Boston
Celtics
126
–
115
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Monday, December 25, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 32 | 26 | 41 | 27 | 126 |
| LAL | 23 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 115 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jayson Tatum
BOS
25
PTS
8
REB
7
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots3
Opp FG% When Defending46.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite39.4
Hustle: 4.5Defense: 33.3Impact: 1.6
+10 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 71.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kristaps Porziņģis
BOS
28
PTS
11
REB
2
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-19 (57.9%)
3PT2-8
FT4-7
TS%63.4%
eFG%63.2%
STL1
BLK2
TOV1
ORTG137
DRTG116
NET+20
Double-Double57.9% FG18 contested shots+16 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 54.1 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 35:17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 35:17 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11-19 | 58% | 2-8 | 25% | 4-7 | 57% | +16 |
| Jrue Holiday | 38:15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-10 | 70% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | +15 |
| Payton Pritchard | 12:43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jayson Tatum | 41:14 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 40% | 1-6 | 17% | 12-13 | 92% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Sam Hauser | 14:38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Al Horford | 23:19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Neemias Queta | 6:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jaylen Brown | 32:34 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-7 | 57% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 44 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 46-91 | 51% | 13-42 | 31% | 21-28 | 75% | — |
Luke Kornet —
Jordan Walsh —
Dalano Banton —
Drew Peterson —
JD Davison —
Oshae Brissett —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 17:48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| LeBron James | 36:47 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | -11 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 9:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -5 |
| Cam Reddish | 18:23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 22:45 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Rui Hachimura | 29:03 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-9 | 22% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Austin Reaves | 28:14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | -1 |
| Taurean Prince | 38:60 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 5-12 | 42% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Anthony Davis | 38:50 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15-26 | 58% | 2-4 | 50% | 8-10 | 80% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 43 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 43-90 | 48% | 13-32 | 41% | 16-21 | 76% | — |
Jalen Hood-Schifino —
Max Christie —
Maxwell Lewis —
Christian Wood —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS46/91 (51%)
Paint
29/40 (73%)
Mid
7/14 (50%)
3PT
13/43 (30%)
ATB3 28%RA 77%Paint 64%Mid 43%Corner 3 43%
LAL43/90 (48%)
Paint
25/48 (52%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
13/32 (41%)
RA 61%ATB3 46%Paint 37%Mid 50%Corner 3 17%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
LeBron James
defended Jrue Holiday
9.0 min • 5 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Cam Reddish
held Jayson Tatum
2.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anthony Davis
vs Kristaps Porziņģis
3.2 min • 13 pts • 55%
| LAL Defense | Al Horford | Derrick White | Jaylen Brown | Jayson Tatum | Jrue Holiday | Kristaps Porziņģis | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 2.9m 7pts 67% | 1.4m 5pts 67% | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 4.8m 4pts 67% | 1.4m 2pts 25% | 3.2m 13pts 55% | — | — | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 6.7m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 8pts 100% | 1.0m 6pts 67% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| LeBron James | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 9.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Austin Reaves | — | 5.6m 8pts 60% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Hachimura | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 4.8m 8pts 43% | — | — | — |
| Cam Reddish | — | 3.3m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| D'Angelo Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jaxson Hayes | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 8pts 57% | 2.3m 8pts 60% | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | 2.4m 3pts 0% | 2.3m 8pts 75% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = BOS leads
LAL Largest Lead
2
Q3 1:22
BOS Largest Lead
18
Q1 8:03
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 9-0 run
Q1 0:10 – Q1 2:19
-2 → -9
BOS 12-0 run
Q1 0:10 – Q1 2:39
-2 → -12
LAL 9-0 run
Q1 9:00 – Q1 11:27
-16 → -9
LAL 11-0 run
Q1 9:00 – Q2 0:24
-16 → -7