Game ID: 22300684
Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics
Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 25 21 32 27 105LAL 28 32 28 26 114
BOS vs LAL ScoutingBOS vs LAL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restBACK Queta back 1/17 after 2, 8 min since (69% of 11)
BOS availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restBACK Queta back 1/17 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
NEW Kornet 15 to 20 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 31 min (108% of 29)
BOS availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 31 min since (108% of 29)
BOS availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 15 min (101% of 15)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BOS availability going into 2/07 · 2 days' restBACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 15 min since (101% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 18 min since (122% of 15)
BOS availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 1/30 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Kornet back 2/04 after 3, 16 min since (106% of 15)
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 17 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 18 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 1/21 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Hayes back 1/17 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 12)
LAL availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 19 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 14 min (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 20 to 27 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 20 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 40 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 21 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 19 min since (157% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 20 to 25 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Davis missed 2 since 1/30, returns tonight: 36 min (101% of 36)
OUT Reddish missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 22 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 24 min since (197% of 12)
NEW Russell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 23 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Davis back 2/03 after 2, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 21 min since (173% of 12)
LAL availability going into 2/08 · 2 days' restOUT Reddish missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 24 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Davis back 2/03 after 2, 37 min since (102% of 36)
BACK Hayes back 1/29 after 2, 19 min since (157% of 12)
NEW Christie 14 to 20 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 8 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 25 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Davis back 2/03 after 2, 37 min since (104% of 36)
NEW Hayes 12 to 20 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 135, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vincent (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 114 a night to the Lakers' 135 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 125, the Lakers 116.
1/25 @ MIA 143-110 — BOS notes
BOS won 143-110. BOS shot 64% (51 of 80) to MIA's 45%, 22 of 40 from three, and went to the line 20 times to MIA's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 11 times to MIA's 4. The glass went 47-31 for them. Tatum led with 26 (7 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Porziņģis added 19, Brown 18. The hinge was Q1, 42-29: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 34. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/27 vs LAC 96-115 — BOS notes
BOS lost 96-115. BOS shot 36% (36 of 100) to LAC's 44%, 10 of 40 from three. Tatum led with 21 (8 of 18, 2 of 4 from three); Pritchard added 12, Kornet 11. Q4 was theirs, 36-24, the deficit cut from 31 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 91-60 against them. Tatum's -32 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 vs NOP 118-112 — BOS notes
BOS won 118-112. BOS shot 51% (43 of 85) to NOP's 51%, 17 of 46 from three, and went to the line 20 times to NOP's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Tatum led with 28 (10 of 18, 2 of 8 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Brown added 22, Holiday 20. The hinge was Q4, 37-25: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 6. BOS trailed 50-60 at the half and won the second half 68-52. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/30 vs IND 129-124 — BOS notes
BOS won 129-124. BOS shot 54% (47 of 87) to IND's 46%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 22 times to IND's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 40-50 against them. Tatum led with 30 (12 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Brown added 25, White 24. The hinge was Q1, 36-26: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
2/01 vs LAL 105-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 105-114. BOS shot 42% (41 of 97) to LAL's 40%, 16 of 48 from three, and got to the line just 7 times against 19 fouls committed. BOS turned it over 15 times to LAL's 7, and LAL turned those into 11 steals. Tatum led with 23 (8 of 21, 5 of 10 from three); Porziņģis added 17, Hauser 17. Q3 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 86-73 against them. Porziņģis's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 26 and Williams Jr. at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Bane (11 straight), LaRavia (10 straight), Williams (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-0 a night and Memphis minus-5 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Memphis's 34. Call it Boston 117, Memphis 107, Boston by 10.
2/07 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 136 a night and allowing 130, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Krejčí (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the line, where Atlanta takes 25 free throws a game to Boston's 17. Call it Boston 124, Atlanta 118.
2/09 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 23 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Kispert at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 37 percent from three to Washington's 31 and the defense, Boston allowing 112 a night to Washington's 120. Call it Boston 123, Washington 110, Boston by 13.
2/11 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Adebayo at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Boston's 115 and the arc, Boston at 37 percent from three to Miami's 33. Call it Miami 114, Boston 113, Boston keeping it close.
1/25 vs CHI 141-132 — LAL notes
LAL won 141-132. LAL shot 61% (53 of 87) to CHI's 53%, 20 of 31 from three, and got to the line 20 times to CHI's 29. Russell led with 29 (10 of 18, 8 of 13 from three); James added 25, Davis 22. The hinge was Q2, 42-25: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 24. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/27 @ GSW 145-144 — LAL notes
LAL won 145-144 in 2 overtimes. LAL shot 49% (49 of 101) to GSW's 46%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 43 times to GSW's 16 — 38 points from the stripe to their 11. James led with 36 (14 of 25, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Davis added 29, Russell 28. The hinge was Q4, 27-19: LAL came in trailing by 8 and left it level.
