Top Performers
Points
40
Tatum
BOS
Rebounds
14
James
LAL
Assists
9
James
LAL
Threes
6
Tatum
BOS
39-87 (44.8%)
FG%
40-84 (47.6%)
14-40 (35.0%)
3PM
13-38 (34.2%)
9-14 (64.3%)
FTM
18-25 (72.0%)
45
Rebounds
43
9
Offensive Rebounds
11
36
Defensive Rebounds
32
18
Assists
24
6
Steals
9
1
Blocks
5
12
Turnovers
9
7
Points Off Turnovers
16
16
Fastbreak Points
18
38
Points In Paint
48
11
Second Chance Points
14
17
Fouls
11
1
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Biggest Lead
22
10
Longest Unanswered Run
15
Lead Changes
9
Ties
5
2024-25 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 68 | 14 | .829 | |
| 2 |  Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 4 |  Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 |
| 11 |  Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 12 |  Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 |
| 14 |  Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cavaliers | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | 3.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 13.0 |
| 4 |  Pacers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 |
| 5 |  Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
| 6 |  Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20.0 |
| 7 |  Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23.0 |
| 8 |  Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 9 |  Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 |
| 10 |  Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 |
| 11 |  Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 12 |  Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 45.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards | 18 | 64 | .220 | 46.0 |
Game Summary
The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 111 to 101, on March 8.
Game Info
TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
#60 James Williams (Head Official)
#9 Natalie Sago
#35 Jason Goldenberg
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 35 | 22 | 14 (2) | 9 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 11-23 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 45.2 |
D. Finney-Smith #17 | 36 | 8 | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 5 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Vanderbilt #2 | 29 | 4 | 8 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 36.8 |
A. Reaves #15 | 39 | 16 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 62.1 |
L. Dončić #77 | 37 | 34 | 8 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -19 | 5 | 2 | 11-22 | 5-10 | 7-8 | 66.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Knecht #4 | 24 | 9 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
G. Vincent #7 | 19 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
J. Goodwin #30 | 16 | 6 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Jemison III #55 | 6 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Len #27 | |||||||||||||
M. Morris #88 | |||||||||||||
M. Kleber #14 | |||||||||||||
S. Milton #20 | |||||||||||||
J. Hayes #11 | |||||||||||||
R. Hachimura #28 | |||||||||||||
C. Reddish #5 | |||||||||||||
C. Koloko #10 | |||||||||||||
B. James #9 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 101 | 45 (9) | 18 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 39-87 | 14-40 | 9-14 | 54.2 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brown #7 | 42 | 31 | 6 (1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | +11 | 2 | 2 | 13-25 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 57.9 |
J. Tatum #0 | 45 | 40 | 12 (1) | 8 | 2 | 1 | +12 | 3 | 3 | 12-28 | 6-16 | 10-12 | 60.1 |
A. Horford #42 | 37 | 14 | 9 (1) | 4 | 3 | 1 | +16 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 65.1 |
D. White #9 | 36 | 10 | 5 (1) | 7 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 60.1 |
J. Holiday #4 | 35 | 7 | 5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pritchard #11 | 23 | 3 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
S. Hauser #30 | 12 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
L. Kornet #40 | 11 | 6 | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 77.3 |
K. Porziņģis #8 | |||||||||||||
T. Craig #12 | |||||||||||||
X. Tillman #26 | |||||||||||||
N. Queta #88 | |||||||||||||
JD Davison #20 | |||||||||||||
J. Walsh #27 | |||||||||||||
M. Norris #0 | |||||||||||||
D. Peterson #13 | |||||||||||||
B. Scheierman #55 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 111 | 43 (11) | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 40-84 | 13-38 | 18-25 | 58.4 |
D. Finney-Smith makes 27' three
Assisted by L. James
1Q 11:36
A. Reaves makes running finger roll
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 11:15
J. Vanderbilt makes dunk
Assisted by L. James
1Q 10:26
J. Brown makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by D. White
1Q 09:47
7-2
1Q 09:25
8-2
J. Brown makes running layup
Assisted by J. Tatum
1Q 08:59
8-4
L. James makes 13' turnaround fadeaway
1Q 08:47
10-4
L. James makes putback layup
1Q 08:20
12-4
J. Tatum makes driving dunk
Assisted by D. White
1Q 08:05
12-6
D. Finney-Smith makes driving finger roll
