Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics
53-23, 23-16 Away
81
53-23, 23-16 Away
44-32, 24-14 Home
99
44-32, 24-14 Home
Shot Chart
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
- Tony Battie made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Kenny Anderson missed Layup.
- Eric Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot.
- Tony Battie missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 15 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erick Strickland.
- Walter McCarty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Rodney Rogers missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Walter McCarty missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Erick Strickland.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- Vitaly Potapenko made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Kenny Anderson missed Layup. Blocked by Mark Madsen.
- Kenny Anderson missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Kenny Anderson made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Vitaly Potapenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Kenny Anderson missed Jumper.
- Vitaly Potapenko missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Eric Williams missed Layup.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Paul Pierce missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed Layup.
- Tony Battie missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Samaki Walker.
- Erick Strickland missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made Layup.
- Kenny Anderson missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 35 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tony Battie missed Jumper.
- Kenny Anderson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Eric Williams made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Tony Battie missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Kenny Anderson made Layup.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Kobe Bryant.
- Kenny Anderson missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made Layup.
- Antoine Walker missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erick Strickland.
- Rodney Rogers missed Layup.
- Rodney Rogers made Tip Shot.
- Rodney Rogers missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Erick Strickland made Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erick Strickland.
- Erick Strickland made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
- Antoine Walker missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Walter McCarty made Tip Shot.
- Rodney Rogers missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Rodney Rogers missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter McCarty.
- Paul Pierce made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Paul Pierce made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Paul Pierce missed Layup.
- Tony Battie made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
- Kenny Anderson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
- Antoine Walker missed Layup.
- Paul Pierce made 28 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Tony Battie made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie.
- Rodney Rogers made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Walter McCarty made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
- Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
- Erick Strickland missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Walter McCarty missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed Layup.
- Samaki Walker made Slam Dunk.
- Samaki Walker missed Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Samaki Walker made 16 ft Jumper.
- Samaki Walker made Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Samaki Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Antoine Walker.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Robert Horry made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed 48 ft Three Pointer.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Mark Madsen made Layup.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Lindsey Hunter made Jumper.
- Lindsey Hunter missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond made 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper.
- Devean George missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 19 ft Jumper.
- Samaki Walker missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 14 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Derek Fisher made 13 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed Three Point Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Layup. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup.
- Rick Fox made 20 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Derek Fisher missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 14 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Brian Shaw missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Brian Shaw missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Mitch Richmond made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Mitch Richmond missed Layup.
- Mark Madsen made Layup. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Rick Fox missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Rick Fox made 23 ft Jumper.
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot.
- Rick Fox missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Devean George made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Devean George missed Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
LAKERS
CELTICS
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Samaki Walker vs. Tony Battie. Eric Williams gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:52 | | Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:51 | | Boston Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Kobe Bryant missed 14 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Tony Battie Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Antoine Walker missed Layup. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:10 | | Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 10:53 | | Robert Horry Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 10:52 | | Robert Horry missed Layup. | 0 | 0 |
| 10:51 | | Samaki Walker Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 10:49 | | Samaki Walker made Slam Dunk. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:26 | | Samaki Walker missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:23 | | Eric Williams Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 10:08 | | Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tony Battie. | 2 | 3 |
| 9:48 | | Robert Horry missed 21 ft Jumper. | 2 | 3 |
| 9:45 | | Kenny Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 3 |
| 9:41 | | Kenny Anderson Bad Pass | 2 | 3 |
| 9:27 | | Rick Fox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samaki Walker. | 5 | 3 |
| 9:11 | | Tony Battie made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson. | 5 | 5 |
| 8:56 | | Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper. | 5 | 5 |
| 8:52 | | Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 5 |
| 8:48 | | Paul Pierce made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Anderson. | 5 | 7 |
| 8:29 | | Derek Fisher missed 21 ft Jumper. | 5 | 7 |
