BOS
LALTop Performers
Points
28
Walker
BOS
Rebounds
13
Walker
BOS
Assists
10
Van Exel
LAL
Threes
3
Billups
BOS
1997-98 Eastern Conference
| 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
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Walker #88 | 45 | 28 | 13 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 3 | 3 | 11-23 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 53.7 |
W. McCarty #0 | 37 | 19 | 7 (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 65.4 |
B. Bowen #12 | 33 | 4 | 5 (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 22.2 |
C. Billups #1 | 31 | 16 | 3 (0) | 8 | 5 | 0 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 53.8 |
T. Knight #40 | 28 | 14 | 6 (3) | 3 | 1 | 2 | +13 | 0 | 4 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 65.1 |
A. DeClercq #55 | 20 | 7 | 4 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 51.8 |
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 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Players | 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 |
N. Van Exel #9 | 37 | 17 | 2 (0) | 10 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 2 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 0-4 | 53.9 |
E. Jones #6 | 36 | 6 | 2 (0) | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
R. Horry #5 | 32 | 7 | 9 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 3 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 48.6 |
K. Bryant #24 | 26 | 17 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 7-10 | 55.2 |
E. Campbell #41 | 24 | 18 | 9 (4) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 5 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 53.3 |
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 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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
W. McCarty makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Van Exel misses 22' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Campbell makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
A. DeClercq misses 0' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Campbell makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker misses 9' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones misses 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Bowen misses 26' 3PT shot
1Q
E. Campbell misses 14' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Billups misses 24' 3PT shot
1Q
B. Bowen makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones misses 0' 2PT shot
1Q
W. McCarty makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox misses 0' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox misses 0' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Van Exel makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker misses 16' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones misses 5' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Billups misses 6' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Billups makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
W. McCarty misses 6' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Bowen misses 8' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Van Exel makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones misses 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker misses 8' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Mercer makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Mercer misses 16' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Bowen misses 3' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Bryant makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Barros misses 23' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Walker misses 5' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Mercer misses 5' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Blount makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Minor misses 15' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Knight makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Bowen makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Fox misses 24' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Bryant misses 7' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Knight misses 18' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Jones misses 26' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Barros makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Blount makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Barros misses 24' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Blount misses 0' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Horry makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
W. McCarty makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Fisher misses 18' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Bryant misses 26' 3PT shot
2Q
W. McCarty makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Campbell misses 7' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Bowen misses 25' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Walker makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Walker makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Knight makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel misses 25' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Horry makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Billups misses 16' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Jones misses 8' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Blount misses 5' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Horry misses 0' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Fox makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
W. McCarty makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel misses 26' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Billups misses 23' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Fox misses 21' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
A. DeClercq makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Horry misses 13' 2PT shot
2Q
W. McCarty misses 24' 3PT shot
2Q
W. McCarty misses 1' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Fox makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Bowen misses 24' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Van Exel misses 0' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Blount misses 0' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Billups misses 0' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Walker makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Fox misses 26' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Blount misses 16' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Walker misses 27' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Fox misses 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. DeClercq misses 5' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Bowen misses 19' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Fox makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. DeClercq makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Jones makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Billups makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Fox misses 25' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Horry misses 0' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell misses 0' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Billups makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Campbell makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Minor makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Fox makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer misses 21' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Rooks makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker misses 5' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Knight misses 25' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Walker makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Fox misses 18' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Knight makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Bryant misses 27' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Bryant makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker misses 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Bryant makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Billups makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Blount makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Bryant makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Billups makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Van Exel makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Billups makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Bryant makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Walker misses 0' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Knight makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Fox makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer misses 18' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Mercer misses 6' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Knight misses 0' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Bowen misses 43' 3PT shot
3Q
T. Knight makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Bryant misses 14' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell misses 10' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Blount makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Barros makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Fisher misses 8' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Fox misses 6' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Knight makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell misses 5' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Barros misses 0' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Bryant misses 17' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker misses 15' 2PT shot
4Q
A. DeClercq misses 3' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Bryant misses 0' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Mercer misses 6' 2PT shot
4Q
W. McCarty misses 0' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Van Exel makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Billups misses 10' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell misses 4' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Billups misses 24' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Van Exel makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Van Exel misses 0' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
W. McCarty misses 8' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker misses 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker misses 5' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell misses 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell misses 5' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Van Exel makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
W. McCarty makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
E. Campbell makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Walker misses 25' 3PT shot
4Q
E. Jones makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Billups misses 6' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Mercer makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Jones misses 21' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Van Exel misses 24' 3PT shot
4Q
