most point scored in the celtics-lakers rivalry

The Boston Celtics put up their most points in a game against the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959, with 173 points.

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	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	173	2/27/1959	BOS	vs	MIN	W 173-139	240	73	43			72	143	50.3				29	37	78.4	54.3				30
2	Lakers	162	3/19/1972	LAL	vs	GSW	W 162-99	240	73	43			69	113	61.1				24	32	75.0	63.7				21
3	Lakers	156	3/23/1979	LAL	vs	SDC	W 156-119	240	54	38	11	10	65	101	64.4				26	33	78.8	67.5	12	42	17	23
4	Celtics	155	11/1/2023	BOS	vs	IND	W 155-104	240	57	27	5	2	54	95	56.8	20	35	57.1	27	28	96.4	72.2	11	46	13	19
5	Lakers	155	1/2/1987	LAL	vs	PHX	W 155-118	240	39	42	11	10	63	96	65.6	2	3	66.7	27	32	84.4	70.4	10	29	15	24
6	Lakers	154	12/19/1971	LAL	vs	PHI	W 154-132	240	62	30			55	94	58.5				44	51	86.3	66.1				26
7	Lakers	154	1/21/1968	LAL	vs	SEA	W 154-123	240	65	35			58	115	50.4				38	50	76.0	56.2				32
8	Lakers	154	11/23/1966	LAL	vs	CHI	W 154-130	240	69	32			58	114	50.9				38	47	80.9	57.2				35
9	Lakers	153	4/9/1982	LAL	vs	DEN	W 153-128	240	62	43	13	21	69	116	59.5	0	0		15	33	45.5	58.6	24	38	18	26
10	Lakers	153	1/29/1980	LAL	@	CLE	L 153-154	340	66	27	6	11	63	122	51.6	0	0		27	32	84.4	56.2	18	48	34	38
11	Lakers	153	1/30/1972	LAL	vs	POR	W 153-131	240	55	47			67	105	63.8				19	26	73.1	65.7				16
12	Celtics	153	11/27/1970	BOS	vs	BAL	W 153-107	240	77	36			61	118	51.7				31	37	83.8	57.0				24
13	Celtics	153	3/7/1962	BOS	vs	PHI	W 153-102	240	83	25			59	121	48.8				35	43	81.4	54.7				19
14	Celtics	153	2/10/1960	BOS		DET	W 153-121	240	71	30			60	129	46.5				33	44	75.0	51.6				22
15	Celtics	152	3/15/1992	BOS	vs	POR	W 152-148	290	44	38	10	6	55	100	55.0	2	9	22.2	40	48	83.3	62.7	9	35	13	34
16	Celtics	152	12/26/1990	BOS	vs	IND	W 152-132	240	54	36	10	4	57	100	57.0	4	9	44.4	34	38	89.5	65.1	17	37	19	19
17	Lakers	152	10/27/1968	LAL	vs	SDR	W 152-116	240	76	34			60	122	49.2				32	47	68.1	53.3				19
18	Lakers	152	1/15/1966	LAL	vs	NYK	W 152-123	240	61	36			63	112	56.3				26	46	56.5	57.5				24
19	Lakers	151	2/6/1972	LAL	vs	BAL	W 151-127	240	63	32			58	108	53.7				35	46	76.1	58.9				26
20	Lakers	151	2/2/1968	LAL	vs	SEA	W 151-113	240	64	34			58	109	53.2				35	48	72.9	58.0				27
21	Lakers	151	1/20/1968	LAL	vs	SFW	W 151-122	240	52	34			51	96	53.1				49	61	80.3	61.5				36
22	Lakers	151	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI	W 151-147	315	90	27			57	138	41.3				37	52	71.2	46.9				38
23	Celtics	151	11/11/1959	BOS	vs	CIN	W 151-118	240	78				59						33	48	68.8					24
24	Lakers	150	3/24/2024	LAL	vs	IND	W 150-145	240	41	28	6	7	50	89	56.2	12	25	48.0	38	43	88.4	69.5	8	33	10	14
25	Celtics	150	11/25/1992	BOS	vs	WAS	W 150-112	240	49	38	10	4	62	100	62.0	2	4	50.0	24	28	85.7	66.8	16	33	13	27

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0