BOS
LALTop Performers
Points
28
Walker
BOS
Rebounds
13
Walker
BOS
Assists
10
Van Exel
LAL
Threes
3
Billups
BOS
40-88 (45.5%)
FG%
41-86 (47.7%)
5-16 (31.3%)
3PM
2-12 (16.7%)
23-33 (69.7%)
FTM
18-30 (60.0%)
44
Rebounds
38
14
Offensive Rebounds
13
30
Defensive Rebounds
25
24
Assists
25
13
Steals
9
6
Blocks
7
12
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Eastern
BOS LAL
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  Heat | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Pacers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Hornets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 9 |  Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 |
| 10 |  Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 11 |  Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
| 12 |  Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 13 |  Bucks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 14 |  76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Raptors | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 4 |  Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 5 |  Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 |
| 7 |  Timberwolves | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 |
| 8 |  Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 |
| 11 |  Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 12 |  Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
| 14 |  Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Boston Celtics, 108 to 102, on December 28, 1997.
Game Info
December 27, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bowen #12 | 33 | 4 | 5 (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 22.2 |
W. McCarty #0 | 37 | 19 | 7 (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 65.4 |
A. Walker #88 | 45 | 28 | 13 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 3 | 3 | 11-23 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 53.7 |
A. DeClercq #55 | 20 | 7 | 4 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 51.8 |
C. Billups #1 | 31 | 16 | 3 (0) | 8 | 5 | 0 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 53.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Knight #40 | 28 | 14 | 6 (3) | 3 | 1 | 2 | +13 | 0 | 4 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 65.1 |
R. Mercer #5 | 16 | 9 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 41.4 |
D. Barros #13 | 14 | 7 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 59.5 |
G. Minor #9 | 13 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Edney #5 | 3 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 56.8 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BOS | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Fox #44 | 40 | 27 | 9 (2) | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 10-19 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 61.1 |
E. Campbell #41 | 24 | 18 | 9 (4) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 5 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 53.3 |
R. Horry #5 | 32 | 7 | 9 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 3 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 48.6 |
E. Jones #6 | 36 | 6 | 2 (0) | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
N. Van Exel #9 | 37 | 17 | 2 (0) | 10 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 2 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 53.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bryant #24 | 26 | 17 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 7-10 | 55.2 |
C. Blount #43 | 19 | 8 | 6 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 47.4 |
S. Rooks #45 | 15 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 69.4 |
D. Fisher #2 | 11 | 0 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
40-88 (45.5%)
FG%
41-86 (47.7%)
5-16 (31.3%)
3PM
2-12 (16.7%)
23-33 (69.7%)
FTM
18-30 (60.0%)
44
Rebounds
38
14
Offensive Rebounds
13
30
Defensive Rebounds
25
24
Assists
25
13
Steals
9
6
Blocks
7
12
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
