Boston
Celtics
146
–
115
FINAL
LA
Clippers
Date
Saturday, January 3, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 42 | 29 | 42 | 33 | 146 |
| LAC | 28 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 115 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Derrick White
BOS
29
PTS
4
REB
7
AST
+17
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending64.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.42
Impact Composite50.7
Hustle: 20.5Defense: 27.4Impact: 2.9
5-12 from 36 contested shots1 charge drawn3 loose balls recovered+17 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 52.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaylen Brown
BOS
50
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG18-26 (69.2%)
3PT6-10
FT8-10
TS%82.2%
eFG%80.8%
TOV2
ORTG166
DRTG131
NET+35
50 points69.2% FG6-10 from 37 contested shots+21 plus/minusonly 42 pts allowed on 61.4 possessions
Box Score
| BOS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White | 37:02 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10-20 | 50% | 5-12 | 42% | 4-5 | 80% | +17 |
| Jaylen Brown | 35:08 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18-26 | 69% | 6-10 | 60% | 8-10 | 80% | +21 |
| Payton Pritchard | 39:38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +27 |
| Sam Hauser | 21:22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Neemias Queta | 22:34 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luka Garza | 19:49 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +17 |
| Jordan Walsh | 29:38 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Anfernee Simons | 18:58 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 63% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Hugo González | 9:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 3:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Josh Minott | 2:51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 146 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 53-96 | 55% | 24-51 | 47% | 16-19 | 84% | — |
Xavier Tillman —
Chris Boucher —
| LAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Dunn | 30:29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| John Collins | 28:53 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-10 | 90% | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | -12 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 34:29 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-17 | 35% | 2-8 | 25% | 8-8 | 100% | -12 |
| Brook Lopez | 12:33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| James Harden | 33:50 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-3 | 100% | -24 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Batum | 16:16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | 5:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Kobe Brown | 5:48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Ivica Zubac | 20:47 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Kobe Sanders | 14:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Jordan Miller | 5:48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 24:46 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-9 | 89% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | -10 |
| Cam Christie | 5:48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 30 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 42-84 | 50% | 15-38 | 39% | 16-17 | 94% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
BOS53/96 (55%)
Paint
27/43 (63%)
Mid
13/22 (59%)
3PT
24/51 (47%)
ATB3 46%Paint 52%Corner 3 50%RA 79%Mid 100%
LAC42/84 (50%)
Paint
25/42 (60%)
Mid
5/11 (45%)
3PT
15/38 (39%)
ATB3 31%RA 65%Paint 52%Corner 3 58%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kawhi Leonard
defended Jaylen Brown
7.1 min • 9 pts • 43%
Best Defender
James Harden
held Sam Hauser
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Derrick Jones Jr.
vs Derrick White
3.8 min • 9 pts • 80%
| LAC Defense | Anfernee Simons | Baylor Scheierman | Derrick White | Hugo González | Jaylen Brown | Jordan Walsh | Luka Garza | Neemias Queta | Payton Pritchard | Sam Hauser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard | — | — | — | — | 7.1m 9pts 43% | 3.7m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | — |
| James Harden | — | — | — | 1.9m 7pts 60% | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.8m 7pts 50% | 4.1m 0pts 0% |
| Kris Dunn | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4m 2pts 33% | — |
| John Collins | — | — | 3.0m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 6pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — |
| Ivica Zubac | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0m 4pts 67% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | — | — | 3.8m 9pts 80% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Nicolas Batum | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% |
| Kobe Sanders | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Brook Lopez | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.4m 2pts 33% | 0.8m 2pts 0% | 3.1m 7pts 60% | — | 4.4m 7pts 43% | 4.3m 3pts 17% | 4.1m 16pts 60% | 2.7m 7pts 33% | 3.6m 8pts 67% | 2.5m 4pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAC leads, negative = BOS leads
LAC Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
BOS Largest Lead
33
Q4 9:55
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAC 8-0 run
Q2 8:26 – Q2 8:26
-9 → -8
BOS 8-0 run
Q4 8:04 – Q4 8:59
-24 → -30