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Final
Away
Boston Celtics
146
Home
LA Clippers
115
Venue: Intuit Dome
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Boston Celtics beat the LA Clippers 146-115 on the road on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Intuit Dome. Jaylen Brown had 50 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the Boston Celtics. Kawhi Leonard had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists for the LA Clippers.
The Boston Celtics led 71-63 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 33-16. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: James Harden (double-double, LA Clippers), Jordan Walsh (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 39, LA Clippers 37. Derrick White had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Boston Celtics vs LA Clippers?
- The Boston Celtics beat the LA Clippers 146-115 on January 3, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jaylen Brown scored 50 for the Boston Celtics; Kawhi Leonard scored 22 for the LA Clippers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 42 | 29 | 42 | 33 | 146 |
| LA Clippers | 28 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 115 |
Game leaders
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 50 Jaylen Brown
- Rebounds
- 13 Jordan Walsh
- Assists
- 8 Payton Pritchard
LA Clippers
- Points
- 22 Kawhi Leonard
- Rebounds
- 7 Ivica Zubac
- Assists
- 12 James Harden
Jordan Walsh double-double (13 PTS, 13 REB) · James Harden double-double (18 PTS, 12 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Pritchard starter | 39:38 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +27 |
| Derrick White starter | 37:02 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10-20 | 5-12 | 4-5 | 2 | +17 |
| Jaylen Brown starter | 35:08 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18-26 | 6-10 | 8-10 | 3 | +21 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 22:34 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +15 |
| Sam Hauser starter | 21:22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Jordan Walsh bench | 29:38 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +24 |
| Luka Garza bench | 19:49 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | +17 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 18:58 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 |
| Hugo Gonzalez bench | 9:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +9 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 3:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +4 |
| Josh Minott bench | 2:51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
Not available: Jayson Tatum
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawhi Leonard starter | 34:29 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-17 | 2-8 | 8-8 | 2 | -12 |
| James Harden starter | 33:50 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 1 | -24 |
| Kris Dunn starter | 30:29 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | -12 |
| John Collins starter | 28:53 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-10 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 3 | -12 |
| Brook Lopez starter | 12:33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | -17 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. bench | 24:46 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-9 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2 | -10 |
| Ivica Zubac bench | 20:47 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -13 |
| Nicolas Batum bench | 16:16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -12 |
| Kobe Sanders bench | 14:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -15 |
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser bench | 5:48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
| Kobe Brown bench | 5:48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | -7 |
| Cam Christie bench | 5:48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
| Jordan Miller bench | 5:48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | -7 |
Not available: Bradley Beal, Bogdan Bogdanović
| Boston Celtics | Stat | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|
| 16/19 (84%) | Free throws | 16/17 (94%) |
| 29/45 (64%) | 2 pointers | 27/46 (58%) |
| 24/51 (47%) | 3 pointers | 15/38 (39%) |
| 53/96 (55%) | Field goals | 42/84 (50%) |
| 46 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 30 | Defensive rebounds | 22 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 5 |
| 47:20 | Time spent in lead | 0:00 |
| 33 | Biggest lead | 0 |
Largest margin: 33 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 33 Q4 2:05
- Largest lead · LA Clippers
- Never led
- Longest run
- 8-0 Boston Celtics · Q4 3:56 to Q4 3:01
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 11:04 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:39 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 5 | 3 |
| 9:55 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 8 | 3 |
| 9:39 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 8 | 5 |
| 9:17 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 10 | 5 |
| 8:58 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 10 | 7 |
| 8:25 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 12 | 7 |
| 8:00 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 12 | 9 |
| 7:50 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 14 | 9 |
| 7:15 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal | 16 | 9 |
| 6:28 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 19 | 9 |
| 6:08 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 19 | 11 |
| 5:53 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 22 | 11 |
| 5:33 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 22 | 13 |
| 5:12 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 22 | 15 |
| 4:31 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 25 | 15 |
| 4:15 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 25 | 17 |
| 3:59 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 26 | 17 |
| 3:59 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 27 | 17 |
| 3:47 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 27 | 19 |
| 3:14 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 27 | 21 |
| 3:02 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 29 | 21 |
| 2:42 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 32 | 21 |
| 2:25 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 32 | 23 |
| 1:46 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 34 | 23 |
| 1:14 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 37 | 23 |
| 0:54 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 37 | 25 |
| 0:37 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 39 | 25 |
| 0:24 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 39 | 28 |
| 0:01 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 40 | 28 |
| 0:01 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 41 | 28 |
| 0:01 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 42 | 28 |
