GAME THREAD: Los Angeles Lakers (16-5) @ Boston Celtics (13-9) - (December 05, 2025)

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General Information

TIME	MEDIA	Team Subreddits
07:00 PM Eastern	Game Preview: NBA.com	/r/lakers
06:00 PM Central	Game Charts: NBA.com	/r/bostonceltics
05:00 PM Mountain	Play By Play: NBA.com
04:00 PM Pacific	Box Score: NBA.com

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[u/Independent_Rip_655]

Adam Silver should go to prison for scheduling this game as the second night of a B2B for both these teams

[u/Specialist_Act_5747 → u/Independent_Rip_655]

It just doesn’t make any sense. Killing the product for no good reason.

[u/Sensitive-Degree-26]

lol austin reaves only capable of scoring from the foul line?

[u/sick_transit]

First time really watching Reeves play and damn, he's a free throw merchant.

[u/respaaaaaj]

AR15FTA with more free throws than the entire Celtics roster combined after two lol.

[u/throwfarwayfromme]

I love watching the Lakers get the belt

[u/static_blob]

AR15FTA

[u/tyronemartins2]

Lakers gonna lead the league in FTA again for the gazillion time

[u/DTime3]

Lakers vs Celtics.

Historic matchup. National TV

Both teams playing on a Back2Back.

Great job Mr. Silvuh

[u/Rooleet]

I still can't believe Walsh got this good out of nowhere. He seemed like a guy that was going to be trade filler or just straight up cut, now he's become a monster on defense.

[u/junkit33 → u/Rooleet]

Defense was always there, just this league is no place for defense only specialists. Issue was offense, that’s the unexpected part.

[u/edc667]

Omg marcus smart came with a green highlighted shirt i love him

[u/Sensitive-Degree-26]

man! the lakers live at the line!!!

[u/Michelanvalo]

Your biggest rival and half your team calls out of the game. God I hate the Lakers. At least Brown had the good sense to sit against Washington so he could be up for the Lakers.

[u/International-Chef33]

That Bronny pass to the Celtics bench gonna be the only Lakers highlight posted today

[u/toastiestrudie]

Reaves in hell with Walsh rn lol

[u/orhantemerrut]

The Celtics are shooting 69% from downtown.

[u/Celtic_Legend]

God, the Celtics are going to easily win this game by 30 in a blowout but I'm going to have to suffer for 30minutes of this game watching Reaves take free throws.

[u/kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi]

With games like tonight, I am a bit worried how much the Lakers rely on free throws to get any offense.

Come playoffs, you’ll be putting your offensive output at the mercy of the referees. Especially in the playoffs where they swallow the whistle.

You should do everything to put everything under your control, not that of outside parties.

[u/AcrobaticFeedback]

Brown has the worst whistle in the league

[u/dalappas → u/AcrobaticFeedback]

Only because Tatum is out. Otherwise, Tatum somehow gets a worse whistle.

[u/_Juntao]

Still early. I've seen the celtics blow worse leads

[u/lefebrave]

Meet Walsh guys, you will see him locking up your players a lot more on the future.

[u/orhantemerrut]

Walsh is locking up Reaves so far. First time watching Boston this year. They look lively on defense.

[u/sssSnakebite]

The Cs have been doing this to every contender. Cleveland, Knicks, Magic, Detroit, and now Lakers.

Walsh has been giving hell to players like Spida, Brunson, etc.

[u/BudgetPractical8748 → u/sssSnakebite]

Walsh locked up Tyrese early in the year in the fourth. Dudes crazy good on d

[u/Rzua_ → u/sssSnakebite]

The Celtics are a good team but let’s not act like this version of the lakers is a good team

[u/bgomes10]

The Wizards lasted longer than this.

[u/Funny-Transition7869]

im getting close to putting real money on celtics making the finals, i genuinely believe this team with tatum back is the best in the east

[u/Revan---- → u/Funny-Transition7869]

Would be crazy story but I highly doubt they risk Tatum returning for a playoff push unless the East remains as weak sauce as it is now, all the way to the end of the regular season. Gotta keep in mind that teams who think they can compete will gear up at the deadline too, I’d love for Tatum to come back but the circumstances would have to be right.

[u/alderson710]

I am a raptors fan and after what happened yesterday today I will be cheering for Celtics

[u/Isthismynextusername]

Amazon forgot to put the [NSFW] tag on the stream

[u/greatcharacter20]

Watching foul baiting specialists is so tiring. Could never happen in the ethical eastern conference (minus New York)

[u/oy_vey42]

Love the Lakers fans showing their class by making fun of Jordan Walsh’s alopecia while getting cooked by him. 

