Lakers 114-112 Celtics (23 Feb, 2020) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

39-17, 16-12 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	19	35	33	25	112
LAL	28	28	31	27	114

TIME	BOS	LAL
12:00	Jaylen Brown vs. JaVale McGee (Avery Bradley gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Avery Bradley makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	0	3
11:19	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:17	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	0	3
10:54	Anthony Davis misses 19-foot two point shot	0	3
10:52	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	0	3
10:47	JaVale McGee shooting foul	0	3
10:47	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
10:47	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2	1	3
10:45	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	1	3
10:31	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (Jaylen Brown steals)	1	3
10:19	Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot	1	3
10:18	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	1	3
10:14	JaVale McGee makes alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)	1	5
9:48	Gordon Hayward misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	1	5
9:44	Daniel Theis offensive rebound	1	5
9:44	Daniel Theis misses tip shot	1	5
9:44	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	1	5
9:40	Danny Green misses 28-foot three point jumper	1	5
9:37	Daniel Theis defensive rebound	1	5
9:31	Daniel Theis makes 13-foot jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)	3	5
9:23	Marcus Smart personal foul	3	5
9:06	LeBron James makes layup (Anthony Davis assists)	3	7
8:39	Gordon Hayward misses 27-foot three point jumper	3	7
8:36	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	3	7
8:20	Anthony Davis misses driving layup	3	7
8:15	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	3	7
8:15	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	3	9
8:06	Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	9
8:00	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	3	9
7:56	LeBron James makes 28-foot three point shot	3	12
7:39	Daniel Theis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	6	12
7:25	Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point jumper	6	12
7:21	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	6	12
7:13	Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	6	12
7:11	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	6	12
6:57	JaVale McGee misses layup	6	12
6:55	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	6	12
6:55	JaVale McGee makes tip shot	6	14
6:37	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	8	14
6:16	LeBron James misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	14
6:12	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	8	14
6:07	Marcus Smart makes two point shot (Gordon Hayward assists)	10	14
6:05	Lakers Full timeout	10	14
6:05	Semi Ojeleye enters the game for Jayson Tatum	10	14
5:56	Semi Ojeleye enters the game for	10	14
5:49	Anthony Davis makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	10	16
5:30	Gordon Hayward makes 21-foot pullup jump shot	12	16
5:14	Anthony Davis misses 22-foot jumper	12	16
5:12	Semi Ojeleye defensive rebound	12	16
5:08	Jaylen Brown makes layup (Semi Ojeleye assists)	14	16
4:53	Avery Bradley misses 9-foot two point shot	14	16
4:50	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	14	16
4:44	Gordon Hayward misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	16
4:42	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	14	16
4:30	LeBron James misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	14	16
4:28	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	14	16
4:23	Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	16
4:19	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	14	16
4:19	Jaylen Brown personal foul	14	16
4:19	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for LeBron James	14	16
4:19	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for JaVale McGee	14	16
4:19	Rajon Rondo enters the game for Danny Green	14	16
4:12	Kyle Kuzma makes 10-foot two point shot	14	18
3:48	Marcus Smart makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	17	18
3:40	Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	18
3:37	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	17	18
3:27	Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	18
3:24	Avery Bradley defensive rebound	17	18
3:18	Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	18
3:15	Gordon Hayward defensive rebound	17	18
3:06	Jaylen Brown misses 15-foot two point shot	17	18
3:03	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	17	18
2:56	Daniel Theis personal foul	17	18
2:56	Celtics Full timeout	17	18
2:56	Brad Wanamaker enters the game for Jaylen Brown	17	18
2:56	Enes Kanter enters the game for Daniel Theis	17	18
2:47	Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	18
2:45	Semi Ojeleye defensive rebound	17	18
2:29	Enes Kanter lost ball turnover (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)	17	18
2:17	Anthony Davis misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	17	18
2:14	Rajon Rondo offensive rebound	17	18
2:13	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)	17	20
1:55	Gordon Hayward makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	19	20
1:47	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 5-foot layup (Rajon Rondo assists)	19	22
1:28	Brad Wanamaker bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)	19	22
1:19	Kyle Kuzma makes 3-foot two point shot	19	24
57.6	Marcus Smart misses driving floating jump shot	19	24
55.3	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	19	24
49.8	Avery Bradley misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	24
47.1	Semi Ojeleye defensive rebound	19	24
41.9	Marcus Smart misses driving layup	19	24
40.0	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	19	24
36.2	Rajon Rondo makes two point shot	19	26
21.5	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	26
18.6	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	19	26
2.2	Kyle Kuzma makes driving floating jump shot	19	28
0.2	Brad Wanamaker misses running pullup jump shot	19	28
0.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	19	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	28

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lakers
107
Celtics
139

Game 1

21/1

Celtics
112
Lakers
114

Game 2

23/2

crypto.com Arena

8:30 PM, 23 February 2020

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Tony Brown
Dedric Taylor
Marc Davis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	7	.759	-	L1
New York	19	10	.655	3	W4
Brooklyn	11	18	.379	11	L2
Philadelphia	10	17	.370	11	W1
Toronto	7	23	.233	15.5	L8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	17	13	.567	-	W1
LA Lakers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Golden State	15	13	.536	1	L1
Phoenix	14	14	.500	2	L3
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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