiteG	30:00	19	5	6	7-14	5-10	0-0	0	1	3	2	+19
Payton PritchardG	30:00	15	2	6	6-13	3-7	0-0	1	0	2	2	+15
Neemias QuetaC	26:00	10	6	2	5-8	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	+8
Jordan WalshG	26:00	17	4	1	6-7	4-5	1-1	1	2	1	4	+28
Sam HauserF	24:00	12	3	0	4-8	4-7	0-0	2	0	0	1	+8
Josh MinottF	23:00	6	3	3	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	1	0	1	+21
Anfernee SimonsG	16:00	8	4	2	2-4	2-4	2-2	0	0	0	2	+23
Baylor ScheiermanG	15:00	3	1	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	2	−4
Hugo GonzálezG	8:00	4	2	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	4	1	−9
Xavier TillmanF	3:00	2	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	−4
Luka GarzaC	2:00	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	−6
Amari WilliamsF-C	2:00	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	−6
Team	239	126	38	31	46-84	24-45	10-12	9	5	14	20

DNP: Jayson Tatum, Chris Boucher, Ron Harper Jr., Max Shulga

Team stats

Team stats: Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics
LAL	Stat	BOS
42.9%33-77	Field-goal percentage	54.8%(better)46-84
40.0%14-35	Three-point percentage	53.3%(better)24-45
86.2%(better)25-29	Free-throw percentage	83.3%10-12
35	Rebounds	38(better)
10(better)	Offensive rebounds	8
25	Defensive rebounds	30(better)
15	Assists	31(better)
8	Steals	9(better)
2	Blocks	5(better)
14	Turnovers	14
14(better)	Personal fouls	20
26	Bench points	35(better)

Team advanced
LAL	Stat	BOS
93.4	Pace	94.9(better)
111.1	Off. rating	133.3(better)
133.3	Def. rating	111.1(better)
−22.2	Net rating	+22.2(better)
58.5	TS%	70.6(better)
51.9	eFG%	69.0(better)
13.5(better)	TOV%	13.6
25.0(better)	OREB%	24.2
0.377(better)	FT rate	0.143
45.5	3PA rate	53.6(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

LAL 44%BOS 56%

Expected margin: BOS by 1.8
Result: BOS by 21: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 19.2 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 1.4 pts toward LAL. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

LAL 0, BOS 2

Dec 5 · this gameLos Angeles Lakers 105, Boston Celtics 126
Feb 22Boston Celtics 111, Los Angeles Lakers 89

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