Celtics vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a coast-to-coast clash that’s set to light up the night as the high-flying Boston Celtics swoop into the City of Angels to battle the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers at the electrifying Crypto.com Arena! As the clock strikes 11:00 PM EST tonight, sparks will fly in this first-round playoff game that promises to break the chain of blowouts we’ve seen so far. With both teams neck and neck in their conference standings and fresh off thrilling victories, the stage is set for a showdown that could tilt the scales of the postseason. Betting lines are buzzing, the over/under is teetering at 218.5, and fans are on the edge of their seats. Will the Celtics weave their magic, or will the Lakers light up the scoreboard? One thing’s for sure, tonight we’ll find out if it’s the luck of the Irish or the Hollywood sparkle that takes the victory lap!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 23, 2025 11:00PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-180	+155	221.0	-4.5/4.5
Recent	-150	+115	218.5	-5.0/5.0
Difference	+30	-40	-2.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

40W-17L

60.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

43W-18L

40.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
02/01/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	32	28	26	00	114	Over
02/01/24	Boston Celtics BOS	25	21	32	27	00	105	Over
12/25/23	Boston Celtics BOS	32	26	41	27	00	126	Over
12/25/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	23	34	33	25	00	115	Over
01/28/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	27	27	24	160	121	Over
01/28/23	Boston Celtics BOS	28	20	33	24	200	125	Over
12/13/22	Boston Celtics BOS	37	28	23	22	120	122	Over
12/13/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	26	32	28	80	118	Over
12/07/21	Boston Celtics BOS	33	22	20	27	00	102	Over
12/07/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	31	29	31	26	00	117	Over
11/19/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	38	23	21	26	00	108	Over
11/19/21	Boston Celtics BOS	30	30	33	37	00	130	Over

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/22	vs LAC	117-113W	32	24	19	90
01/20	vs GSW	125-85W	50	33	9	92
01/18	@ ATL	115-119L	53	23	14	104
01/17	@ ORL	121-94W	41	25	10	80
01/15	vs TOR	97-110L	45	24	9	91
01/12	@ NOP	120-119W	55	23	11	101
01/10	@ SAC	97-114L	43	22	15	84
01/07	vs DEN	118-106W	41	30	11	88
01/03	vs HOU	109-86W	41	20	14	77
01/02	vs MIN	118-115W	31	30	3	92

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/21	@ WAS	111-88W	50	30	10	90
01/19	vs LAC	102-116L	33	26	15	76
01/17	@ BRO	102-101W	34	24	10	82
01/15	@ MIA	117-108W	34	33	6	90
01/13	@ SAS	102-126L	40	24	19	87
01/07	vs DAL	97-118L	33	20	10	75
01/03	@ ATL	119-102W	56	28	18	88
01/02	@ POR	114-106W	43	30	12	94
12/31	@ CLE	110-122L	43	26	8	95
12/28	@ SAC	132-122W	33	33	11	77

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	39.0	37.6	39.3	100%	39.7
Jrue Holiday SG	24.0	22.7	25.8	100%	26.2
Kristaps Porzingis C	37.0	37.4	35.8	100%	36.2
Jayson Tatum PF	48.0	48.0	50.8	100%	51.1
Derrick White PG	27.0	26.4	31.5	100%	31.8

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Max Christie SG	22.0	17.9	16.7	57%	19.6
Anthony Davis C	57.0	51.3	50.6	100%	51.0
Rui Hachimura SF	22.0	25.6	24.1	100%	24.5
LeBron James PF	52.0	50.2	49.0	100%	49.3
Austin Reaves PG	35.0	36.5	35.2	100%	35.5

Celtics Notable Injuries

Xavier Tillman (PF/C): Avg: 3.7pts, 3.1reb, 1.0ast, 14.5 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.4
Jaden Springer (SG/SF): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.3reb, 0.7ast, 8.4 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 0.7
Baylor Scheierman (SG): Avg: 1.3pts, 1.4reb, 0.4ast, 5.6 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 0.8

Lakers Notable Injuries

Trey Jemison (C): Avg: 5.0pts, 4.3reb, 0.8ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 1.3
Cam Reddish (SF/PF): Avg: 4.8pts, 2.0reb, 0.9ast, 20.0 minutes. Last game: 01/13/25. Impact: 1.6
Shake Milton (PG/SG): Avg: 5.1pts, 1.6reb, 1.5ast, 13.4 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 2.5
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 4.1pts, 1.3reb, 1.3ast, 19.6 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 2.2
Christian Koloko (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 2.5reb, 0.3ast, 9.3 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 1.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
LeBron James	LAL	Pts	22.5	25.4	+2.9	40%	60%	60%	60%	BOS	-1.4	#7
Kristaps Porzingis	BOS	Pts	16.5	19.2	+2.7	100%	80%	80%	80%	LAL	-2.1	#3
Anthony Davis	LAL	Reb	11.5	13.5	+2.0	60%	70%	60%	60%	BOS	+0.2	#16
Austin Reaves	LAL	Reb	3.5	4.4	+0.9	20%	50%	60%	60%	BOS	+0.2	#20
Dorian Finney-Smith	LAL	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	20%	50%	67%	67%	BOS	-0.7	#4
Max Christie	LAL	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	20%	60%	53%	53%	BOS	-0.6	#4

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#3	#2	#2	-16.2%
PF	#19	#16	#18	#17	0.9%
PG	#10	#30	#8	#10	-1.8%
SF	#7	#11	#4	#7	-6.6%
SG	#3	#20	#4	#3	-9.5%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#28	#4	#14	-0.4%
PF	#3	#7	#20	#6	-7.6%
PG	#25	#13	#27	#27	6.8%
SF	#11	#18	#12	#12	-0.8%
SG	#16	#12	#27	#16	-1.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.3

106.8

Rebounds per Game

46.5

42.0

Assists per Game

26.1

25.8

Steals per Game

7.8

7.7

Blocks per Game

6.2

5.6

Shots per Game

91.9

85.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

18.1

11.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

56.9

55.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.8

32.5

Turnovers per Game

11.2

12.9

Fouls per Game

15.7

16.0

Recent Trends

LeBron James (PF) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 21.0 pts, 10.0 reb, 13.0 ast against WAS
Sam Hauser (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 54.2% to 22.1, 14.3 min average previous 3 games.
Jaxson Hayes (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 69.2% to 21.8, 12.9 min average previous 3 games.
Luke Kornet (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 137.9% to 24.3, 10.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.
Derrick White (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 35.6% to 37.2, 27.4 min average previous 3 games.