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Final
Away
LA Clippers
118
Home
Boston Celtics
121
Venue: TD Garden
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Boston Celtics beat the LA Clippers 121-118 at home on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown had 33 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists for the Boston Celtics. James Harden had 37 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the LA Clippers.
The Boston Celtics led 63-49 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 37-30. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jaylen Brown (double-double, Boston Celtics), Ivica Zubac (double-double, LA Clippers). Bench points: LA Clippers 37, Boston Celtics 16. Payton Pritchard had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 2 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 LA Clippers vs Boston Celtics?
- The Boston Celtics beat the LA Clippers 121-118 on November 16, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- James Harden scored 37 for the LA Clippers; Jaylen Brown scored 33 for the Boston Celtics with 13 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Clippers | 30 | 19 | 36 | 33 | 118 |
| Boston Celtics | 37 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 121 |
Game leaders
LA Clippers
- Points
- 37 James Harden
- Rebounds
- 12 Ivica Zubac
- Assists
- 8 James Harden
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 33 Jaylen Brown
- Rebounds
- 13 Jaylen Brown
- Assists
- 9 Derrick White
Ivica Zubac double-double (16 PTS, 12 REB) · Jaylen Brown double-double (33 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden starter | 37:49 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-22 | 5-11 | 14-15 | 3 | -8 |
| Ivica Zubac starter | 33:38 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | -15 |
| John Collins starter | 30:17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | -7 |
| Kris Dunn starter | 24:30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | -15 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. starter | 10:56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović bench | 34:45 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | +18 |
| Kobe Sanders bench | 22:37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | +16 |
| Nicolas Batum bench | 20:17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | -1 |
| Brook Lopez bench | 14:09 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | +11 |
| Jordan Miller bench | 11:02 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | -5 |
Not available: Bradley Beal, Kawhi Leonard
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White starter | 38:52 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-17 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 2 | +20 |
| Jaylen Brown starter | 38:37 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14-33 | 1-7 | 4-7 | 1 | +22 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 33:28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | +16 |
| Jordan Walsh starter | 33:13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | +4 |
| Payton Pritchard starter | 33:05 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 8-13 | 2-2 | 1 | -15 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 18:11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +12 |
| Luka Garza bench | 14:24 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 6 | -14 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 11:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
| Josh Minott bench | 11:29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -13 |
| Sam Hauser bench | 6:45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | -16 |
Not available: Jayson Tatum
| LA Clippers | Stat | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| 28/30 (93%) | Free throws | 13/17 (76%) |
| 24/46 (52%) | 2 pointers | 30/64 (46%) |
| 14/35 (40%) | 3 pointers | 16/39 (41%) |
| 38/81 (46%) | Field goals | 46/103 (44%) |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 34 | Defensive rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 0:00 | Time spent in lead | 46:47 |
| 0 | Biggest lead | 24 |
Largest margin: 24 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 0
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · LA Clippers
- Never led
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 24 Q3 9:29
- Longest run
- 12-0 Boston Celtics · Q2 0:45 to Q3 10:27
Scoring plays
Q1 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:14 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 10:40 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn Free throw | 1 | 2 |
| 10:40 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn Free throw | 2 | 2 |
| 10:13 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 9:25 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 2 | 7 |
| 8:51 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 2 | 9 |
| 8:22 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 2 | 11 |
| 8:02 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 5 | 11 |
| 7:22 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 6 | 11 |
| 7:22 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 7 | 11 |
| 7:09 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 7 | 12 |
| 7:09 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 7 | 13 |
| 6:42 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 7 | 15 |
| 6:18 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 9 | 15 |
| 6:00 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 9 | 18 |
| 5:37 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 9 | 21 |
| 5:15 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 11 | 21 |
| 5:02 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 11 | 24 |
| 4:42 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 11 | 26 |
| 4:42 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 11 | 27 |
| 4:18 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal | 13 | 27 |
| 3:55 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 13 | 29 |
| 3:36 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 3-pt field goal | 16 | 29 |
| 3:19 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 16 | 32 |
| 3:05 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez 3-pt field goal | 19 | 32 |
| 2:50 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 19 | 34 |
| 2:08 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 22 | 34 |
| 1:49 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 22 | 37 |
| 1:20 | LA Clippers | Kobe Sanders 2-pt field goal | 24 | 37 |
| 1:20 | LA Clippers | Kobe Sanders Free throw | 25 | 37 |
| 0:51 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 26 | 37 |
| 0:51 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller Free throw | 27 | 37 |
| 0:11 | LA Clippers | Kobe Sanders 3-pt field goal | 30 | 37 |
Q2 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 30 | 40 |
