Lakers vs Celtics Match Player Stats | Saturday, March 8th 2025

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Lakers vs Celtics Match Player Stats | Saturday, March 8th 2025

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Todays Saturday, March 8th Matchup Details

Saturday Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics
Todays Game is on Saturday, March 8th 2025
08/03/25 20:30:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics

Out of all players in the league, Austin Reaves registers in the 93rd percentile for three-point attempts, tallying 7.0 per game this year.

Austin Reaves has tallied 34.3 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the NBA: 93rd percentile.

The matchup vs. Boston is a strong one for shots from behind the three-point arc; when the Celtics are on their home court, opposing starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.8).

Offensive rebounds continue possession and generate added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers rank 7th-best in in the NBA with 13.2 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.

Jaxson Hayes has converted 79.1% of his shots from the field over the last 15 games, 5.8% higher than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the year.

Jaxson Hayes has averaged 26.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.4 higher than he’s averaged over the course of the season.

The faceoff with Kristaps Porzingis measures in the 93rd percentile with the other team’s starting Cs draining an enormous 41.7% of their shots from behind the three-point arc this year when they are playing on the road.

Relative to last season’s 60.4% rate, Jaxson Hayes’s foul-shot ability has increased this season to 74.0%.

Jayson Tatum has attempted 22.4 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 2.2 higher than he’s attempted in all games this season.

In contrast to last year’s 8.0 mark, Jayson Tatum’s shot attempts from downtown have risen this year to 10.1 per game.

Jayson Tatum has tallied 36.4 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the league: 99th percentile.

The matchup against the Lakers is a good one for three-point attempts; the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied the most three attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.6).

Offensive rebounds retain possession and create further chances for scoring and assists, and the Boston Celtics grade out 4th-best in in the league while playing at home with 14.0 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.

Derrick White has attempted 11.6 treys per game over the last 5 games, 2.6 higher than he’s attempted in all games this season.

Derrick White has averaged 33.6 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-utilized players in the league: 92nd percentile.

Derrick White will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home city generally improves player production in all stat categories.

Out of all players in the NBA, Dorian Finney-Smith lands in the 79th percentile for threes drained, posting 1.8 per game this year.

Dorian Finney-Smith has tallied 33.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.7 higher than he’s tallied over the course of the year.

Derrick White has successfully made 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games at home, 9.6% higher than he’s put through the net overall this season while at home.

Over the last 5 games when they are at home, the other team’s starting PGs have attempted 6.2 free throws per game (4th-most in the NBA) vs. the Lakers, making it fairly effortless to get to the foul line.

Out of all players in the NBA, Jrue Holiday registers in the 79th percentile for three-point attempts, putting up 5.0 per game this year.

Out of all players in the league, Jrue Holiday registers in the 77th percentile for playing time, registering a massive 30.3 minutes per game at home this year.

Jrue Holiday has successfully made 100.0% of his foul shot attempts over the last 5 games, 11.9% more than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the year.

Jrue Holiday will likely see a spike in production in all facets of the game considering having the home court advantage in this game.

Out of all players in the league, Kristaps Porzingis slots into the 91st percentile for 3-pointers drained, averaging 2.4 per game this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Kristaps Porzingis places in the 75th percentile for playing time, posting a colossal 29.0 minutes per game while playing at home this year.

Kristaps Porzingis will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home stadium usually boosts player performance for all stats.

Austin Reaves has logged 23.4 points per game over the last 5 games away from home, 5.1 higher than he’s logged overall this season on the road.

Jaylen Brown has made 44.1% of his three-point shots over the last 5 games at home, 8.5% higher than he’s made from beyond the arc in all games this year playing at home.

Jaylen Brown has attempted 5.9 shots from downtown per game this year, ranking him in the 86th percentile out of all players in the league.

Jaylen Brown has averaged 35.3 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the league: 96th percentile.

This year, opposing starting SFs have tallied 5.8 3-point attempts per game (highest in the NBA) against the Los Angeles Lakers, branding this as a strong matchup.

Luka Doncic has attempted 9.5 shots from downtown per game when playing on the road this year, ranking him in the 98th percentile among all players in the league.

Among all players in the NBA, Luka Doncic measures in the 94th percentile for playing time, registering a whopping 34.8 minutes per game this year.

This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have tallied 3.0 three-pointers per game (highest in the NBA) against the Celtics, labeling this as a strong matchup.

Luka Doncic has attempted 11.0 foul shots per game over the last 5 games, 3.8 more than he’s attempted over the course of the season.

This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposition’s starting SGs have shot 42.0% on 3-pointers (9th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, making this a strong matchup.

Dorian Finney-Smith has made 100.0% of his foul shot attempts over the last 10 games on the road, 30.1% more than he’s put through the net in all games this season while playing away from home.

This year when they are the visiting squad, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 3.9 foul shots per game (8th-highest in the league) vs. the Boston Celtics, making it fairly effortless to draw fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis has made 57.4% of his field goals over the last 5 games at home, 8.2% more than he’s converted in all games this year while playing at home.

