Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers
28-26, 8-17 Away
99
28-26, 8-17 Away
26-29, 17-11 Home
113
26-29, 17-11 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Courtney Lee makes jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Steve Nash misses driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Paul Pierce makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Metta World Peace makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Metta World Peace misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses tip shot
- Paul Pierce makes 11-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Metta World Peace misses 11-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes 2-foot two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 4-foot two point shot (Metta World Peace assists)
- Avery Bradley misses 20-foot jumper
- Earl Clark misses 17-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard makes layup
- Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (Metta World Peace assists)
- Dwight Howard blocks Jeff Green 's 6-foot jumper
- Steve Nash makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 15-foot two point shot
- Metta World Peace makes driving dunk
- Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot
- Jason Terry misses jumper
- Jeff Green makes 2-foot two point shot
- Steve Nash makes 16-foot two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)
- Courtney Lee makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Collins assists)
- Jeff Green misses 4-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes layup
- Brandon Bass misses two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses jumper
- Jeff Green makes driving layup (Courtney Lee assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
- Kevin Garnett blocks Earl Clark 's 2-foot shot
- Earl Clark misses layup
- Kobe Bryant makes 4-foot two point shot
- Courtney Lee misses driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Steve Blake makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green misses 20-foot jumper
- Steve Blake misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Metta World Peace makes 21-foot jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 20-foot two point shot
- Metta World Peace misses 21-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee makes two point shot
- Earl Clark misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot jumper
- Jeff Green blocks Antawn Jamison's jumper
- Jeff Green misses layup
- Jodie Meeks misses driving layup
- Courtney Lee misses 12-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 4-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Metta World Peace misses 22-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley blocks Earl Clark 's 3-foot layup
- Earl Clark makes two point shot
- Jeff Green misses layup
- Kobe Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Steve Nash makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Terry assists)
- Jason Terry misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes layup
- Jason Terry makes 7-foot two point shot
- Dwight Howard makes 5-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes 15-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Steve Nash makes 15-foot two point shot
- Brandon Bass makes 14-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley misses driving layup
- Paul Pierce makes jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Earl Clark makes jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Metta World Peace blocks Paul Pierce 's 5-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
- Metta World Peace makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Metta World Peace misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard misses tip shot
- Earl Clark blocks Paul Pierce 's 26-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
- Metta World Peace misses three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot two point shot
- Courtney Lee misses layup
- Metta World Peace makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot
- Dwight Howard misses 4-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Kobe Bryant makes 16-foot two point shot
- Steve Nash makes driving layup
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Earl Clark makes two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 3-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Courtney Lee makes layup
- Metta World Peace misses 9-foot jumper
- Courtney Lee makes 1-foot two point shot (Jeff Green assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 21-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison misses jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot
- Courtney Lee makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Antawn Jamison makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
- Brandon Bass makes 17-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses driving layup
- Antawn Jamison makes 3-foot jumper (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Courtney Lee misses 15-foot jumper
- Antawn Jamison makes layup (Kobe Bryant assists)
- Earl Clark misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Steve Blake misses two point shot
- Earl Clark makes two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 14-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Terrence Williams assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 4-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 2-foot two point shot
