Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	32	24	27	111
LAL	28	22	21	18	89

Game Recap

Boston wins their 3rd in a row and 8 of their last 9 as they defeat the Lakers on Sunday Night Basketball. Celtics move to 37-19 as the Lakers fall to 34-22.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	36	10-28	3-9	9-12	8	7	3	0	5	3	+18	32
30Sam HauserPF	28	2-6	2-6	1-1	6	2	0	0	0	1	+5	7
88Neemias QuetaC	25	4-5	0-0	2-2	12	1	0	3	2	1	+5	10
55Baylor ScheiermanSG	28	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	+18	5
9Derrick WhitePG	35	5-13	2-6	0-0	5	8	1	1	1	1	+18	12
11Payton Pritchard	37	10-14	6-9	4-4	4	8	0	0	4	4	+21	30
4Nikola Vucevic	20	4-6	0-0	1-2	8	0	1	0	0	2	+15	9
27Jordan Walsh	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	2	-1	0
28Hugo Gonzalez	14	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	4	+5	4
77Amari Williams	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
52Luka Garza	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
13Ron Harper Jr.	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	2
45Dalano Banton	— did not play —												— did not play —
8John Tonje	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8348.2%	14-3638.9%	17-2181.0%	50	29	6	5	14	19	-	111

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23LeBron JamesSF	34	9-21	1-5	1-1	4	5	2	1	1	0	-14	20
36Marcus SmartPF	22	0-7	0-5	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	4	-4	0
5Deandre AytonC	24	2-6	0-0	0-0	7	1	1	1	1	4	-15	4
15Austin ReavesSG	32	4-10	1-4	6-7	7	2	2	1	1	1	-14	15
77Luka DoncicPG	32	9-22	4-7	3-6	5	3	0	1	2	4	-21	25
12Jake LaRavia	24	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	1	1	1	-18	4
11Jaxson Hayes	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	2
10Luke Kennard	21	3-4	1-2	2-2	3	0	1	0	1	2	-9	9
28Rui Hachimura	21	2-7	1-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-13	5
2Jarred Vanderbilt	11	1-3	1-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	-1	3
4Dalton Knecht	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Maxi Kleber	3	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Kobe Bufkin	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

TOTAL	-	34-8739.1%	9-3030.0%	12-1866.7%	39	18	7	5	8	19	-	89

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSLAL

(11:55) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Queta: Tip to James
(11:45) MISS Doncic 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:43) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:38) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:36) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:33) James 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
02
(11:11) MISS White 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:08) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) James 9' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS)
04
(10:41) MISS Brown 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:39) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:37) Ayton P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
+3 (10:27) Scheierman 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
34
(10:11) MISS Reaves 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:09) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:01) MISS Brown 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:57) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:50) MISS Ayton 3' Driving Hook Shot
(9:46) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (9:46) Ayton Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
36
+2 (9:35) Queta 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
56
+2 (9:22) Reaves 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
58
(9:09) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:06) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (8:56) Doncic 12' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
510
+2 (8:48) Brown 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
710
(8:39) MISS Reaves 4' Driving Layup
(8:37) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:30) Queta 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
910
+3 (8:10) Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
913
+3 (7:49) Hauser 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1213
+2 (7:34) James 16' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1215
(7:26) MISS Brown 3' Driving Layup
(7:24) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:05) MISS James 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:03) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:56) Hauser 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
1515
(6:55) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:38) MISS Doncic 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:36) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:30) Reaves Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:30) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:27) Brown 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
1715
+2 (6:13) Hayes 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)
1717
+2 (5:51) Brown 14' Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1917
(5:35) MISS Reaves 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:33) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:22) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:22) James STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:17) LaRavia 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
1919
(4:56) MISS Brown 1' Driving Layup
(4:56) LaRavia BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:56) LAKERS Rebound
(4:40) Vucevic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(4:40) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:40) LAKERS Rebound
(4:40) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:37) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:27) Vucevic 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 3 AST)
2119
+3 (4:12) Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2122
(3:51) MISS Pritchard 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:49) LaRavia REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:42) Kennard 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
2125
(3:41) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:31) Vucevic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (White 3 AST)
2325
(3:15) MISS Doncic 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:12) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:00) White 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2525
(2:31) MISS Doncic 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:31) Celtics Rebound
(2:12) Kennard S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(2:12) MISS Vucevic Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:12) Celtics Rebound
+1 (2:12) Vucevic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2625
(1:57) MISS Doncic 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:55) Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:55) MISS Hayes Tip Layup Shot
(1:55) Celtics Rebound
(1:38) MISS Walsh 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:37) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:32) Vanderbilt Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:32) White STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:29) Vucevic 3' Alley Oop Layup (7 PTS) (White 4 AST)
2825
(1:21) LaRavia Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:21) Gonzalez STEAL (1 STL)
(1:18) MISS Gonzalez 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:12) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:05) MISS White 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:01) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:50) MISS Vanderbilt 6' Dunk
(0:50) Walsh BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:47) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:47) Walsh Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:27) MISS James 4' Driving Layup
(0:25) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:07) MISS White 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:06) LAKERS Rebound
(0:06) Walsh L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(0:00) Gonzalez S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (0:00) Reaves Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
2826
+1 (0:00) Reaves Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
2827
+1 (0:00) Reaves Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
2828
(0:00) CELTICS Heave
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

LAL

111Points89

40-83(48.2%)Field Goal(%)34-87(39.1%)

14-36(38.9%)3-Point(%)9-30(30.0%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

50(9)Rebounds(Offensive)39(8)

29Assists18

6Steals7

5Blocks5

14Turnovers8

19Fouls19

48Pts In The Paint42

7Fast Break Pts9

6Pts Off Turnovers20

45Bench Pts25

22Largest Lead5

Game Details

Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 18,997 (99.6%)

tv: Telemundo