Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 46.6%
Celtics: 53.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 BOS |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| L2 | Streak | W1 |
| 110.1 | Points Against | 116.4 |
| 6-4 | Last Ten Games | 5-5 |
| 116.6 | Points Per Game | 116.5 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 44.5 | Rebounds Per Game | 41.5 |
| 23.8 | Assists Per Game | 25.1 |
| 5.3 | Blocks Per Game | 3.9 |
| 7.9 | Steals Per Game | 8.1 |
| 0.8 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.7 |
| 11.9 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 15.3 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Hayes, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 14 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Dec 31 |
| Austin Reaves, G | Out | Dec 26 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Minott, F | Out | Jan 14 |
| Jayson Tatum, F | Out | Oct 9 |
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2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
25 | 15 | .625 | - | L1 |
 Boston |
24 | 15 | .615 | 0.5 | L2 |
 Toronto |
25 | 17 | .595 | 1 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
22 | 17 | .564 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Brooklyn |
11 | 27 | .289 | 13 | L5 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | 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 |
17 | 23 | .425 | 8 | W4 |
 Sacramento |
11 | 30 | .268 | 14.5 | W3 |
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