National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 114, Boston 105
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 1, 2024
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: #70 Phenizee Ransom, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #60 James Williams
Attendance: 19156

Austin Reaves scored a season-high 32 points to help the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers earn a 114-105 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.

Reaves was 10 of 18 from the floor, and made 7 of his 10 3-point attempts. Boston was within six points early in the fourth, but failed to get any closer after that.

D'Angelo Russell had 16 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 52.8 percent (19 of 36) from 3-point territory. Jaxson Hayes added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lakers were without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, both of whom were downgraded from questionable to out after participating in Thursday's shootaround. James had soreness in his left ankle, and Davis missed his second consecutive game with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. Los Angeles was playing its third game in four nights.

Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 23 points for the Celtics, who received 17 points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots from Kristaps Porzingis. Boston's Sam Hauser made five 3-pointers and also finished with 17 points. Al Horford led Boston with nine rebounds.

The loss dropped Boston's home record to 22-3.

The Lakers had a 28-17 lead with 1:02 left in the opening quarter, but the Celtics finished the quarter on an 8-0 run and trailed 28-25 after 12 minutes. Boston committed nine turnovers in the quarter.

Boston grabbed a one-point lead on a Payton Pritchard jumper with 10:17 left in the second, but the Lakers scored the next 10 points to go up 41-32. Los Angeles closed the half with an 11-2 spurt and led 60-46 at halftime.

The Lakers shot 40 percent from the floor in the first half (22 of 55), but made 13 of their 25 3-point attempts.

Los Angeles stretched its lead to 16 points in the third quarter, and had an 88-78 advantage entering the fourth.

It was the second game between the Lakers and Celtics this season. Boston won the first matchup 126-115 on Dec. 25.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Lakers   Boston
Austin Reaves 32 Scoring Jayson Tatum 23
D'Angelo Russell 14 Assists Jaylen Brown 7
Jaxson Hayes 10 Rebounds Al Horford 9
Austin Reaves 5 Free Throws Made Dalano Banton 2
Jaxson Hayes 3 Steals Jaylen Brown 1
Rui Hachimura 1 Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Lakers 114 40.4 19-36 19-26 30 52 2 11 7
Boston 105 42.3 16-48 7-7 30 54 12 4 15
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Celtics have a W/L % of .711 after a win and .909 after a loss.
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against New York. The Lakers have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .577 after a loss.