Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 12/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: Prime Video

The Boston Celtics (12-9) are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers (15-5) at TD Garden on Friday.

The Lakers faced off with the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-108 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 13 and the Suns racked up 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 17 of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. Phoenix finished the game shooting 50.0% from the charity stripe by making 4 of their 8 shots. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 33 rebounds (4 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Phoenix earned 35 assists and had 16 steals for the game. In terms of the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 56.5% from the field on 52 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 18 dimes for the game while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 39 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 13 of their 15 tries for a rate of 86.7%. Los Angeles finished the game having earned a 51.3% FG percentage (41 out of 80) and converted 13 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He racked up 38 points on 15 of 26 shooting. He played 32 mins played and also totaled 11 boards. Doncic went 57.7% from the field and recorded 5 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a record of 15-5 for the campaign. They average 119.1 points per contest (10th in basketball) while shooting 51.3% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 35.2% on three-point shots (233 of 661) and 80.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 513 assists so far this season, which is 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 16.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 23.1 fouls. They are 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 543 conceded this season. The Lakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.3% (846 of 1,751) and they concede 38.9 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 37.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 123-117 when they played the Knicks. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Boston allowed New York to snag 33 overall (10 offensive). They went 43.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 19 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). The Celtics permitted the Knicks to bury 43 out of their 85 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.6% in this game. Overall, the Celtics finished shooting 49 for 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.3%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Boston converted 13 out of 40 tries (32.5%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.7%. The Knicks earned 15 fouls in this contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Celtics were able to snag 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 38 in the matchup.

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics in the game. He knocked down 16 out of 24 for this game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Brown accumulated 42 points in his 40 mins on the court and accumulated 4 dimes for the contest.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 12-9 on the year. The Celtics commit 23.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 23.9 times per game (28th in basketball) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. Boston has earned 2,421 points for the year (115.3 per game) and they collect 44.1 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which is 17th in the NBA.

The Boston defense allows 36.9% from downtown (294 of 797) and their opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 25.4 dimes and 43.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 14th in the league. The Celtics defensively are ranked 3rd in basketball in points given up per game with 111.2. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the field (3rd in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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