Who won Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers?

The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-89 on February 22, 2026.

Jaylen Brown scored 32 for the Boston Celtics; Luka Dončić scored 25 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 6:30 pm EST · All results that day · Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers head-to-head · Boston Celtics schedule · Los Angeles Lakers schedule

Final

Away

Los Angeles Lakers

Venue: Crypto.com Arena

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

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-89 on the road on Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena. Jaylen Brown had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the Boston Celtics. Luka Dončić had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Boston Celtics led 60-50 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 32-22. Double-digit figures in two categories: Neemias Queta (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 45, Los Angeles Lakers 25. Payton Pritchard had 30 points, 4 rebounds and 8 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 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers?: The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-89 on February 22, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Jaylen Brown scored 32 for the Boston Celtics; Luka Dončić scored 25 for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	28	32	24	27	111
Los Angeles Lakers	28	22	21	18	89

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 32 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 12 Neemias Queta
Assists: 8 Derrick White

Los Angeles Lakers

Points: 25 Luka Dončić
Rebounds: 7 Austin Reaves
Assists: 5 LeBron James

Neemias Queta double-double (10 PTS, 12 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	36:01	32	8	7	3	0	5	10-28	3-9	9-12	3	+18
Derrick White starter	35:18	12	5	8	1	1	1	5-13	2-6	0-0	1	+18
Baylor Scheierman starter	28:56	5	2	2	0	0	0	2-6	1-4	0-0	1	+18
Sam Hauser starter	28:49	7	6	2	0	0	0	2-6	2-6	1-1	1	+5
Neemias Queta starter	25:36	10	12	1	0	3	2	4-5	0-0	2-2	1	+5
Payton Pritchard bench	37:48	30	4	8	0	0	4	10-14	6-9	4-4	4	+21
Nikola Vučević bench	20:59	9	8	0	1	0	0	4-6	0-0	1-2	2	+15
Hugo Gonzalez bench	14:24	4	3	1	1	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	4	+5
Jordan Walsh bench	7:51	0	1	0	0	1	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	-1
Ron Harper Jr. bench	1:26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Luka Garza bench	1:26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Amari Williams bench	1:26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Jayson Tatum

Los Angeles Lakers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
LeBron James starter	34:29	20	4	5	2	1	1	9-21	1-5	1-1	0	-14
Luka Dončić starter	32:31	25	5	3	0	1	2	9-22	4-7	3-6	4	-21
Austin Reaves starter	32:28	15	7	2	2	1	1	4-10	1-4	6-7	1	-14
Deandre Ayton starter	24:50	4	7	1	1	1	1	2-6	0-0	0-0	4	-15
Marcus Smart starter	22:22	0	1	4	0	0	0	0-7	0-5	0-0	4	-4
Jake LaRavia bench	24:04	4	3	2	1	1	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	-18
Luke Kennard bench	21:43	9	3	0	1	0	1	3-4	1-2	2-2	2	-9
Rui Hachimura bench	21:26	5	2	0	0	0	0	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	-13
Jarred Vanderbilt bench	11:01	3	5	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-1	0-0	2	-1
Jaxson Hayes bench	5:00	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	-1
Kobe Bufkin bench	3:22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	+0
Dalton Knecht bench	3:22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+0
Maxi Kleber bench	3:22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	+0

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	Los Angeles Lakers
17/21 (81%)	Free throws	12/18 (66%)
26/47 (55%)	2 pointers	25/57 (43%)
14/36 (38%)	3 pointers	9/30 (30%)
40/83 (48%)	Field goals	34/87 (39%)
50	Rebounds	39
41	Defensive rebounds	31
9	Offensive rebounds	8
29	Assists	18
14	Turnovers	8
6	Steals	7
5	Blocks	5
19	Fouls	19
8	Max points in a row	6
37:13	Time spent in lead	6:16
22	Biggest lead	5

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Los Angeles Lakers ahead)

Largest margin: 22 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 22 Q4 3:24
Largest lead · Los Angeles Lakers: 5 Q1 8:56
Longest run: 8-0 Boston Celtics · Q4 5:12 to Q4 4:11

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
11:33	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:57	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	0	4
10:27	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	3	4
9:46	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	3	6
9:35	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	5	6
9:22	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	5	8
8:56	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	5	10
8:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	7	10
8:30	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	9	10
8:10	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	9	13
7:49	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	12	13
7:34	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	12	15
6:56	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	15	15
6:27	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	17	15
6:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Jaxson Hayes 2-pt field goal	17	17
5:51	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	19	17
5:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	19	19
4:27	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	21	19
4:12	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	21	22
3:42	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	21	25
3:31	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	23	25
3:00	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	25	25
2:12	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević Free throw	26	25
1:29	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	28	25
0:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	28	26
0:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	28	27
0:01	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	28	28

Q2 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
10:26	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	31	28
9:31	Los Angeles Lakers	Deandre Ayton 2-pt field goal	31	30
8:18	Los Angeles Lakers	Jarred Vanderbilt 3-pt field goal	31	33
7:51	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	34	33
7:12	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	35	33
7:12	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	36	33
6:54	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	38	33
6:37	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	38	35
5:30	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	39	35
5:30	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	40	35
5:17	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	40	36
4:55	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	40	39
4:48	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	42	39
4:23	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	44	39
4:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	44	40
4:07	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić Free throw	44	41
3:26	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	46	41
3:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	46	43
2:47	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	49	43
2:13	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	50	43
1:56	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	51	43
1:56	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	52	43
1:13	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 3-pt field goal	52	46
1:06	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	52	47
1:00	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	54	47
0:35	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	57	47
0:23	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 3-pt field goal	57	50
0:00	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	60	50

Q3 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
10:43	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	63	50
10:16	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 3-pt field goal	63	53
9:11	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	65	53
8:35	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 3-pt field goal	65	56
7:59	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	65	58
7:24	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	67	58
7:24	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser Free throw	68	58
7:24	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	69	58
6:38	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	69	60
6:15	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	72	60
5:59	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	72	62
5:34	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	72	64
5:34	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James Free throw	72	65
5:15	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	74	65
4:36	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	77	65
3:35	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 2-pt field goal	79	65
1:34	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake LaRavia 2-pt field goal	79	67
1:09	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	80	67
1:09	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	81	67
1:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard Free throw	81	68
1:02	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard Free throw	81	69
0:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	81	70
0:48	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves Free throw	81	71
0:31	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	84	71

Q4 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers
11:24	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	84	73
11:09	Boston Celtics	Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal	86	73
10:20	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	86	75
9:53	Los Angeles Lakers	Rui Hachimura 2-pt field goal	86	77
9:09	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	88	77
8:38	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	90	77
8:05	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	91	77
8:05	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	92	77
7:23	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James 2-pt field goal	92	79
6:58	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	94	79
5:38	Los Angeles Lakers	Luka Dončić 2-pt field goal	94	81
5:12	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	96	81
4:46	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	98	81
4:46	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	99	81
4:11	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	102	81
3:59	Los Angeles Lakers	Austin Reaves 2-pt field goal	102	83
3:24	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	105	83
3:08	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	105	85
2:45	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	106	85
2:45	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	107	85
2:36	Los Angeles Lakers	Kobe Bufkin 2-pt field goal	107	87
2:09	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	109	87
1:54	Los Angeles Lakers	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	109	89
0:22	Boston Celtics	Ron Harper Jr. 2-pt field goal	111	89

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

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

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