Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 1/7
Matchup Prediction
Celtics: 63.2%
Lakers: 36.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 LAL |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| W3 | Streak | W2 |
| 115.0 | Points Against | 107.7 |
| 3-0 | Last Ten Games | 2-1 |
| 128.0 | Points Per Game | 118.0 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 37.0 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.3 |
| 25.3 | Assists Per Game | 26.3 |
| 6.7 | Blocks Per Game | 4.3 |
| 11.0 | Steals Per Game | 10.3 |
| 0.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.7 |
| 16.3 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.7 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Carter, G | Out | Oct 18 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adou Thiero, F | Out | Oct 26 |
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CHIGame Information
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2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
3 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W3 |
 LA Clippers |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | L2 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | L1 |
 Golden State |
1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | L3 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 1 | L1 | 0.75 | 3 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Boston |
0.5 | 1 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 New York |
2.5 | 3 | L3 | 0 | 0 |
 Brooklyn |
2.5 | 3 | L3 | 0 | 0 |
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