- Antawn Jamison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steve Blake assists)
- Jeff Green makes 2-foot driving dunk (Terrence Williams assists)
- Jodie Meeks misses layup
- Jason Terry misses three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot
- Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
- Steve Blake makes two point shot
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Metta World Peace misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jodie Meeks makes layup (Steve Blake assists)
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Steve Blake assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
- Jeff Green makes 17-foot two point shot
- Steve Blake misses 19-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 22-foot jumper
- Earl Clark misses layup
- Steve Blake misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee makes 24-foot three point jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Steve Blake misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Lee misses 17-foot jumper
- Earl Clark makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
- Jeff Green misses 22-foot jumper
- Earl Clark makes 17-foot jumper (Steve Nash assists)
- Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Williams makes 16-foot two point shot
- Kobe Bryant misses layup
- Metta World Peace misses three point jumper
- Fab Melo makes 3-foot two point shot (Chris Wilcox assists)
- Earl Clark misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Fab Melo blocks Chris Duhon 's 3-foot layup
- Courtney Lee makes 7-foot two point shot
- Steve Blake makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Duhon assists)
- Courtney Lee misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Duhon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Metta World Peace assists)
- Jeff Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Lee assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Kevin Garnett vs. Dwight Howard (Brandon Bass gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Paul Pierce misses 11-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | Metta World Peace defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Dwight Howard makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:12 | | Courtney Lee makes jumper (Brandon Bass assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Steve Nash misses driving layup | 2 | 2 |
| 11:00 | | Courtney Lee defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:36 | | Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Avery Bradley assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:23 | | Steve Nash offensive foul (Avery Bradley draws the foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:23 | | Steve Nash turnover | 4 | 2 |
| 10:14 | | Paul Pierce out of bounds lost ball turnover | 4 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Courtney Lee shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:03 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 10:03 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 9:51 | | Paul Pierce makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:51 | | Kobe Bryant shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:51 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Metta World Peace makes 24-foot three point jumper | 7 | 7 |
| 9:23 | | Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 9:12 | | Courtney Lee personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 10 | 7 |
| 9:12 | | Jeff Green enters the game for Courtney Lee | 10 | 7 |
| 9:00 | | Metta World Peace misses 27-foot three point jumper | 10 | 7 |
| 8:57 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 10 | 7 |
| 8:57 | | Dwight Howard misses tip shot | 10 | 7 |
| 8:55 | | Avery Bradley defensive rebound | 10 | 7 |
| 8:48 | | Paul Pierce makes 11-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists) | 12 | 7 |
| 8:29 | | Metta World Peace misses 11-foot jumper | 12 | 7 |
| 8:27 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 12 | 7 |
| 8:26 | | Dwight Howard makes two point shot | 12 | 9 |
| 8:12 | | Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 9 |
| 8:10 | | Earl Clark defensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 8:00 | | Dwight Howard makes 2-foot two point shot (Kobe Bryant assists) | 12 | 11 |
| 7:41 | | Avery Bradley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists) | 15 | 11 |
| 7:30 | | Kobe Bryant misses 22-foot jumper | 15 | 11 |
| 7:28 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | 15 | 11 |
| 7:22 | | Paul Pierce bad pass (Dwight Howard steals) | 15 | 11 |
| 7:18 | | Kobe Bryant makes 4-foot two point shot (Metta World Peace assists) | 15 | 13 |
| 7:18 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 15 | 14 |
| 7:18 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1 | 15 | 14 |
| 7:05 | | Avery Bradley misses 20-foot jumper | 15 | 14 |
| 7:05 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 15 | 14 |
| 6:48 | | Earl Clark misses 17-foot jumper | 15 | 14 |
| 6:47 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 15 | 14 |
| 6:46 | | Dwight Howard makes layup | 15 | 16 |
| 6:41 | | Celtics Full timeout | 15 | 16 |
| 6:41 | | Antawn Jamison enters the game for Earl Clark | 15 | 16 |
| 6:41 | | Jason Collins enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 15 | 16 |
| 6:20 | | shot clock turnover | 15 | 16 |
