Lakers capture biggest win of the season over Celtics
Down by 11 in the third, Lakers make gritty comeback
Recap of Lakers/Celtics game played on January 29, 2025
Whenever the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics square off, all eyes of the basketball world are watching. The Lakers took on the defending NBA Champion Celtics Wednesday night, their fifth stop of this seven-game road trip. These two teams met back in December where the Celtics were rolling strong and had the leagues best record and defeated the Lakers. Now since that matchup the Lakers have added a few new pieces and after a rocky start, those pieces seem to be fitting right in. The Lakers looked like they were in for a long night in the second half because with three minutes left in the quarter Jaylen Brown was at the free throw line attempting to increase the Celtics lead to eleven points. Down 71-60, the Lakers went on a 14-0 run to end the quarter and take a three-point lead, 74-71. Buddy Hield and Gabe Vincent each knocked down two three-point shots as part of that 14-0 run. The Lakers did not give up the lead for the rest of the game as they went up by as many as twelve, 90-78 with five minutes remaining. The Celtics cut the Lakers lead down to three, 91-88, but Trae Young finished out the game going 10-for-10 from the free throw line, holding off the Celtics as the Lakers captured a 103-98 win. LeBron James led the Lakers with 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field, along with eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Trae Young finished with 25 points, eight assists and one steal. Despite a poor shooting night for Young (6-of-22), he was automatic at the free throw line (12-of-12). Buddy Hield had 17 points off the bench, including 5-of-7 from the three-point line. Anthony Davis added 14 points, 19 rebounds, eight assists, one steal and one block. Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 42 points and also tied a Celtics franchise record by hitting 11 three-point shots. Jaylen Brown had a bad shooting night, going 3-of-17 from the field and 1-of-9 from the three-point line for just 14 points, but he grabbed seven rebounds and dished out eight assists. Jrue Holiday finished with 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and one steal. The Lakers will be travelling to Charlotte next for a matchup against the Hornets on Friday night.
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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21 |
24 |
29 |
29 |
103 |
 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
27 |
98 |
Player Stats
LeBron James - 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Trae Young - 25 points, 8 assists, 1 steal
Buddy Hield - 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
Anthony Davis - 14 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Gabe Vincent - 12 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal
Player Stats
Jayson Tatum - 42 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
Jaylen Brown - 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal
Jrue Holiday - 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
Kristaps Porzingis - 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks
Next Game: 1/31 @ Charlotte Hornets
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