← ScoresBoston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
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BOSSeason leaders, per game
LAL
Points
BOS17.3PointsLAL33.5
Rebounds
BOS8.8ReboundsLAL7.7
Assists
BOS5.4AssistsLAL8.3
Steals
BOS1.7StealsLAL2.0
Blocks
BOS1.3BlocksLAL0.5
The teams side by side: Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers compared, with league ranks| BOS | Stat | LAL |
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| 56–26 | Record | 53–29 |
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| Offense |
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| 7.9(better)4th, 4th in the league | Net rating | 14th14th in the league, 1.8 |
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| 118.1(better)2nd, 2nd in the league | Offensive rating | 8th8th in the league, 116.2 |
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| 97.130th, 30th in the league | Pace | 22nd22nd in the league, 100.0 |
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| 55.311th, 11th in the league | eFG% | 2nd2nd in the league, 57.3(better) |
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| 10.5(better)1st, 1st in the league | TOV% | 20th20th in the league, 12.6 |
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| 29.2(better)6th, 6th in the league | OREB% | 22nd22nd in the league, 23.9 |
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| 0.20730th, 30th in the league | FT rate | 1st1st in the league, 0.320(better) |
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| Defense |
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| 110.2(better)4th, 4th in the league | Defensive rating | 19th19th in the league, 114.4 |
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| 52.3(better)4th, 4th in the league | Opp. eFG% | 22nd22nd in the league, 55.5 |
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| 11.026th, 26th in the league | Opp. TOV% | 11th11th in the league, 12.6(better) |
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| 75.7(better)4th, 4th in the league | DREB% | 13th13th in the league, 74.3 |
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| 0.2456th, 6th in the league | Opp. FT rate | 5th5th in the league, 0.241(better) |
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This season's meetings
They have not met this season.
Injury report
Boston Celtics
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Key players · BOS: Boston Celtics key players: season averages and the last 5 games| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Last 5 | Impact |
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Derrick White | 34.1 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 11.2 / 3.2 / 4.0 | 5.0 |
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Payton Pritchard | 32.4 | 17.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 17.8 / 2.8 / 5.6 | 1.8 |
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Paul George | 30.6 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 15.0 / 4.6 / 2.6 | 2.4 |
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Neemias Queta | 25.3 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 13.2 / 8.4 / 2.6 | 3.9 |
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Sam Hauser | 24.7 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 11.2 / 4.2 / 2.6 | 1.5 |
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Key players · LAL: Los Angeles Lakers key players: season averages and the last 5 games| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Last 5 | Impact |
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Luka Doncic | 35.8 | 33.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 34.0 / 6.0 / 7.0 | 4.6 |
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Austin Reaves | 34.5 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 20.8 / 4.4 / 5.4 | 3.2 |
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Quentin Grimes | 29.5 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 9.8 / 2.6 / 1.4 | 0.1 |
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Jake LaRavia | 25.2 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 7.2 / 5.2 / 2.0 | -0.3 |
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Collin Sexton | 23.7 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 18.2 / 5.2 / 3.0 | -1.0 |
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Eastern Conference| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 |
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| 1 | DET | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 8-2 |
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| 2 | BOS | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 | 8-2 |
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| 3 | NYK | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7 | 6-4 |
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| 4 | CLE | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8 | 7-3 |
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Western Conference| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 |
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| 2 | SAS | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2 | 8-2 |
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| 3 | DEN | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | 10-0 |
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| 4 | LAL | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11 | 7-3 |
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| 5 | HOU | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12 | 9-1 |
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| 6 | MIN | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | 5-5 |
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Matchups by position
What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.
BOS attack against LAL defense| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
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| Guards | 50.7 (lg 49.8) 12th, 12th in the league | 12.5 (lg 13.6) 28th, 28th in the league | 15.0 (lg 14.2) 7th, 7th in the league |
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| Forwards | 37.8 (lg 37.4) 14th, 14th in the league | 14.4 (lg 15.3) 23rd, 23rd in the league | 7.2 (lg 7.0) 12th, 12th in the league |
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| Centers | 9.8 (lg 10.7) 22nd, 22nd in the league | 7.1 (lg 7.5) 22nd, 22nd in the league | 1.9 (lg 1.9) 13th, 13th in the league |
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LAL attack against BOS defense| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
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| Guards | 46.0 (lg 49.8) 29th, 29th in the league | 13.2 (lg 13.6) 18th, 18th in the league | 13.7 (lg 14.2) 19th, 19th in the league |
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| Forwards | 34.4 (lg 37.4) 28th, 28th in the league | 13.9 (lg 15.3) 28th, 28th in the league | 6.1 (lg 7.0) 28th, 28th in the league |
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| Centers | 9.3 (lg 10.7) 26th, 26th in the league | 6.8 (lg 7.5) 27th, 27th in the league | 1.4 (lg 1.9) 28th, 28th in the league |
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