Assisted by L. James
1Q 07:13
14-6
J. Tatum makes 25' three
Assisted by D. White
1Q 06:52
14-9
D. Finney-Smith makes 25' three
Assisted by L. Dončić
1Q 06:35
17-9
J. Brown makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Horford
1Q 06:16
17-12
L. Dončić makes 29' pullup three
1Q 06:06
20-12
J. Holiday makes 14' fadeaway
1Q 05:49
20-14
A. Horford makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Brown
1Q 05:17
20-17
A. Reaves makes 26' stepback three
1Q 04:53
23-17
D. White makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Tatum
1Q 04:38
23-20
1Q 04:09
23-21
A. Horford makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Brown
1Q 03:50
23-23
J. Goodwin makes 23' three
Assisted by G. Vincent
1Q 03:27
26-23
J. Tatum makes running dunk
Assisted by A. Horford
1Q 02:21
26-25
J. Brown makes running finger roll
Assisted by A. Horford
1Q 02:00
26-27
D. Knecht makes running layup
Assisted by L. James
1Q 01:29
28-27
L. James makes driving finger roll
Assisted by D. Knecht
1Q 01:02
30-27
J. Tatum makes 27' stepback three
1Q 00:48
30-30
J. Goodwin makes 25' three
Assisted by L. James
1Q 00:31
33-30
J. Tatum makes 28' three
Assisted by P. Pritchard
1Q 00:08
33-33
D. Knecht makes running layup
Assisted by L. James
2Q 11:34
35-33
J. Holiday makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Tatum
2Q 11:23
35-36
A. Reaves makes 24' stepback three
Assisted by L. James
2Q 11:03
38-36
J. Tatum makes 15' stepback
2Q 09:16
38-38
L. James makes 9' bank fadeaway
2Q 08:31
40-38
L. Kornet makes tip layup
2Q 07:44
40-40
2Q 07:04
40-41
2Q 07:04
40-42
L. Dončić makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Vanderbilt
2Q 06:38
43-42
2Q 05:27
44-42
2Q 05:27
45-42
J. Brown makes running layup
2Q 04:42
45-44
L. Dončić makes running layup
2Q 03:49
47-44
A. Horford makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Tatum
2Q 03:21
47-46
L. James makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Reaves
2Q 03:12
49-46
J. Brown makes driving layup
Assisted by D. White
2Q 03:03
49-48
2Q 03:03
50-48
L. James makes 18' jump shot
2Q 02:46
52-48
P. Pritchard makes 23' three
Assisted by D. White
2Q 02:31
52-51
J. Brown makes running dunk
2Q 02:16
52-53
L. James makes 15' turnaround fadeaway
2Q 01:51
54-53
J. Tatum makes 26' stepback three
2Q 01:12
54-56
J. Tatum makes driving dunk
2Q 00:01
54-58
J. Tatum makes driving finger roll
3Q 11:40
54-60
J. Brown makes 10' pullup
Assisted by D. White
3Q 11:11
54-62
3Q 10:02
55-62
3Q 10:02
56-62
D. White makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Tatum
3Q 09:46
56-64
3Q 09:14
56-65
3Q 09:14
56-66
A. Horford makes layup
Assisted by J. Tatum
3Q 08:36
56-68
3Q 08:09
56-69
D. White makes running layup
3Q 07:22
56-71
3Q 06:59
56-72
J. Brown makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Horford
3Q 06:33
56-75
J. Holiday makes 14' floater
Assisted by J. Tatum
3Q 05:50
56-77
L. Dončić makes driving finger roll
3Q 05:28
58-77
A. Horford makes 7' driving bank hook shot
Assisted by J. Tatum
3Q 05:09
58-79
3Q 05:09
58-80
L. Dončić makes 27' stepback three
3Q 04:54
61-80
L. Dončić makes driving layup
3Q 03:23
63-80
3Q 03:09
63-81
3Q 03:09
63-82
L. James makes driving finger roll
3Q 01:39
65-82
D. Knecht makes running layup
3Q 00:45
67-82
J. Tatum makes driving finger roll
3Q 00:35
67-84
J. Tatum makes 29' stepback three
3Q 00:04
67-87
J. Vanderbilt makes cutting layup
Assisted by L. James
4Q 11:52
69-87
4Q 11:32
69-88
L. Kornet makes tip layup
4Q 11:30
69-90
A. Reaves makes 24' stepback three
Assisted by J. Vanderbilt
4Q 11:05
72-90
4Q 10:45
73-90
L. James makes 13' fadeaway
4Q 10:25
75-90
L. Kornet makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by P. Pritchard
4Q 10:02
75-92
L. James makes 16' pullup
4Q 09:47
77-92
L. Dončić makes 26' running three
Assisted by A. Reaves
4Q 08:13
80-92
A. Reaves makes 25' three
Assisted by L. James
4Q 07:39
83-92
L. James makes 7' turnaround bank shot
4Q 07:05
85-92
J. Brown makes driving layup
4Q 06:53
85-94
J. Brown makes 13' pullup
Assisted by D. White
4Q 06:26
85-96
L. Dončić makes 10' turnaround jump shot
4Q 06:08
87-96
D. Knecht makes 27' running three
Assisted by L. Dončić
4Q 05:47
90-96
4Q 05:06
91-96
4Q 05:06
92-96
4Q 04:45
92-97
4Q 04:45
92-98
4Q 04:45
92-99
L. Dončić makes 27' stepback bank three
4Q 04:36
95-99
J. Brown makes 27' stepback three
4Q 04:08
95-102
J. Tatum makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Holiday
4Q 02:30
95-105
L. Dončić makes 10' driving floater
4Q 02:11
97-105
J. Brown makes driving layup
4Q 01:44
97-107
4Q 01:13
97-108
4Q 01:13
97-109
L. Dončić makes driving finger roll
4Q 00:52
99-109
4Q 00:37
99-110
4Q 00:37
99-111
G. Vincent makes driving finger roll
4Q 00:25
101-111
39-87 (44.8%)
FG%
40-84 (47.6%)
14-40 (35.0%)
3PM
13-38 (34.2%)
9-14 (64.3%)
FTM
18-25 (72.0%)
45
Rebounds
43
9
Offensive Rebounds
11
36
Defensive Rebounds
32
18
Assists
24
6
Steals
9
1
Blocks
5
12
Turnovers
9
7
Points Off Turnovers
16
16
Fastbreak Points
18
38
Points In Paint
48
11
Second Chance Points
14
17
Fouls
11
1
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Biggest Lead
22
10
Longest Unanswered Run
15
Lead Changes
9
Ties
5
