Lakers 105-126 Celtics: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Dec 5)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:25 PM ET

Regular Season

Los Angeles LakersLakers

16-6 · Away

105–126

Final

Friday, December 5, 2025

Boston CelticsCeltics

14-9 · Home

Lakers vs Celtics final: the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 on December 5, 2025 at TD Garden, Boston.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Lakers	17	29	36	23	105
Celtics	39	30	28	29	126

Top Performers

Lakers

Celtics

Lakers vs Celtics Box Score

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves G	33	36	3	8	0	0	4	9-18	3-8	15-17	-9
Rui Hachimura F	29	13	7	0	0	0	2	5-11	3-7	0-0	-15
Gabe Vincent G	29	18	1	1	0	0	0	5-10	4-8	4-4	-20
Deandre Ayton C	27	6	10	0	1	1	2	3-9	0-0	0-0	-7
Jake LaRavia F	20	6	1	1	3	0	1	2-6	0-2	2-2	-14
Bench
Bronny James G	6	5	0	1	1	0	2	2-3	1-2	0-0	+2
Dalton Knecht G	13	5	1	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	3-4	-11
Nick Smith Jr. G	23	13	2	0	2	1	1	5-10	3-6	0-0	-16
Adou Thiero F	19	0	3	0	0	0	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	-5
Maxi Kleber F	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+4
Drew Timme F	6	0	2	3	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Jaxson Hayes CF	13	3	4	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	-16

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Payton Pritchard G	30	15	2	6	1	0	2	6-13	3-7	0-0	+15
Jaylen Brown GF	33	30	8	8	1	0	3	10-22	3-7	7-9	+12
Jordan Walsh F	26	17	4	1	1	2	1	6-7	4-5	1-1	+28
Neemias Queta C	26	10	6	2	2	0	0	5-8	0-0	0-0	+8
Derrick White G	29	19	5	6	0	1	3	7-14	5-10	0-0	+19
Bench
Josh Minott F	22	6	3	3	0	1	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	+21
Xavier Tillman F	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-4
Sam Hauser GF	24	12	3	0	2	0	0	4-8	4-7	0-0	+8
Hugo Gonzalez G	8	4	2	0	0	0	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	-9
Anfernee Simons G	15	8	4	2	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	2-2	+23
Luka Garza C	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Amari Williams C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Baylor Scheierman G	15	3	1	2	2	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	-4

Lakers vs Celtics Recap

The Celtics beat the Lakers after a 39-17 first quarter that built a 22-point lead. Boston improved to 14-9, while Los Angeles fell to 16-6.

A 23-point halftime lead, Celtics 69-46, gave the hosts the room they needed. The Lakers won the third quarter 36-28 and trimmed the gap to 15 at Celtics 97-82. Boston made 24 of 45 from three-point range and recorded 31 assists to the Lakers' 15.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Austin Reaves scored 36 for Los Angeles and added 8 assists, but his team could not match Boston's shooting. The Celtics made 46 of 84 from the field, while the Lakers made 33 of 77.

The number to know: 126 points for Boston, which came with the same 14 turnovers as Los Angeles and shows the gap came from shooting, not ball security.

Team Stats

Lakers	Stat	Celtics
33-77	Field Goals	46-84
42.9%	FG %	54.8%
14-35	3-Pointers	24-45
40.0%	3P %	53.3%
25-29	Free Throws	10-12
86.2%	FT %	83.3%
35	Rebounds	38
10	Off. Rebounds	8
15	Assists	31
8	Steals	9
2	Blocks	5
14	Turnovers	14
14	Fouls	20
0	Biggest Lead	29

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Lakers	51.9%	13.5%	25.0%	0.325
Celtics	69.0%	13.6%	24.2%	0.119

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Lakers vs Celtics Game Info

Date & time: Friday, December 5, 20257:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Lakers Spectrum SportsNet · Celtics NBC Sports Boston

Arena: TD GardenBoston

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Lakers vs Celtics Season Stats 2025-26

Lakers 82 GPCeltics 82 GP

116.3#11

Points per game

114.9#19

114.6#11

Opponent points

107.2#1

50.2%#1

Field goal %

46.7%#16

35.9%#14

Three-point %

36.7%#8

76.3%#25

Free throw %

80.7%#6

41.0#27

Rebounds

46.4#3

25.9#17

Assists

24.6#27

8.5#14

Steals

7.1#28

4.3#22

Blocks

5.0#11

13.8#16

Turnovers

11.5#1

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesCeltics 1-0

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That covers Lakers vs Celtics: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Lakers host the Trail Blazers Oct 27; Celtics host the Bulls Oct 26.

Lakers vs Celtics FAQs

Who won Lakers vs Celtics on Dec 5, 2025?

The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 on Friday, December 5, 2025 at TD Garden in Boston. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 30 points.

What are the Lakers and Celtics records?

After this game the Lakers were 16-6 and the Celtics were 14-9 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Lakers vs Celtics?

Austin Reaves scored 36 for the Lakers. Jaylen Brown scored 30 for the Celtics.

Who leads the Lakers vs Celtics season series?

The Celtics lead the regular-season series 1-0 this season.

Who won the last Lakers vs Celtics game?

The Celtics beat the Lakers 111-89 on Feb 22, 2026 on the road.

Where was Lakers vs Celtics played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the home arena of the Boston Celtics.

What was the score by quarter in Lakers vs Celtics?

Lakers-Celtics: Q1 17-39, Q2 29-30, Q3 36-28, Q4 23-29.

What is next for the Lakers and Celtics?

Lakers host the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, October 27 at 11:00 PM ET; Celtics host the Bulls on Monday, October 26 at 7:30 PM ET.