Lakers (101) vs Celtics (111) · Mar 8, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 8, 2025

40-22Los AngelesLakers

101

46-18BostonCeltics

111

Game Recap

The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 111-101.The Boston Celtics move to 46-18, while the Los Angeles Lakers fall to 40-22.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	33	21	13	34	101
BOS	33	25	29	24	111

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
17Dorian Finney-SmithSF	36	3-8	2-7	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	5	8	-10
23LeBron JamesPF	34	11-23	0-6	0-3	14	9	0	0	1	3	22	-11
2Jarred VanderbiltC	28	2-5	0-1	0-1	8	2	2	0	2	4	4	0
15Austin ReavesSG	38	5-12	4-7	2-2	3	2	1	0	1	0	16	-12
77Luka DoncicPG	36	11-22	5-10	7-8	8	3	1	0	5	2	34	-19
7Gabe Vincent	19	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	-18
4Dalton Knecht	23	4-6	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	0	9	+9
30Jordan Goodwin	15	2-6	2-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	0	6	+6
55Trey Jemison III	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+5
25Alex Len	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Shake Milton	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Markieff Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Cam Reddish	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8744.8%	14-4035.0%	9-1464.3%	45	18	6	1	12	17	101	-

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	41	13-25	3-6	2-4	6	2	3	0	2	2	31	+11
0Jayson TatumPF	45	12-28	6-16	10-12	12	8	2	1	3	3	40	+12
42Al HorfordC	37	5-9	1-3	3-4	9	4	3	1	0	1	14	+16
9Derrick WhiteSG	36	3-7	1-5	3-3	5	7	1	1	2	0	10	+17
4Jrue HolidayPG	34	3-6	1-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	2	7	+9
11Payton Pritchard	22	1-5	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	2	0	1	3	-2
40Luke Kornet	10	3-3	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	-6
30Sam Hauser	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-7
12Torrey Craig	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Kristaps Porziņģis	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Baylor Scheierman	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8447.6%	13-3834.2%	18-2572.0%	43	24	9	5	9	11	111	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlalbos

(12:00) Jump Ball Horford vs. Vanderbilt: Tip to Doncic
+3 (11:36) Finney-Smith 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 1 AST)
30
(11:26) MISS Brown 1' Driving Layup
(11:25) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:25) MISS Brown 3' Tip Layup Shot
(11:24) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:19) Holiday Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:19) Doncic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:15) Reaves 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
50
(10:46) MISS Holiday 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:45) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:26) Vanderbilt Dunk (2 PTS) (James 2 AST)
70
(10:13) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:13) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
(10:00) MISS Reaves 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:59) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:47) Brown 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
72
(9:25) Tatum S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(9:25) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:25) Lakers Rebound
+1 (9:25) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
82
(9:17) MISS Tatum 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:16) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS James 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:04) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:59) Brown 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
84
+2 (8:47) James 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
104
(8:37) MISS Brown 4' Driving Layup
(8:36) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:22) MISS James 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:22) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:21) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:20) James 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
124
+2 (8:05) Tatum 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (White 2 AST)
126
(7:45) MISS Finney-Smith 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:43) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:31) MISS Horford 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:29) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:13) Finney-Smith 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (James 3 AST)
146
(7:13) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:59) MISS Tatum 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:56) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:52) Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (White 3 AST)
149
+3 (6:35) Finney-Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
179
+3 (6:16) Brown 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Horford 1 AST)
1712
+3 (6:06) Doncic 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2012
+2 (5:49) Holiday 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
2014
(5:32) MISS Doncic 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:31) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:17) Horford 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2017
+3 (4:53) Reaves 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2317
+3 (4:38) White 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
2320
(4:20) MISS James 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:19) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) James S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(4:09) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:09) CELTICS Rebound
+1 (4:09) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2321
(3:53) Doncic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:53) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:50) Horford 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2323
(3:50) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (3:27) Goodwin 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vincent 1 AST)
2623
(3:19) MISS Pritchard 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:18) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:01) MISS Doncic 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:00) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:48) MISS Brown 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:47) Knecht REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:38) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
(2:24) MISS Doncic 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:24) Pritchard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:23) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (2:21) Tatum 3' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Horford 2 AST)
2625
(2:04) Doncic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(2:04) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:00) Brown 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
2627
(1:51) MISS Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(1:50) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:44) Jump Ball Brown vs. Doncic: Tip to Horford
(1:38) MISS Brown 4' Driving Layup
(1:38) Knecht BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:38) Lakers Rebound
(1:38) Jump Ball Brown vs. Knecht: Tip to James
+2 (1:29) Knecht 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (James 4 AST)
2827
(1:13) MISS Tatum 4' Driving Layup
(1:12) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:02) James 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Knecht 1 AST)
3027
+3 (0:48) Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3030
+3 (0:31) Goodwin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 5 AST)
3330
+3 (0:08) Tatum 28' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
3333
(0:01) MISS Goodwin 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Lakers Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

BOS

101Points111

39-87(44.8%)Field Goal(%)40-84(47.6%)

14-40(35.0%)3-Point(%)13-38(34.2%)

9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

45(9)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

18Assists24

6Steals9

1Blocks5

12Turnovers9

17Fouls11

38Pts In The Paint48

16Fast Break Pts18

7Pts Off Turnovers16

17Bench Pts9

8Largest Lead22

Game Details

Saturday, March 8, 2025 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)