Tatum scores 40, Celtics beat Lakers 111-101 after James leaves late with groin injury

— Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night.
Mar 9, 2025, 04:20 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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--LAL
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--BOS

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
  • Jaylen Brown misses 2-foot tip shot
  • Austin Reaves makes two point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jrue Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
  • Austin Reaves misses two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes 16-foot jumper (Derrick White assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • LeBron James makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
  • Derrick White blocks LeBron James 's 2-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James makes two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 1-foot driving dunk (Derrick White assists)
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes 3-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
  • Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jaylen Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 28-foot three pointer
  • Jrue Holiday makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Al Horford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Derrick White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • LeBron James misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Al Horford makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Jordan Goodwin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gabe Vincent assists)
  • Payton Pritchard misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Luka Doncic misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Payton Pritchard blocks Luka Doncic 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot dunk (Al Horford assists)
  • Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Al Horford assists)
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Dalton Knecht blocks Jaylen Brown's driving layup
  • Dalton Knecht makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses driving layup
  • LeBron James makes 5-foot two point shot (Dalton Knecht assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jordan Goodwin makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes 28-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
  • Jordan Goodwin misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Payton Pritchard misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dalton Knecht makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
  • Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)
  • Payton Pritchard misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves misses 29-foot three point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luke Kornet misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Luke Kornet misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Reaves misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Trey Jemison III misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Austin Reaves misses two point shot
  • LeBron James makes 9-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jayson Tatum misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Derrick White misses 29-foot three point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luke Kornet makes tip shot
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot
  • LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
  • LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Gabe Vincent misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylen Brown misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
  • Al Horford blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot layup
  • Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
  • Luka Doncic makes two point shot
  • Derrick White misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Al Horford makes driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)
  • Austin Reaves makes technical free throw
  • LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper
  • Payton Pritchard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
  • Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot dunk
  • LeBron James makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Payton Pritchard misses two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • LeBron James misses driving layup
  • Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot driving dunk
  • Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot
  • LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses alley oop layup
  • Derrick White misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Derrick White makes driving layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jayson Tatum misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Al Horford makes layup (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Gabe Vincent misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Derrick White makes two point shot
  • Luka Doncic misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Reaves misses two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
  • LeBron James misses two point shot
  • Jrue Holiday makes 13-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Al Horford makes 6-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes technical free throw
  • Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Al Horford misses driving layup
  • Jayson Tatum blocks Luka Doncic 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Dalton Knecht misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Gabe Vincent misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Goodwin misses tip shot
  • Luka Doncic makes driving layup
  • Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Payton Pritchard blocks Jordan Goodwin 's 6-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • LeBron James misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Dalton Knecht makes two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jordan Goodwin misses layup
  • Al Horford misses 63-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot layup (LeBron James assists)
  • Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Luke Kornet makes tip shot
  • Austin Reaves makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
  • Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 1
  • LeBron James makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Luke Kornet makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
  • LeBron James makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point shot (Austin Reaves assists)
  • Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • LeBron James makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
  • Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
  • Dalton Knecht makes 27-foot three point shot (Luka Doncic assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Derrick White makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Luka Doncic makes 27-foot three point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Luka Doncic misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dalton Knecht misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Austin Reaves misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Luka Doncic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
  • Luka Doncic misses two point shot
  • Al Horford misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luka Doncic makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Gabe Vincent makes 2-foot two point shot
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