1/29 @ HOU 119-135 — LAL notes
LAL lost 119-135. LAL shot 49% (45 of 91) to HOU's 53%, 13 of 35 from three. The glass went 35-56 against them. Russell led with 23 (8 of 19, 3 of 12 from three); James added 23, Davis 23. Q4 was theirs, 35-27, the deficit cut from 24 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 108-84 against them. Russell's -19 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/30 @ ATL 122-138 — LAL notes
LAL lost 122-138. LAL shot 53% (48 of 90) to ATL's 52%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 18 — 14 points from the stripe to their 16. Reaves led with 28 (10 of 19, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); James added 20, Hachimura 16. Q4 was theirs, 34-35, but the other 3 periods went 103-88 against them. Prince's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ BOS 114-105 — LAL notes
LAL won 114-105. LAL shot 40% (38 of 94) to BOS's 42%, 19 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to BOS's 7 — 19 points from the stripe to their 7. LAL turned it over 7 times to BOS's 15. Reaves led with 32 (10 of 18, 7 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Russell added 16, Hayes 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-21: a lead of 3 became 14. Vanderbilt was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/03 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), Anunoby (3 straight), Robinson (28 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 131, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Davis (2 straight), Reddish (5 straight), Vincent (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 99 a night to the Lakers' 131 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it New York 121, the Lakers 112.
2/05 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Miller at 25 and Washington at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; James at 26 and Reaves at 21 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Reddish (6 straight), Vincent (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 29 free throws a game to Charlotte's 18. Call it the Lakers 119, Charlotte 115, Charlotte keeping it close.
2/08 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; James at 23 and Davis at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (7 straight), Vanderbilt (2 straight), Vincent (24 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Murray at 22 a game. 3 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 106 a night to the Lakers' 120 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and the Lakers minus-6. Call it Denver 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/09 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; James at 24 and Davis at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Reddish (8 straight), Vanderbilt (3 straight), Vincent (25 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Williamson at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 107 a night to the Lakers' 116. Call it New Orleans 117, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DB D. Banton
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
NQ N. Queta
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
LALAR A. Reaves
CW C. Wood
DR D. Russell
DW D. Windler
JH J. Hayes
JH J. Hood-Schifino
JV J. Vanderbilt
MC M. Christie
ML M. Lewis
RH R. Hachimura
TP T. Prince
BOS/LAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Austin Reaves hits 7 3-pointers, Lakers stun Celtics 114-105 without LeBron James, Anthony Davis
BOSTON -- — LeBron James has been pleading for weeks for the Lakers' supporting cast to provide him and fellow All-Star Anthony Davis some help as they fight to keep pace in a tight Western Conference playoff race.
With the two franchise cornerstones watching from the bench, they finally got their wish.
Austin Reaves scored a season-high 32 points and hit a career-high seven 3-pointers to help a Los Angeles team missing its biggest stars stun the Boston Celtics 114-105 on Thursday night.
“We're all talented players. And this was an opportunity to show the world what you can do,” Reaves said. “Before the game we come to together and was like, 'Look, the least we can do is we can do is go out there and play as hard as we can and live with the results.”
The result was perhaps the Lakers' best victory of the season.
The anticipated nationally televised meeting between the longtime rivals was tempered when James was ruled out because of a left ankle injury and Davis by an Achilles tendon issue and left hip spasms.
That sentiment that the game would be a mismatch didn't affect the remainder of the Lakers' young roster.
Reaves was 7 of 10 from beyond the arc. He also was fouled on one of the misses and made all three free throws. The Lakers hit 19 of 36 3-pointers, holding off the NBA-leading Celtics to end a two-game losing streak.
D’Angelo Russell added 16 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for the Lakers. Jaxson Hayes had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Jayson Tatum scored 23 points for the Celtics, who had 15 turnovers. Boston has lost three of its last five at home since starting the season 20-0 in TD Garden.
“It just happens. Stretches of bad basketball happen,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “We can't sit here and act like we're too entitled for it to happen to us. It happens. And it's a matter of how we respond to it and how we work through it.”
Boston never got closer than seven points in the fourth quarter.
Lakers big man Jarred Vanderbilt had 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals in 16 minutes. But he limped off the floor in the final minute of the first half as he tried to turn up court following a strip of Tatum. He sat out the rest of the game with what the team said was right foot soreness.
The Celtics came alive with a 12-2 run in the third quarter that included four straight 3s to cut it to 77-71. Tatum brought the crowd to its feet during the surge after he dove onto the floor to tie up Rui Hachimura to force a jump ball.
Thursday marked the first time this season both James and Davis have sat out the same game for Los Angeles, The Lakers began the day in ninth place in the West standings.
Ham said before the game that the injuries are things both players have dealt with throughout the season. It is unclear how long either will be sidelined. James has played 44 of of 49 games this season. Davis has appeared in 46 games.
Reaves said there’s no secret what they need to do when James and Davis return.
“If you remember Bron's quote the other night — ‘Go out and do your job.’ And I feel like that's just what we did tonight,” Reaves said. “It wasn't nothing special. It wasn't like we was out there running a million set plays. We went out there and competed our (butts) off. We gave it 110% on the defensive end. We competed. We didn't foul much. Just bringing those two back, we need to continue to do the same thing.”