Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 on December 5, 2025.

Austin Reaves scored 36 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Jaylen Brown scored 30 for the Boston Celtics.

Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Dec 5, 2025 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Los Angeles Lakers schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

126

Venue: TD Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 at home on Friday, December 5, 2025 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown had 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the Boston Celtics. Austin Reaves had 36 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Boston Celtics led 69-46 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 39-17. Bench points: Los Angeles Lakers 26, Boston Celtics 35. Derrick White had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics?: The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 126-105 on December 5, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Austin Reaves scored 36 for the Los Angeles Lakers; Jaylen Brown scored 30 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Los Angeles Lakers	17	29	36	23	105
Boston Celtics	39	30	28	29	126

Game leaders

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 36 Austin Reaves
Rebounds: 10 Deandre Ayton
Assists: 8 Austin Reaves

Boston Celtics

Points: 30 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 8 Jaylen Brown
Assists: 8 Jaylen Brown

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Austin Reaves starter	33:19	36	3	8	0	0	4	9-18	3-8	15-17	0	-9
Gabe Vincent starter	29:38	18	1	1	0	0	0	5-10	4-8	4-4	2	-20
Rui Hachimura starter	29:16	13	7	0	0	0	2	5-11	3-7	0-0	1	-15
Deandre Ayton starter	27:32	6	10	0	1	1	2	3-9	0-0	0-0	2	-7
Jake LaRavia starter	20:49	6	1	1	3	0	1	2-6	0-2	2-2	3	-14
Nick Smith Jr. bench	23:30	13	2	0	2	1	1	5-10	3-6	0-0	1	-16
Adou Thiero bench	19:30	0	3	0	0	0	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	-5
Maxi Kleber bench	15:30	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+4
Dalton Knecht bench	13:50	5	1	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	3-4	1	-11
Jaxson Hayes bench	13:50	3	4	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	-16
Bronny James bench	6:38	5	0	1	1	0	2	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	+2
Drew Timme bench	6:38	0	2	3	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: LeBron James, Luka Dončić, Marcus Smart

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	33:41	30	8	8	1	0	3	10-22	3-7	7-9	3	+12
Payton Pritchard starter	30:09	15	2	6	1	0	2	6-13	3-7	0-0	2	+15
Derrick White starter	29:37	19	5	6	0	1	3	7-14	5-10	0-0	2	+19
Jordan Walsh starter	26:17	17	4	1	1	2	1	6-7	4-5	1-1	4	+28
Neemias Queta starter	26:02	10	6	2	2	0	0	5-8	0-0	0-0	2	+8
Sam Hauser bench	24:21	12	3	0	2	0	0	4-8	4-7	0-0	1	+8
Josh Minott bench	22:56	6	3	3	0	1	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	+21
Anfernee Simons bench	15:52	8	4	2	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	2-2	2	+23
Baylor Scheierman bench	15:07	3	1	2	2	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	-4
Hugo Gonzalez bench	8:00	4	2	0	0	0	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	-9
Xavier Tillman bench	3:18	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Luka Garza bench	2:20	0	0	1	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-6
Amari Williams bench	2:20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-6

Not available: Jayson Tatum

Team statistics
Los Angeles Lakers	Stat	Boston Celtics
25/29 (86%)	Free throws	10/12 (83%)
19/42 (45%)	2 pointers	22/39 (56%)
14/35 (40%)	3 pointers	24/45 (53%)
33/77 (42%)	Field goals	46/84 (54%)
35	Rebounds	38
25	Defensive rebounds	30
10	Offensive rebounds	8
15	Assists	31
14	Turnovers	14
8	Steals	9
2	Blocks	5
14	Fouls	20
9	Max points in a row	10
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:04
0	Biggest lead	29

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 29 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: Never led
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 29 Q2 8:45
Longest run: 10-0 Boston Celtics · Q1 1:06 to Q2 11:21

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
11:28	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:46	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	3	5
9:01	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	3	8
8:33	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	3	11
7:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	5	11
7:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	6	11
7:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	7	11
7:01	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	7	13
6:39	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	7	15
6:39	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	7	16
6:19	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	7	19
5:49	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	9	19
5:25	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	9	21
5:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	12	21
4:51	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	12	24
4:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	15	24
3:32	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	15	26
3:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	15	28
2:34	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	15	31
1:38	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	15	32
1:38	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	15	33
1:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	17	33
1:06	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	17	36
0:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	17	38
0:23	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	17	39

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
11:46	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	17	40
11:46	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	17	41
11:21	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	17	43
10:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	19	43
10:42	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	19	46
10:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	21	46
10:06	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	21	49
9:45	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	23	49
9:23	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	23	51
9:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	25	51
8:45	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	25	54
8:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht Free throw	26	54
8:33	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht Free throw	27	54
7:08	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	27	56
6:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent Free throw	28	56
6:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent Free throw	29	56
5:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	30	56
5:52	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	31	56
5:36	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	31	59
5:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	34	59
3:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	37	59
2:52	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	37	61
2:28	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	37	63
2:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent Free throw	38	63
2:16	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent Free throw	39	63
1:52	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal	39	66
1:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	40	66
1:23	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes Free throw	41	66
0:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	43	66
0:19	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	43	69
0:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	44	69
0:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	45	69
0:03	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	46	69

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
11:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	47	69
11:04	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	47	72
10:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	49	72
10:35	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	49	75
10:20	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	52	75
10:09	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	52	78
9:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	53	78
9:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	54	78
9:37	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	54	80
9:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	56	80
8:58	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal	56	83
8:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	59	83
8:29	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	59	85
6:58	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	60	85
6:58	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia Free throw	61	85
6:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	63	85
6:26	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	65	85
5:44	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	68	85
5:22	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	68	88
4:51	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	68	90
4:28	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	70	90
4:28	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	71	90
4:14	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	71	93
3:58	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	71	95
2:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	74	95
2:23	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	74	97
2:05	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	75	97
1:40	Los Angeles Lakers	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	78	97
1:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	80	97
0:09	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	82	97

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
10:27	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal	82	100
9:57	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	82	103
9:19	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	82	106
9:04	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	85	106
8:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	88	106
8:09	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	88	109
7:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	89	109
7:25	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	90	109
7:03	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	90	110
7:03	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	90	111
6:38	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	90	113
6:24	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	92	113
5:50	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht Free throw	93	113
5:17	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	93	114
5:17	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	93	115
4:49	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	95	115
4:31	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	95	118
3:55	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	95	120
3:09	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	95	122
2:43	Los Angeles Lakers	Bronny James 2-pt field goal	97	122
2:30	Boston Celtics	Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal	97	124
2:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Dalton Knecht 2-pt field goal	99	124
1:56	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	99	126
1:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Bronny James 3-pt field goal	102	126
1:23	Los Angeles Lakers	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	105	126

2025-26 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 1-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 2-0.

Dec 5: Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Boston Celtics 126 (this game)
Feb 22: Boston Celtics 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 89

Highlights

Celtics 126 - 105 Lakers — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Celtics 126 - 105 Lakers — Jaylen Brown Was HOOPING vs Lakers (YouTube)

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