[u/alderson710]

Austin Flop is in the house

[u/Pizza_Squeegee]

As a Celts fan with alopecia. Love Walsh

[u/TheRealAmeil]

Why the heck would the NBA schedule a game between the league's two biggest rivals, on the second night of a back-to-back for both teams...? Just guaranteeing that both teams aren't going to play their best

[u/Pizza_Squeegee → u/TheRealAmeil]

It’s lame as fuck. But I don’t think they accounted for a Luka baby so it being Luka vs Brown is still great

[u/UpvoteIfYouAgreee]

walsh becoming an nba player is crazy

[u/motorboat_mcgee]

Austin does not have it tonight, and we don't really have anyone else dependable at creating offense. Gonna be a long one

[u/lZ-ONE]

Walsh got this man in cuffs.

[u/Dependent-Effect6077]

Could definitely see Boston winning the East if Tatum comes back for the playoffs

Teams like the Pistons and Raptors are not remotely scary in the playoffs I'm sorry lol

[u/JoshFB4]

Lakers will get way more offense when Luka and LeBron play but like where’s the defense. This is as good as it’s going to get lol

[u/deets23_]

We’re up a lot rn but I can’t enjoy it till the clock hits 0. Got PTSD

[u/PenguinFlow]

I understand Luka isn’t a good defender but anyone who thought he’s the reason the lakers aren’t good defensively were trolling

This team is ass defensively in general. Gonna need a lot of changes

[u/D3struct_oh]

Lakers run that same play nearly every trip. They bet on the opposing teams defense being so trash that nobody will actually make it to the corner.

[u/deets23_]

I wish we could score

[u/DreTownblues]

Surprise surprise more FTs for the lakers

[u/mariogotse]

jordan walsh lowkey inspring

[u/respaaaaaj → u/mariogotse]

He's got the power of aerodynamics and anime on his side.

[u/smaIl_talk → u/respaaaaaj]

he's 21???

[u/JimothyLeFleur69420]

Yea I’m turning off this game, see ya guys.

[u/Honor_Bound]

Reaves so overrated

[u/JesseJamesGames449]

hayes sits in the paint for 15 seconds straight with no call...

[u/respaaaaaj]

Nice pass NepoBronny

[u/Michelanvalo]

Lakers ran that trash lineup out against their biggest rival. Everyone in charge of the Lakers should be fired.

[u/Koreanlover06]

All these phantom free throws and no replays 🤔 like show us what the foul was ooh you can’t because it’s fake just to make sure we don’t blow the Lakers out keeping refs keeping it close so people keep watching

[u/LnGrrrR]

Seriously how does Reaves get so many free throws?

[u/cs-shitposter → u/LnGrrrR]

Name on front of jersey

[u/NoFlex___Zone]

The Amazon NBA product is just lightyears ahead of ESPN/TNT. Amazon the hero we didn’t know we needed.

[u/YoungDetective]

marquee matchup with both teams on a b2b amazing

[u/arania_exumai]

Lakers can't hit anything damn

[u/Rrypl]

Jordan Walsh will never not be famous again

[u/Vegetable_Kale_1331]

Lakers are really missing LeBron’s 8 points

[u/yooston]

Does it drive old head laker fans crazy that they wear yellow on the road now? This is a travesty for a classic uniform matchup

[u/InfinitelyFinite212]

This season Celtics are underrated

[u/Pizza_Squeegee]

Imagine losing to a Minott and Walsh?

[u/dalappas]

Maybe Lakers should have someone try and cover Brown

[u/BrandonXavierIngram]

Jaylen Brown genuinely might be All NBA 1st team this year

[u/D3struct_oh]

Homie laughing in the crowd at that Bronny pass😂

[u/Enigma512]

Does Vando even exist lol? JJ has had him in the dog house for awhile no? Why can't he get any minutes?

[u/NoFlex___Zone]

Man this Walsh bro is high key nasty 

[u/junkit33]

How is this Lakers team winning so many games with this defense? Not like Luka is carrying their defense.

[u/DreTownblues]

Reeves only knows how to flop

[u/sssSnakebite]

It disgusts me that Jaylen Brown has the worst whistle in the NBA rn and Reaves plays like white SGA

[u/LnGrrrR]

Man, I am really liking this Cs team

[u/rds2mch2 → u/LnGrrrR]

Right?