Q2 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:34 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 44 | 28 |
| 10:19 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 44 | 31 |
| 10:04 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 47 | 31 |
| 9:38 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 47 | 33 |
| 9:13 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 47 | 35 |
| 8:59 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 49 | 35 |
| 7:57 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 51 | 35 |
| 7:41 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 51 | 38 |
| 6:59 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 2-pt field goal | 51 | 40 |
| 6:42 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 53 | 40 |
| 6:26 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 53 | 42 |
| 6:26 | LA Clippers | John Collins Free throw | 53 | 43 |
| 6:13 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 55 | 43 |
| 5:52 | LA Clippers | John Collins 3-pt field goal | 55 | 46 |
| 5:39 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 58 | 46 |
| 5:20 | LA Clippers | John Collins 3-pt field goal | 58 | 49 |
| 5:09 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 61 | 49 |
| 4:57 | LA Clippers | John Collins 3-pt field goal | 61 | 52 |
| 4:15 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 64 | 52 |
| 4:02 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 64 | 53 |
| 4:02 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 64 | 54 |
| 3:34 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 64 | 55 |
| 3:34 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 64 | 56 |
| 3:15 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 65 | 56 |
| 3:15 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 66 | 56 |
| 2:09 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 66 | 58 |
| 1:33 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 69 | 58 |
| 1:07 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 69 | 60 |
| 0:32 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 3-pt field goal | 69 | 63 |
| 0:12 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 70 | 63 |
| 0:12 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 71 | 63 |
Q3 · 39 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 71 | 65 |
| 11:10 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 71 | 67 |
| 10:51 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 73 | 67 |
| 10:14 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 75 | 67 |
| 9:35 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 75 | 69 |
| 9:35 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 75 | 70 |
| 9:21 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 77 | 70 |
| 8:47 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 77 | 71 |
| 8:47 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 77 | 72 |
| 8:39 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 78 | 72 |
| 8:39 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 79 | 72 |
| 8:25 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 79 | 73 |
| 8:25 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 79 | 74 |
| 8:01 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 81 | 74 |
| 7:35 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 84 | 74 |
| 6:58 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 84 | 76 |
| 6:27 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal | 84 | 79 |
| 6:12 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 85 | 79 |
| 5:48 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 87 | 79 |
| 5:28 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal | 87 | 82 |
| 5:10 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 90 | 82 |
| 4:54 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 90 | 83 |
| 4:54 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard Free throw | 90 | 84 |
| 4:34 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 93 | 84 |
| 4:15 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 93 | 87 |
| 4:00 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 96 | 87 |
| 3:45 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 96 | 90 |
| 3:30 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 98 | 90 |
| 3:02 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 101 | 90 |
| 2:40 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 101 | 93 |
| 2:19 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 104 | 93 |
| 2:04 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal | 104 | 96 |
| 1:50 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 105 | 96 |
| 1:50 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 106 | 96 |
| 1:23 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 108 | 96 |
| 0:53 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 111 | 96 |
| 0:39 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal | 111 | 99 |
| 0:21 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 112 | 99 |
| 0:21 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 113 | 99 |
Q4 · 24 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | LA Clippers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 | LA Clippers | Kawhi Leonard 2-pt field goal | 113 | 101 |
| 11:18 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 115 | 101 |
| 10:02 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 117 | 101 |
| 9:34 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 119 | 101 |
| 8:35 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 119 | 103 |
| 8:22 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 121 | 103 |
| 7:26 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 124 | 103 |
| 7:00 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 124 | 105 |
| 6:47 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 126 | 105 |
| 6:28 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 126 | 107 |
| 6:15 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 128 | 107 |
| 5:50 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 131 | 107 |
| 4:36 | LA Clippers | Kobe Brown 2-pt field goal | 131 | 109 |
| 3:56 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 133 | 109 |
| 3:31 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal | 136 | 109 |
| 3:01 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 139 | 109 |
| 2:44 | LA Clippers | Cam Christie 2-pt field goal | 139 | 111 |
| 2:34 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 141 | 111 |
| 2:05 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 144 | 111 |
| 1:44 | LA Clippers | Kobe Brown Free throw | 144 | 112 |
| 1:44 | LA Clippers | Kobe Brown Free throw | 144 | 113 |
| 0:52 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 144 | 114 |
| 0:52 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 144 | 115 |
| 0:29 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 146 | 115 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Boston Celtics 2-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 2-0.
- Nov 16: LA Clippers 118 at Boston Celtics 121
- Jan 3: Boston Celtics 146 at LA Clippers 115 (this game)
Highlights
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