| 10:51 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez Free throw | 31 | 40 |
| 10:51 | LA Clippers | Brook Lopez Free throw | 32 | 40 |
| 10:04 | LA Clippers | Nicolas Batum 3-pt field goal | 35 | 40 |
| 9:01 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 35 | 43 |
| 7:45 | LA Clippers | Jordan Miller 2-pt field goal | 37 | 43 |
| 6:52 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 37 | 45 |
| 6:31 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 37 | 47 |
| 6:04 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 37 | 49 |
| 5:23 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 37 | 51 |
| 5:03 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 39 | 51 |
| 4:56 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 39 | 53 |
| 4:37 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 41 | 53 |
| 4:25 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 41 | 56 |
| 4:02 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 41 | 58 |
| 4:02 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 41 | 59 |
| 3:04 | LA Clippers | Derrick Jones Jr. 2-pt field goal | 43 | 59 |
| 2:12 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 45 | 59 |
| 1:47 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 47 | 59 |
| 1:05 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 49 | 59 |
| 0:45 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 49 | 61 |
| 0:14 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 49 | 63 |
Q3 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 49 | 66 |
| 10:56 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 49 | 69 |
| 10:27 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal | 49 | 71 |
| 10:10 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 50 | 71 |
| 10:10 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 51 | 71 |
| 9:58 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 51 | 74 |
| 9:44 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 52 | 74 |
| 9:29 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 52 | 76 |
| 9:16 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 53 | 76 |
| 9:06 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 55 | 76 |
| 8:25 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 55 | 79 |
| 7:33 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 57 | 79 |
| 7:33 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 58 | 79 |
| 7:07 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 59 | 79 |
| 7:07 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 60 | 79 |
| 7:07 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 61 | 79 |
| 6:28 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 61 | 81 |
| 6:15 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn 3-pt field goal | 64 | 81 |
| 5:21 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 66 | 81 |
| 4:58 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 68 | 81 |
| 4:07 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 70 | 81 |
| 3:51 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 70 | 84 |
| 3:30 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac 2-pt field goal | 72 | 84 |
| 3:30 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 73 | 84 |
| 3:18 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 73 | 86 |
| 2:55 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 74 | 86 |
| 2:55 | LA Clippers | Ivica Zubac Free throw | 75 | 86 |
| 2:01 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 3-pt field goal | 78 | 86 |
| 1:45 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 78 | 88 |
| 1:30 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 80 | 88 |
| 1:16 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 80 | 90 |
| 0:34 | LA Clippers | Kobe Sanders 2-pt field goal | 82 | 90 |
| 0:03 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 85 | 90 |
Q4 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | LA Clippers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw | 86 | 90 |
| 11:45 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović Free throw | 87 | 90 |
| 10:26 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 87 | 92 |
| 9:50 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 87 | 95 |
| 9:36 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 87 | 97 |
| 9:36 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 87 | 98 |
| 9:19 | LA Clippers | Kobe Sanders 3-pt field goal | 90 | 98 |
| 8:54 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal | 92 | 98 |
| 8:15 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 92 | 100 |
| 8:15 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 92 | 101 |
| 8:00 | LA Clippers | Kris Dunn Free throw | 93 | 101 |
| 7:41 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 93 | 102 |
| 7:11 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 93 | 104 |
| 6:43 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 93 | 106 |
| 6:24 | LA Clippers | John Collins 3-pt field goal | 96 | 106 |
| 5:03 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 96 | 108 |
| 4:50 | LA Clippers | Bogdan Bogdanović 2-pt field goal | 98 | 108 |
| 4:20 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 100 | 108 |
| 3:41 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 103 | 108 |
| 3:04 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 104 | 108 |
| 3:04 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 105 | 108 |
| 2:47 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 105 | 110 |
| 2:28 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh Free throw | 105 | 111 |
| 2:28 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh Free throw | 105 | 112 |
| 1:29 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 105 | 115 |
| 1:17 | LA Clippers | James Harden 2-pt field goal | 107 | 115 |
| 0:51 | LA Clippers | John Collins 2-pt field goal | 109 | 115 |
| 0:22 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 110 | 115 |
| 0:22 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 111 | 115 |
| 0:22 | LA Clippers | James Harden Free throw | 112 | 115 |
| 0:14 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 112 | 117 |
| 0:10 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 115 | 117 |
| 0:08 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 115 | 118 |
| 0:08 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 115 | 119 |
| 0:03 | LA Clippers | James Harden 3-pt field goal | 118 | 119 |
| 0:02 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 118 | 120 |
| 0:02 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 118 | 121 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Boston Celtics 1-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 2-0.
- Nov 16: LA Clippers 118 at Boston Celtics 121 (this game)
- Jan 3: Boston Celtics 146 at LA Clippers 115
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
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