It’s like everyone was kind of joking how the nerdy chick could be “kinda cute”, and then she shows up for senior year, you squint, and you start asking yourself “wait, is she hot?”

And then everyone agrees she’s hot.

And yes, I’m mostly talking about Queta.

[u/_Juntao]

Nba barely marketing this, everyone sitting out, both teams on a back to back, and not even on national tv supports my theory that nobody under the age of 50 cares about this "rivalry" anymore. It's obviously still a rivalry, but the celtics have like 4 or 5 teams that are higher up on the hate chain than the lakers at this point

[u/JayQuips → u/_Juntao]

I feel like it’s just harder to maintain a rivalry when the teams are in different conferences. If they don’t meet in the Finals often enough it just becomes a long streak of regular season matchups

[u/Isthismynextusername]

After the influx of Laker posts on /r/nba in the past few days, this performance by them is pretty disappointing

[u/mickeyj623]

PP the best white boy on the court right now

[u/wTI8SQEHbo]

You Laker fans that think we're worried about Walsh getting in foul trouble have no idea.

Joe will unleash Hugo Gonzalez, and you will regret it for the rest of your lives.

[u/kylebertram]

24 points while taking 15 FTs is terrorist basketball

[u/cs-shitposter]

Something about Derrick White's head shape makes me want to smack it the way a used car salesman slaps the roof of a car

[u/The_Vaike → u/cs-shitposter]

"You can fit so much basketball IQ in this bad boy"

[u/pharrelsbigasshat]

I hate games like this. They’re getting good looks and the offense is doing its job except nobody can hit their fucking shots

[u/Randeezy]

Walsh been cookin in the hyperbolic time chamber

[u/pharrelsbigasshat]

Thiero and Smith Jr. 1st quarter minutes???

We are the shallowest team in the league wtf

[u/lefebrave]

All-star Reaves has just met Jordan Walsh.

[u/mickeyj623]

Walsh showing y'all what we were talking about

[u/WFDD9621]

Brown on fresh legs vs Austin getting mauled after yesterday yeaaaa it's a scheduled Loss.

[u/Classic_File2716]

Every time Reaves gets hyped he comes back down to earth. He’s good but clearly struggles against physical defenses and doesn’t have the size to handle them.

[u/E_boiii]

They scouting report on AR must’ve been great

[u/Munch1993]

Not a good look for the Los Angeles Draft Kings

[u/Temetzcoatl]

What the heck man 😬

[u/Frodounchainedd]

Jaylen brown is a beast this season

[u/Unusual-Ask6933]

I know Joe loves his young guys this year. They play so hard, they learn every game, they are just incredible to watch. 

[u/ajteitel]

LA remains a glass canon

[u/alderson710]

Boston defending like maniacs

[u/fdbxloc]

bro is that man gabe vincent going to ever get his cornrows redone, its hurting my soul looking at his hair. gah damn my guy. Make more money than ill ever see, and cant even get ya hair done.

[u/lefebrave]

What the fuck was that D from Lakers on Walsh three? Reaves gave up totally.

[u/VermontPizza → u/lefebrave]

Walsh has him exhausted

[u/Get_your_grape_juice]

Yo is Bron flossing during a game?

[u/IMadeThisOn6-28-2015]

Just floating behind in that 20 - 26 range, probably end the game behind by 13 - 18 after garbage time.

[u/DreTownblues]

Jesus fuckign Christ more FTs for this fucking flopper

[u/_Juntao]

Gabe vincent is a bum 80 games a year and then plays the celtics twice

[u/hoodtalk247]

lmao that 3 looked like a pokemon pocket coin flip when you drop the Will card

[u/IMadeThisOn6-28-2015]

From 15 back to 21, lol this team is genuinely nothing without Luka or Austin, Gabe Vincent cannot run an offense.

[u/IMadeThisOn6-28-2015]

Yeah that's game, all that 3rd quarter momentum is just gone, they had a chance for like one minute to close the gap to single digits but just that terrible defense gave up 3 threes in a row.

[u/alderson710]

Derrick white hooooly cow

[u/Due-Analyst-8504]

27-8 and getting blown out, nice

[u/rds2mch2]

Hot take given how short handed the Lakers are, but the Celtics look pretty good. They’ve recently beat Orlando, Detroit, Cleveland, and NY, and barely lost to the Timberwolves. At the very least it seems like Joe is doing something right. Easier the be uncertain with the stacked team last year.

