Luka Garza stats, injury status and game log

PPG8.1

RPG4.1

APG1.0

FG%57.7

3P%43.3

TS%68.2

USG%16.8

MIN16.2

Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 45 d ago.

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Luka Garza is giving the Celtics real minutes off the bench in 2026-27

Luka Garza is healthy and in the Celtics' rotation. He cleared a Day-To-Day nose and head issue on October 15 and is not on the injury report. Boston is 4-1 in his five games this season, with Garza scoring in double figures three times.

By the Celtics Nightly Desk · updated 19 h ago

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01The story of the nightFive games in, the backup center role is hisGarza opened the season on October 8 against Cleveland with 22 points and 10 rebounds in 26.9 minutes, a plus-5 in a…

Garza opened the season on October 8 against Cleveland with 22 points and 10 rebounds in 26.9 minutes, a plus-5 in a Celtics win. He followed with 8 points and 7 rebounds against Philadelphia, then 14 against Charlotte and 13 against Philadelphia again, both wins. The October 20 loss to Detroit was the outlier: 2 points, 2 rebounds and a minus-9 in 8.3 minutes. The nose and head injury listed on October 11 did not cost him a game. He played on October 10 and October 14 and was cleared on October 15.

02What last season says about his shotLast season, in 2025-26, Garza played 69 games for Boston at 16.2 minutes a night.

Last season, in 2025-26, Garza played 69 games for Boston at 16.2 minutes a night. He averaged 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds on 57.7 percent shooting from the field and 43.3 percent from three, with a 68.2 true shooting percentage and a 16.8 usage rate. His plus-minus was plus-1.8. The 6-10, 252-pound center out of Iowa also made 76.9 percent of his free throws. In last spring's Philadelphia series his minutes shrank, including a scoreless 8.6 minutes in the May 2 loss.

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Questions fans ask

Is Luka Garza injured right now?

No. Garza is not on the Celtics' injury report. He was listed Day-To-Day with a nose and head issue on October 11 and was cleared on October 15.

What were Luka Garza's stats last season?

Last season, 2025-26, Garza averaged 8.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16.2 minutes over 69 games with Boston. He shot 57.7 percent from the field and 43.3 percent from three.

How has Luka Garza played so far in 2026-27?

He has 22, 8, 14, 13 and 2 points in his five games, with a 22-point, 10-rebound opener against Cleveland on October 8. The Celtics won four of those five games.

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Shot map

2025-26 · every field-goal attempt from the play-by-play

Filled = made, outline = missed · 377 attempts in 74 games · half-court view, basket at the bottom

57.3%

216/377

eFG

65.1%

threes count 1.5

From three

37.1%

of all attempts

Zone	FGA	Share	FG%	League	Δ
Restricted area	157	42%	72.6%	66.9%	+5.7
Paint (non-RA)	68	18%	55.9%	44.3%	+11.6
Mid-range	12	3%	41.7%	41.6%	+0.0
Corner 3	18	5%	22.2%	38.5%	-16.3
Above the break 3	122	32%	45.1%	35.0%	+10.1

Zones from the shot coordinates: restricted area within 4 ft, paint inside the lane, mid-range for the other twos, corner threes below the break (22 ft), the rest above the break (23.75 ft). League column is every shot of 2025-26. Δ shown from 10 attempts.

Splits

2026-27 · 1 games · 0-1

Last 102.0pts · season 2.0 · steady

Last 10 minutes8.3season 8.3

Home / away— / 2.0pts per game

In wins / losses— / 2.0pts per game

Shooting33.3%FG · 0.0% 3P · — FT

Season highs2pts · 2 reb · 0 ast

Big nights020+ pts · 0 30+ · 0 double-doubles

Game log

last 10 · 2026-27

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	+/-
Tue, Oct 20	at DET	L 113-121	8	2	2	0	1-3	0-2	-9
Fri, Oct 16	at PHI	W 125-120	18	13	6	1	3-6	2-4	+3
Wed, Oct 14	vs CHA	W 114-93	14	14	1	0	5-8	2-4	+5
Sat, Oct 10	vs PHI	W 144-106	11	8	7	0	4-8	0-0	+11
Thu, Oct 8	at CLE	W 124-113	27	22	10	2	6-17	3-10	+5
Sat, May 2	vs PHI	L 100-109	9	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	-15
Thu, Apr 30	at PHI	L 93-106	14	9	2	1	4-5	1-2	+6
Tue, Apr 28	vs PHI	L 97-113	6	4	0	1	1-2	0-1	+5
Sun, Apr 26	at PHI	W 128-96	11	6	3	2	2-2	1-1	+12
Fri, Apr 24	at PHI	W 108-100	4	3	2	1	1-3	1-2	+1

Injury timeline

this season

Clean bill: no injury updates this season.

Rumors

No trade talk: the current feeds don't mention Garza.

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Bio

Born Dec 27, 1998 · 27 years

Before the NBA: Iowa

Career

2021–26 · regular season · stats.nba.com

Career6.0 · 2.7 · 0.6pts · reb · ast per game

Games1935 seasons · since 2021

Points1,161529 reb · 119 ast

Shooting52.9 · 36.7 · 72.8FG · 3P · FT, career

Playoffs3.8 ppg19 games · 1.1 reb · 0.4 ast

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2021-22	DET	23	32	5	12.2	5.8	3.1	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.6	44.9	32.7	62.3
2022-23	MIN	24	28	0	8.7	6.5	2.3	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.5	54.3	35.9	78.8
2023-24	MIN	25	25	0	4.9	4.0	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	48.0	28.1	72.0
2024-25	MIN	26	39	0	5.6	3.5	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	49.5	27.8	68.6
2025-26	BOS	27	69	6	16.2	8.1	4.1	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.7	57.7	43.3	76.9
Career	5 seasons	—	193	11	10.8	6.0	2.7	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.5	52.9	36.7	72.8

Playoffs 19 games · 3.8 · 1.1 · 0.4

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2023-24	MIN	25	7	0	3.7	4.1	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	83.3	66.7	87.5
2024-25	MIN	26	5	0	3.8	2.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
2025-26	BOS	27	7	1	8.4	4.4	1.7	0.9	0.1	0.1	50.0	30.8	87.5
Career	playoffs	—	19	1	5.5	3.8	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	68.4	41.2	87.5

Career highs

single game

27pointsvs ORL · Sunday, April 12

14reboundsvs SAS · Saturday, January 1

6assistsvs ATL · Wednesday, January 28

3stealsvs GSW · Wednesday, March 18

3blocksvs ORL · Friday, November 7

4threesvs DAL · Tuesday, February 3

4threesvs UTA · Wednesday, February 8

Per-game averages by season; a season split between teams shows one row per team and a total row. Garza's current season is in bold and lives on the team hub. League ranks link to the full leaderboards.

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