Game ID: 22400629
Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 34 33 16 34 117BOS 23 25 20 28 96
BOS @ LAL ScoutingBOS @ 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.
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 31 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/07, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 21 min since (98% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (63% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 32 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 22 min since (106% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 22 min (75% of 29)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 33 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 34 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (113% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/15, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 18)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 35 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 36 since 11/04, returns tonight: 12 min (79% of 16)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (73% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jemison III missed 2 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 23 min since (77% of 29)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 3 min since (19% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 12 min since (79% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
LAL availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 24 min (75% of 32)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 18 min (100% of 18)
OUT Jemison III missed 3 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 23 min since (80% of 29)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 1/23, returns tonight: 18 min (171% of 10)
BACK Hachimura back 1/28 after 2, 24 min since (75% of 32)
BACK Reddish back 1/23 after 4, 11 min since (59% of 18)
BACK Vanderbilt back 1/25 after 36, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Milton back 1/23 after 2, 7 min since (66% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 19 since 12/04, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 5 min since (44% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Horford missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 26 min (90% of 28)
OUT Hauser missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 14 min (69% of 21)
OUT Scheierman missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
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 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 23 a game. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vanderbilt (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/15 vs MIA 117-108 — LAL notes
LAL won 117-108. LAL shot 52% (47 of 90) to MIA's 53%, 13 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 6 times to MIA's 19. Hachimura led with 23 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three); James added 22, Davis 22. The hinge was Q4, 34-23: LAL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9. LAL trailed 54-66 at the half and won the second half 63-42. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/17 vs BKN 102-101 — LAL notes
LAL won 102-101. LAL shot 46% (38 of 82) to BKN's 45%, 12 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 10 times to BKN's 17. The glass went 34-45 against them. Reaves led with 38 (13 of 23, 4 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); James added 29, Hachimura 10. The hinge was Q2, 27-22: a lead of 1 became 6.
1/19 @ LAC 102-116 — LAL notes
LAL lost 102-116. LAL shot 50% (38 of 76) to LAC's 53%, 9 of 27 from three. James led with 25 (9 of 20, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Hachimura added 19, Davis 16. Q4 was theirs, 25-24, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Christie's -23 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/21 vs WAS 111-88 — LAL notes
LAL won 111-88. LAL shot 48% (43 of 90) to WAS's 36%, 11 of 34 from three. Davis led with 29 (14 of 22, 1 of 3 from three); L. James added 21, Reaves 16. The hinge was Q4, 22-11: a lead of 12 became 23. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/23 vs BOS 117-96 — LAL notes
LAL won 117-96. LAL shot 47% (42 of 89) to BOS's 38%, 15 of 35 from three. The glass went 53-42 for them. Davis led with 24 (9 of 18, 6 of 6 at the line); Reaves added 23, L. James 20. The hinge was Q1, 34-23: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Vincent was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/25 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Green (3 straight), Kuminga (10 straight), Anderson (5 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 23 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Vanderbilt (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-1. Call it Golden State 112, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/27 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Mar. Williams at 21 a game. Without Gra. Williams (26 straight), Mann (27 straight), Salaün (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 102 a night to Charlotte's 111 and the line, where Charlotte takes 25 free throws a game to the Lakers' 18. Call it Charlotte 111, the Lakers 109, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/28 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without C. Martin (8 straight), Embiid (11 straight), Drummond (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hachimura (2 straight), Reddish (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Philadelphia minus-12 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 122. Call it the Lakers 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/30 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 115, shooting 39 percent and 28 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 15 and Kuzma at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Brogdon (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vincent (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-6 a night and Washington minus-5 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 103 a night to Washington's 115. Call it the Lakers 115, Washington 105, the Lakers by 10.
1/17 vs ORL 121-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-94. BOS shot 52% (42 of 80) to ORL's 41%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 31. Tatum led with 30 (12 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Porziņģis added 23, Brown 20. The hinge was Q3, 30-22: a lead of 12 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/18 vs ATL 115-119 — BOS notes
BOS lost 115-119 in 1 overtime. BOS took 11 more shots (104 to 93), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to ATL's 47%, 15 of 52 from three. Brown led with 24 (9 of 27, 2 of 9 from three); Tatum added 23, White 21. Q1 was theirs, 33-21, but the other 4 periods went 98-82 against them. They led by as many as 12. Brown's -9 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 @ GSW 125-85 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-85. BOS shot 53% (49 of 92) to GSW's 35%, 20 of 48 from three. The glass went 50-38 for them. Tatum led with 22 (9 of 20, 3 of 10 from three); Porziņģis added 18, Brown 17. The hinge was Q3, 43-24: a lead of 15 became 34, and the lead reached 45. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/22 @ LAC 117-113 — BOS notes
BOS won 117-113 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 46% (41 of 90) to LAC's 52%, 19 of 50 from three, and went to the line 20 times to LAC's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. J. Brown led with 25 (8 of 15, 7 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 24, White 20. The hinge was OT1, 14-10: from level to 4 ahead. Kornet was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/23 @ LAL 96-117 — BOS notes
BOS lost 96-117. BOS shot 38% (35 of 91) to LAL's 47%, 14 of 41 from three. The glass went 42-53 against them. Porziņģis led with 22 (9 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Brown added 17, Tatum 16. Q3 was theirs, 20-16, the deficit cut from 19 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 101-76 against them. Horford's -22 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Washington at 19 a game. Without Marshall (2 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Lively II (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Dallas 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
1/27 vs HOU — 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 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 25 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and Boston minus-1. Call it Boston 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
1/29 vs CHI — 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 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 22 and Tatum at 21 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and Vučević at 16 a game. Without White (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 115 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 118, Chicago 109.
1/31 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Williamson at 29 and Murray at 25 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Jones (10 straight), Payton (26 straight), Robinson-Earl (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Porziņģis at 23 a game. Without Horford (2 straight), Hauser (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 126 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-3 a night and New Orleans minus-12. Call it Boston 118, New Orleans 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
CK C. Koloko
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SM S. Milton
BOSAH A. Horford
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JS J. Springer
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
LAL/BOS 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
Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves propel Lakers to 117-96 victory over Celtics
LOS ANGELES -- — Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season earlier in the day.
James also passed Hakeem Olajuwon into seventh place in defensive rebounds in NBA history early in the third quarter. James, who has 9,720, needed six going into the game to pass the Hall of Fame center.
Kristaps Porzingis led Boston with 22 points and Jaylen Brown added 17.
Los Angeles, which has won two straight after a stretch where it dropped four of six, was up by 28 during the fourth quarter.
Takeaways Celtics: Jayson Tatum , also voted to the All-Star Game, finished with 16 points. Boston played three games in four days and was coming off a 117-113 overtime victory against the Clippers on Wednesday.
Lakers: Gabe Vincent tied a season high with four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Los Angeles hit 11 3-pointers in the first half, tying its season high for the first two quarters. It was 15 of 35 from beyond the arc for the game.
Key moment James drove past Luke Kornet and Sam Hauser in the lane and finished with a dunk with 8.9 seconds left in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 34-23 lead and finish a 17-5 run to close out the period.
Key stat Bronny James got into his second straight game and was 0 of 1 from the field in four minutes.
Up next Both teams return to action Saturday. The Celtics are at Dallas and the Lakers begin a six-game road trip against Golden State.