Kristaps Porzingis has attempted 4.4 foul shots per game playing at home this year, ranking him in the 91st percentile out of all players in the league.

Payton Pritchard has successfully made 4.8 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 1.5 higher than he’s converted from three overall this year.

Payton Pritchard has successfully made 100.0% of his foul shots over the last 5 games, 12.3% more than he’s put through the net overall this season.

Payton Pritchard will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court usually raises player performance in all facets of the game.

Jaylen Brown has successfully made 87.6% of his free throws over the last 10 games, 13.8% higher than he’s made overall this season.

Jayson Tatum will hold the home court advantage in this game. Playing in your home stadium tends to raise stat production in all stat categories.

LeBron James has successfully made 2.9 treys per game over the last 15 games, 0.6 more than he’s converted from downtown overall this season.

LeBron James has been on the court for 34.7 minutes per game when playing away from home this year, ranking in the 94th percentile — ranking among the most used players in the NBA.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied 5.8 three attempts per game (2nd-highest in the league) vs. the Boston Celtics, making this a favorable matchup.

LeBron James has averaged 28.6 points per game over the last 5 games, 3.6 more than he’s averaged overall this season.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics

With respect to shot attempts from downtown, the 4th-least aggressive offense in the NBA as the away team this year has been the Lakers.

The matchup against Jrue Holiday is a tough one for threes; when Holiday is on his home court and facing fellow starting SGs this year, they have successfully made a mere 29.2% of their shots from downtown (10th percentile).

The Lakers have played at the 4th-least up-tempo pace in the league over the last 5 games.

The Boston Celtics have played at the least up-tempo pace in the NBA over the last 5 games, which should lead to fewer plays for the Lakers.

Austin Reaves figures to suffer a reduction in productivity in all facets of the game considering being on the road in this contest.

Jaxson Hayes has accumulated 3.4 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 more than he’s accumulated in all games this season.

Jaxson Hayes will not have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home city generally worsens player production across the board.

Jayson Tatum has tallied 3.4 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games on his home court, 0.8 more than he’s tallied over the course of the season at home.

The Boston Celtics have played at the slowest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games.

The Los Angeles Lakers have played at the 4th-most sluggish tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games, which should reduce plays for the Celtics.

As a team, the Celtics have been poor at getting to the free-throw line in recent games: worst in the league over the last 25 games, tallying a lowly 18.0 foul shot attempts per game.

The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers may be a tough one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a measly 2.2 foul shots per game over the last 15 games (least in the league).

The matchup against Los Angeles is a tough one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; when the Los Angeles Lakers are on the road, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged the 5th-least three attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.3).

This year, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged 29.7% on three-pointers (5th-worst in the NBA) vs. the Celtics, branding this as a tough matchup.

Dorian Finney-Smith will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on the road generally decreases player performance in all facets of the game.

This year, opposing starting SGs have averaged 11.7 shot attempts per game (6th-lowest in the league) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, designating this as a difficult matchup.

Over the last 10 games, opposing starting SGs have attempted 1.7 free throws per game (5th-lowest in the NBA) against the Los Angeles Lakers, struggling to draw fouls.

Kristaps Porzingis has averaged 2.4 personal fouls per game on his home court this year, placing him in the 84th percentile — among the NBA’s most foul-prone.

The number of 3-point shots attempted against Jaxson Hayes has been quite low (0.7 per game) when on the visiting team and defending fellow starting Cs this year (3rd percentile).

The matchup against Boston may be a tough one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted a mere 1.4 foul shots per game over the last 10 games when the Boston Celtics are playing at home (least in the NBA).

Among all players in the league, Jaylen Brown ranks in the 86th percentile for personal fouls, compiling a monstrous 2.5 fouls per game while at home this year.

Relative to last season’s 32.7 clip, Luka Doncic’s points per game have tailed off this season to 26.8.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted 2.3 free throws per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Celtics, facing an uphill battle to get to the foul line.

The matchup against the Boston Celtics is a challenging one; they have given up the 2nd-least points per game in the league to the opposition’s starting PFs this year (14.5).

Luka Doncic has accumulated 2.6 personal fouls per game on the road this year, putting him in the 91st percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.

Luka Doncic will not have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home court generally reduces stat production for all stats.

The matchup vs. Jaxson Hayes is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; when squaring off against fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a mere 2.5 free throws per game (10th percentile).

The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers may be a tough one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted a mere 1.9 foul shots per game over the last 15 games (least in the NBA).

LeBron James has averaged 2.8 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games on the road, 1.2 more than he’s averaged over the course of the year on the road.

LeBron James will not hold the home court advantage in this game. Playing while traveling usually reduces player production across the board.

The matchup against Boston may be a challenging one for drawing fouls; the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted a measly 2.6 free throws per game over the last 10 games when the Boston Celtics are playing at home (4th-least in the NBA).

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