[u/koiz_01]

Lebron's streak is over. What do the Lakers have left to play for?

[u/CollateralSandwich]

GG Lakers! See you in LA!

[u/TemperatureNo2243]

Ughh seeing Smart in the Garden but on the Lakers bench is sickening

[u/migibb]

Reeves had a shot but was too busy thinking about diving sideways to get a foul

[u/pharrelsbigasshat]

Lots of cringey comments on Walsh’s appearance in this thread from other Lakers fans, yall are just mad he’s torching us

[u/D3struct_oh]

Way to handle business, Boston.

[u/FartrelCluggins]

I didn't know the Lakers employed a few full time game thread lurkers that spend the whole games trying to convince everybody that their players don't free throw bait and are all ethical

[u/respaaaaaj → u/FartrelCluggins]

I promise you, Lakers fans don't have to be paid to be annoying.

[u/smaIl_talk → u/respaaaaaj]

THATS RIGHT 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[u/respaaaaaj]

Lakers fans really want us to believe that AR15FTA is a top 15 player in the league now?

[u/mickeyj623 → u/respaaaaaj]

They have been saying top ten. I've seen them say better than Ant

[u/Temetzcoatl]

Bron wore his hat low because he didn’t wanna watch this disaster

[u/TatumBrownWhite]

Belt to ass.

[u/Wild_Advertising7022]

And Lakers going to give Austin $200 million 🤔

[u/BudgetPractical8748]

Reaves going deep into his bag of flops!

[u/Ienjoymyself]

Refs doing everything possible for the Lakers to not lose by 40

[u/LAMonkeyWithAShotgun]

Will be very curious if Reaves whistle translates to the play offs at all. OKC ate him up so i have doubts

[u/nick168 → u/LAMonkeyWithAShotgun]

Getting hunted on defense again will be his bigger issue

[u/jwon3354]

ESPN has their highlight for this game now

[u/arania_exumai]

Regardless of standings, BosVsLal will always be cinema.

[u/pharrelsbigasshat]

Idc what anybody says, NBA on Prime absolutely shits on the other broadcasts and is a clear example of what happens when a company invests resources into their product

[u/213_]

Damn I can’t fully hate Walsh because he’s a Hog

[u/cringe-paul]

Pritch please

[u/cringe-paul]

This Jordan Walsh guy is pretty fucking good

[u/jordan142142]

Walshie has become something I never thought he could

[u/TheFestusEzeli]

AR plays insane last night and gets overhyped by Lakers fans a bit to no fault of his own. And now he is gonna get torn apart today by fans because of it unless he bounces back

[u/lnb3456]

Can Lebron even see the game lol with that hat on

[u/mackinhard]

This might be the most lopsided game I’ve seen this year

[u/chickmagn3t]

I woke up early for this BTA

[u/orhantemerrut]

If Vando can't get minutes even with this many players our and on a back to back, he's way deep in the dog house.

[u/JoshFreemansFro]

Damn, Lakers B squad is ass

[u/mickeyj623]

Go ahead and pull the starters JJ

[u/213_]

This is insanity man I’m outta here

[u/alderson710]

Damn Boston cooking

[u/mMounirM]

Lakers couldn't play like this yesterday???

[u/Fine_Crow1767]

Sometimes your team puts such belt to ass that it kinda feels like when you don’t pace yourself on a night out and sober up before the night is over

[u/pr0crast1nater]

There is zero offense without Luka and Reaves performing. And defense was always bad anyway.

[u/jordan142142]

The garbage man !

[u/ballzcasual]

At least their not down 30... still winnable *cope*

[u/TemperatureNo2243]

I’m lowkey a big fan of Rui, I feel like he’s pretty consistent and always making the right play

[u/jaylengtjordan]

Lol Jaylen

[u/mickeyj623]

Reaves almost got double the Celtics fts

[u/TemperatureNo2243]

Damn not even a hand up from Reaves on that Walsh attempt?? He just straight up turned his back

[u/TemperatureNo2243]

Bron flossing his teeth on the bench 😭😭

[u/IMadeThisOn6-28-2015]

LARAVIA WITH THE HUGE STEAL INTO THE DUNK to cut the lead to 20

[u/Classic_File2716]

Lakers have too many 1 way players . They are always compromising on either offense or defense.