| 8:26 | | Tony Battie Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 |
| 8:15 | | Samaki Walker Illegal Defense Foul | 5 | 7 |
| 8:15 | | Paul Pierce missed Technical Free Throw. | 5 | 7 |
| 8:15 | | Boston Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 |
| 8:04 | | Kenny Anderson missed Layup. | 5 | 7 |
| 8:03 | | Robert Horry Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 |
| 7:50 | | Rick Fox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 7 |
| 7:48 | | Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 |
| 7:33 | | Eric Williams missed 5 ft Jumper. | 5 | 7 |
| 7:30 | | Tony Battie Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 7 |
| 7:28 | | Tony Battie Lost Ball. Stolen by Derek Fisher. | 5 | 7 |
| 7:24 | | Paul Pierce Shooting Foul | 5 | 7 |
| 7:24 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 6 | 7 |
| 7:24 | | Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 7 |
| 7:15 | | Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot. | 7 | 9 |
| 7:15 | | Robert Horry Shooting Foul | 7 | 9 |
| 7:15 | | Kenny Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 1. | 7 | 9 |
| 7:13 | | Tony Battie Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 7:09 | | Tony Battie missed 11 ft Jumper. | 7 | 9 |
| 7:07 | | Samaki Walker Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 6:58 | | Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 9 |
| 6:56 | | Eric Williams Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 6:43 | | Antoine Walker made 15 ft Jumper. | 7 | 11 |
| 6:26 | | Samaki Walker made 16 ft Jumper. | 9 | 11 |
| 6:09 | | Eric Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Rick Fox. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:58 | | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Battie. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:46 | | Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Eric Williams Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Samaki Walker Shooting Foul | 9 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Boston Full Timeout. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Rodney Rogers enters the game for Tony Battie. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Eric Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Boston Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 11 |
| 5:43 | | Eric Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 9 | 12 |
| 5:28 | | Samaki Walker made Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry. | 11 | 12 |
| 5:13 | | Walter McCarty enters the game for Eric Williams. | 11 | 12 |
| 5:09 | | Paul Pierce made 18 ft Jumper. | 11 | 14 |
| 4:47 | | Kobe Bryant missed 9 ft Jumper. | 11 | 14 |
| 4:45 | | Rodney Rogers Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 14 |
| 4:41 | | Rodney Rogers Bad Pass | 11 | 14 |
| 4:24 | | Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 14 |
| 4:22 | | Kenny Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 14 |
| 4:16 | | Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson. | 11 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Samaki Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Antoine Walker. | 11 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Erick Strickland enters the game for Kenny Anderson. | 11 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Jumpball. Samaki Walker vs. Antoine Walker. Kobe Bryant gains possession. | 11 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 |
| 4:01 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 11 | 17 |
| 3:45 | | Samaki Walker Offensive Foul | 11 | 17 |
| 3:45 | | Samaki Walker Foul | 11 | 17 |
| 3:45 | | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Samaki Walker. | 11 | 17 |
| 3:27 | | Walter McCarty missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 17 |
| 3:24 | | Kobe Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 |
| 3:13 | | Rick Fox Offensive Foul | 11 | 17 |
| 3:13 | | Rick Fox Foul | 11 | 17 |
| 3:13 | | Tony Battie enters the game for Antoine Walker. | 11 | 17 |
| 3:00 | | Rodney Rogers made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erick Strickland. | 11 | 20 |
| 2:46 | | Derek Fisher missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 20 |
| 2:44 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Rodney Rogers Shooting Foul | 11 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 12 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 12 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 13 | 20 |
| 2:15 | | Walter McCarty missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 20 |
| 2:13 | | Robert Horry Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 20 |
| 2:04 | | Robert Horry made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 15 | 20 |
| 1:46 | | Tony Battie missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry. | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Tony Battie Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Shooting Foul | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Tony Battie made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 15 | 21 |
| 1:44 | | Antoine Walker enters the game for Paul Pierce. | 15 | 21 |
| 1:44 | | Tony Battie missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 15 | 21 |
| 1:43 | | Robert Horry Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 21 |
| 1:27 | | Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher. | 17 | 21 |
| 1:15 | | Rodney Rogers missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Robert Horry. | 17 | 21 |
| 1:14 | | Boston Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 21 |
| 1:07 | | Rodney Rogers Lost Ball. Stolen by Stanislav Medvedenko. | 17 | 21 |
| 59.7 | | Rodney Rogers Personal Foul | 17 | 21 |
| 59.7 | | Eric Williams enters the game for Rodney Rogers. | 17 | 21 |
| 50.2 | | Stanislav Medvedenko Lost Ball. Stolen by Antoine Walker. | 17 | 21 |
| 42.6 | | Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Horry. | 17 | 21 |
| 39.3 | | Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper. | 17 | 21 |
| 36.8 | | Walter McCarty Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 21 |
| 31.7 | | Walter McCarty missed 14 ft Jumper. | 17 | 21 |
| 30.0 | | Derek Fisher Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 21 |
| 23.0 | | Devean George missed 15 ft Jumper. | 17 | 21 |
| 20.8 | | Tony Battie Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 21 |
| 1.2 | | Eric Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Erick Strickland. | 17 | 23 |
| 0.3 | | Robert Horry missed 48 ft Three Pointer. | 17 | 23 |
| 0.0 | | Los Angeles Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 17 | 23 | |
Regular Season Series
BOS wins 2-0
Game Information
TD Garden
1:30 AM, 6 April 2002
Boston, MA
Attendance: 18,624
- Referees:
- Luis Grillo
- Bennett Salvatore
- Derek Richardson
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2 | W3 |
| Golden State | 16 | 16 | .500 | 4.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 8 | 23 | .258 | 12 | W1 |
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 22 | 9 | .710 | - | W2 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.5 | W4 |
| Toronto | 19 | 14 | .576 | 4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 14 | .533 | 5.5 | L3 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11 | W3 |
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