Los Angeles
Lakers
101
–
111
FINAL
Boston
Celtics
Date
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 33 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 101 |
| BOS | 33 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jaylen Brown
BOS
31
PTS
6
REB
2
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.38
Impact Composite53.6
Hustle: 19.0Defense: 32.7Impact: 1.9
31 points3 steals5 deflections6 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 27 pts allowed on 71.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jayson Tatum
BOS
40
PTS
12
REB
8
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-28 (42.9%)
3PT6-16
FT10-12
TS%60.1%
eFG%53.6%
STL2
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG123
DRTG108
NET+15
40 pointsDouble-Double6-16 from 3+12 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 73.3 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Goodwin | 15:46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| LeBron James | 34:30 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11-23 | 48% | 0-6 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | -11 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 28:59 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0 |
| Gabe Vincent | 19:26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Trey Jemison III | 5:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dalton Knecht | 23:49 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 36:25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Austin Reaves | 38:33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Luka Dončić | 36:41 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11-22 | 50% | 5-10 | 50% | 7-8 | 88% | -19 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 45 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 39-87 | 45% | 14-40 | 35% | 9-14 | 64% | — |
Alex Len —
Shake Milton —
Markieff Morris —
Cam Reddish —
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 36:09 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-3 | 100% | +17 |
| Jaylen Brown | 41:37 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13-25 | 52% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | +11 |
| Luke Kornet | 10:47 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -6 |
| Jrue Holiday | 34:42 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Payton Pritchard | 22:30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jayson Tatum | 45:26 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12-28 | 43% | 6-16 | 38% | 10-12 | 83% | +12 |
| Sam Hauser | 11:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Al Horford | 37:19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +16 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 43 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 40-84 | 48% | 13-38 | 34% | 18-25 | 72% | — |
Torrey Craig —
Kristaps Porziņģis —
Xavier Tillman —
Jordan Walsh —
Neemias Queta —
Baylor Scheierman —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL39/87 (45%)
Paint
19/37 (51%)
Mid
8/16 (50%)
3PT
14/40 (35%)
ATB3 35%RA 59%Paint 48%Corner 3 36%Mid 50%
BOS40/84 (48%)
Paint
24/40 (60%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
13/38 (34%)
ATB3 25%RA 69%Paint 46%Corner 3 83%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jayson Tatum
defended Dorian Finney-Smith
6.0 min • 4 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Sam Hauser
held Dalton Knecht
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jaylen Brown
vs Luka Dončić
3.4 min • 13 pts • 50%
| BOS Defense | Austin Reaves | Dalton Knecht | Dorian Finney-Smith | Gabe Vincent | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jordan Goodwin | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Trey Jemison III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 1.2m 5pts 67% | — | 6.0m 4pts 33% | — | 2.7m 2pts 0% | 3.0m 7pts 75% | — | 2.0m 7pts 33% | — |
| Jaylen Brown | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 33% | — | 3.5m 6pts 67% | 4.0m 2pts 25% | — | — | 3.4m 13pts 50% | — |
| Al Horford | 1.8m 4pts 67% | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 5.3m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 5pts 100% | — |
| Jrue Holiday | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 5pts 67% | 4.3m 2pts 100% | — |
| Derrick White | 5.0m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Payton Pritchard | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Sam Hauser | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Kornet | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 0.5m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 25% | 2.9m 5pts 100% | 2.3m 1pts 0% | 1.9m 7pts 67% | 3.0m 4pts 100% | 2.1m 6pts 50% | 0.8m 3pts 33% | 0.7m 6pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = BOS leads, negative = LAL leads
BOS Largest Lead
22
Q3 6:51
LAL Largest Lead
8
Q1 3:40
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
BOS 9-0 run
Q2 10:48 – Q3 0:49
+2 → +8
BOS 9-0 run
Q3 2:14 – Q3 4:38
+8 → +15
BOS 10-0 run
Q3 2:14 – Q3 5:01
+8 → +16
BOS 13-0 run
Q3 2:14 – Q3 5:27
+8 → +19