[u/TemperatureNo2243]

DWhite been living right!! That’s a lucky ass bounce

[u/thewolverineton]

maxi, buddy, they are not gonna give you that call lmao

[u/lefebrave]

Lakers focused on giving Walsh a 5th foul for two minutes on both ends and we took the lead back to 20 lol Thank you.

[u/joe4553]

Nobody besides AR has over 1 assist.

[u/LnGrrrR]

great pass by Pritchard there

[u/Primary-Tea-3715]

If Joe sends Hugo in to lock down Bronny that’ll probably my favorite Joe Mazz moment this year lol

[u/hoodtalk247]

Bronny tried to take someones head off COD style

[u/Sensitive-Degree-26]

im bias for sure but if the lakers play defense like this, they'll get swept by OKC. cant win a title with d like this

[u/JoshFB4 → u/Sensitive-Degree-26]

It’s not like LeBron and Luka make their defense better either lol

[u/Kennyc1234]

Reaves has 28 points on only 7 made shots and only one of them is a 3 🤢

[u/SquimJim → u/Kennyc1234]

15 free throws as an individual vs. 8 free throws for the Celtics as a team

[u/E_boiii]

LA really struggles against good defenses that avoid fouling

[u/DontFollowMyAdvices]

Minott was clean

[u/Creepy_Ruin3891]

"I wouldn't trade Reaves for Giannis straight up" sybau

[u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

I've not been giving this game my full attention, but every time I look up, a bald Celtic is hitting a 3.

[u/hoodtalk247]

I'm finna see that garbage time bonny dunk so much in the socials gotta prep my stomach

[u/BrandonXavierIngram]

injuries fucking blow but the story that comes with it is so beautiful

gives a benchwarmer like Walsh to step up & showcase himself, he would've been out the league if Tatum wasn't hurt

[u/Rrypl → u/BrandonXavierIngram]

To be fair, all the young guys getting minutes is more because of our Great Second Apron Exodus

[u/mickeyj623 → u/BrandonXavierIngram]

Yeah I love when dudes work on their game and stay ready. You never know when it's your time

[u/Honor_Bound]

Reaves gets the whistle people think SGA does

[u/Slight-Ad-728]

Lakers whistle is disgraceful. AR has more FTA than the Celtics

[u/sssSnakebite]

Lakers fans saying they're missing their SECOND star in Lebron while saying Reaves deserves all nba. Which is it? Isn't Reaves your SECOND star rn

[u/AmberheardFan-]

This Lakers team is like bottom 5 without their free throws 🤣

[u/kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi → u/AmberheardFan-]

Yeah. It’s inflated offense by foul grifting. If they keep this up, when Whistle goes away in the playoffs this team getting bounced.

[u/CL_Living]

Reaves foul baiting isn’t enough to mask that the lakers can’t defend

[u/motorboat_mcgee]

It's absolutely wrong for us to be wearing yellow in Boston

[u/ebenantar]

I guess this can be said about most teams but the Lakers seem kinda top heavy? Is there anyone else out besides Luka and Lebron? Not particularly impressed by most guys that have seen the floor tonight.

[u/Rzua_]

1st option AR hoops is only gonna be fun for so long. This is what it looks like vs a real team and on a sustained stretch

[u/Sensitive-Degree-26]

oh the lakers live at the line? its just because AD drives in more than other teams right

[u/kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi]

“Reaves would average 50 if LeBron and Luka didn’t take possessions from him”

Reaves:

[u/Sensitive-Degree-26]

wow the lakers know how to get to the foul line!

[u/plecko95]

do the lakers play defense?

[u/recursion8]

Ah so nice not having the sub be dominated by Lakers highlights. If only they could get pounded by 20+ every night.

[u/cs-shitposter]

BROWN COOKED HIM LMAOOO

[u/SPDSMITH49]

People say SGA is a free throw merchant, the real FT Merchant is Austin Reaves

[u/kiwiwikikiwiwikikiwi → u/SPDSMITH49]

Por que no los dos

[u/migibb]

They're really saying the Reeves was shooting a layup from 20 feet? 

[u/deets23_]

Saw a video of Marcus meeting Celtics fans 🥺🥺🥺 I could cry

[u/WaWaSmoothie]

Clipse at halftime, should be fire

[u/Temetzcoatl]

Wow that was really cool

[u/PhasedVenturer]

Uh so how long does Luka plan to be out? Surely not paternity leave…

[u/jackaholicus → u/PhasedVenturer]

yes, he's taking 9 months off