Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

Matchup Preview

BOS

BOSTON CELTICS

56-26

VS

LAL

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

54-28

Everything you need for Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

2

BOS wins

of 2

0

LAL wins

RECENT FORM

BOS

Boston Celtics 56-26 season

ORL

ORL Apr 12 W vs

NOP

NOP Apr 10 L vs

NYK

CHA

TOR

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 54-28 season

HOU

HOU Apr 18 W vs

UTA

UTA Apr 12 W vs

PHX

PHX Apr 10 W vs

GSW

OKC

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every BOS vs LAL meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

BOS

LAL

Feb 22, 2026 Read →

LAL

BOS

Dec 6, 2025 Read →

ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

BOS

Boston Celtics

1 Jaylen Brown 28.6/6.9/5.1 +15.4 2 Jayson Tatum 22.3/9.9/5.6 +12.2 3 Derrick White 16.4/4.4/5.3 +8.3 4 Payton Pritchard 17.0/3.9/5.2 +8.1 5 Neemias Queta 10.3/8.5/1.7 +6.9 6 Nikola Vučević 10.3/7.1/2.1 +4.3 7 Anfernee Simons 14.2/2.4/2.4 +2.2 8 Ron Harper Jr. 8.8/3.2/1.4 +1.5

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

1 Luka Dončić 33.5/7.7/8.3 +23.8 2 Austin Reaves 23.3/4.7/5.5 +11.3 3 LeBron James 20.9/6.1/7.3 +11.3 4 Deandre Ayton 12.7/8.1/0.8 +9.5 5 Rui Hachimura 11.5/3.3/0.8 +1.7 6 Jaxson Hayes 7.6/4.2/0.9 -0.2 7 Luke Kennard 9.5/2.6/2.5 -0.7 8 Jake LaRavia 8.3/4.0/1.8 -1.0

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BOS

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LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

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