| 6:07 | | Dwight Howard makes 4-foot two point shot (Metta World Peace assists) | 15 | 18 |
| 5:47 | | Dwight Howard blocks Jeff Green 's 6-foot jumper | 15 | 18 |
| 5:45 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 5:35 | | Steve Nash makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kobe Bryant assists) | 15 | 21 |
| 5:16 | | Paul Pierce makes 15-foot two point shot | 17 | 21 |
| 4:58 | | Brandon Bass shooting foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul) | 17 | 21 |
| 4:58 | | Antawn Jamison makes free throw 1 of 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 4:58 | | Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 4:58 | | Jason Terry enters the game for Avery Bradley | 17 | 22 |
| 4:58 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 17 | 22 |
| 4:58 | | Antawn Jamison makes free throw 3 of 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 4:47 | | Jason Terry lost ball turnover (Metta World Peace steals) | 17 | 23 |
| 4:45 | | Metta World Peace makes driving dunk | 17 | 25 |
| 4:24 | | Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 4:22 | | Brandon Bass offensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 4:18 | | Brandon Bass misses jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 4:16 | | Kobe Bryant defensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 4:11 | | Kobe Bryant misses 18-foot two point shot | 17 | 25 |
| 4:09 | | Jason Terry defensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 4:09 | | Antawn Jamison personal foul (Jason Terry draws the foul) | 17 | 25 |
| 4:09 | | Courtney Lee enters the game for Paul Pierce | 17 | 25 |
| 4:09 | | Jodie Meeks enters the game for Metta World Peace | 17 | 25 |
| 4:05 | | Dwight Howard defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 17 | 25 |
| 4:05 | | Jason Terry misses technical free throw | 17 | 25 |
| 4:05 | | Celtics offensive team rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 3:53 | | Jason Terry misses jumper | 17 | 25 |
| 3:51 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 17 | 25 |
| 3:42 | | Dwight Howard offensive foul (Jason Collins draws the foul) | 17 | 25 |
| 3:42 | | Dwight Howard turnover | 17 | 25 |
| 3:24 | | Jeff Green makes 2-foot two point shot | 19 | 25 |
| 3:05 | | Steve Nash makes 16-foot two point shot (Dwight Howard assists) | 19 | 27 |
| 2:46 | | Courtney Lee makes 17-foot jumper (Jason Collins assists) | 21 | 27 |
| 2:40 | | Jason Collins personal foul (Dwight Howard draws the foul) | 21 | 27 |
| 2:40 | | Lakers Full timeout | 21 | 27 |
| 2:40 | | Steve Blake enters the game for Steve Nash | 21 | 27 |
| 2:40 | | Dwight Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 28 |
| 2:40 | | Dwight Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 29 |
| 2:18 | | Jeff Green misses 4-foot jumper | 21 | 29 |
| 2:16 | | Jodie Meeks defensive rebound | 21 | 29 |
| 2:03 | | Kobe Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper | 21 | 29 |
| 2:02 | | Antawn Jamison offensive rebound | 21 | 29 |
| 2:01 | | Antawn Jamison makes layup | 21 | 31 |
| 1:46 | | Brandon Bass misses two point shot | 21 | 31 |
| 1:43 | | Steve Blake defensive rebound | 21 | 31 |
| 1:35 | | Kobe Bryant misses jumper | 21 | 31 |
| 1:32 | | Jason Collins defensive rebound | 21 | 31 |
| 1:29 | | Jeff Green makes driving layup (Courtney Lee assists) | 23 | 31 |
| 1:12 | | Jeff Green personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 23 | 31 |
| 1:12 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 32 |
| 1:12 | | Kevin Garnett enters the game for Jason Collins | 23 | 32 |
| 1:12 | | Paul Pierce enters the game for Brandon Bass | 23 | 32 |
| 1:12 | | Earl Clark enters the game for Dwight Howard | 23 | 32 |
| 1:12 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 23 | 33 |
| 1:00 | | Earl Clark personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 23 | 33 |
| 51.0 | | Kevin Garnett makes two point shot | 25 | 33 |
| 41.0 | | Kevin Garnett blocks Earl Clark 's 2-foot shot | 25 | 33 |
| 39.0 | | Earl Clark offensive rebound | 25 | 33 |
| 39.0 | | Earl Clark misses layup | 25 | 33 |
| 39.0 | | Kobe Bryant offensive rebound | 25 | 33 |
| 38.0 | | Kobe Bryant makes 4-foot two point shot | 25 | 35 |
| 28.0 | | Courtney Lee misses driving layup | 25 | 35 |
| 25.0 | | Antawn Jamison defensive rebound | 25 | 35 |
| 22.0 | | Jason Terry personal foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul) | 25 | 35 |
| 22.0 | | Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 35 |
| 22.0 | | Lakers offensive team rebound | 25 | 35 |
| 22.0 | | Kobe Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 36 |
| 0.0 | | Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 27 | 36 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 36 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Gary Zielinski
Referee:Mark Ayotte
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 14 | .641 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 1 | L2 |
| Toronto | 25 | 17 | .595 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 17 | .564 | 3 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 27 | .289 | 13.5 | L5 |
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 24 | 14 | .632 | - | W1 |
| Phoenix | 24 | 16 | .600 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 22 | 19 | .537 | 3.5 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 16 | 23 | .410 | 8.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 10 | 30 | .250 | 15 | W2 |
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