Game ID: 22300275
Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics
Friday, December 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 44 25 26 30 125PHI 36 36 25 22 119
BOS vs PHI ScoutingBOS vs PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restBACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Porziņģis 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 11/20, returns tonight: 15 min (136% of 11)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 22 min since (147% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 11 min since (108% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 33 min (98% of 34)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (119% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 10 min since (92% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 11 min since (108% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (122% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 15 min since (136% of 11)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/04 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 13 min since (113% of 11)
BOS availability going into 12/08 · 3 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 29 min (101% of 29)
OUT Brissett missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 10)
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 13 min since (113% of 11)
BOS availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Queta missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 29 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Brissett back 12/08 after 4, 0 min since (3% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 35 min since (103% of 34)
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Brissett back 12/08 after 4, 0 min since (3% of 10)
PHI availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Oubre Jr. missed 6 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 25 min since (97% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 3 min since (24% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/14 after 3, 2 min since (20% of 12)
BACK Springer back 11/15 after 2, 18 min since (149% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 35 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 7 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 4 min since (33% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/19 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
BACK Springer back 11/15 after 2, 16 min since (133% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 34 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 8 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 4 min since (33% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/19 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 12)
NEW Melton 26 to 33 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 9 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Batum back 11/19 after 3, 27 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Bamba back 11/19 after 6, 5 min since (36% of 13)
BACK Martin back 11/19 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Oubre Jr. missed 10 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT House Jr. missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
NEW Melton 26 to 31 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/06 · 4 days' restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 11/29, returns tonight: 38 min (110% of 35)
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 11 since 11/12, returns tonight: 19 min (63% of 31)
OUT House Jr. missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
NEW Covington 16 to 24 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT House Jr. missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 38 min since (110% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 19 min since (63% of 31)
NEW Beverley 20 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT House Jr. missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 9 min (61% of 15)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 12/06, returns tonight: 6 min (47% of 12)
OUT Springer missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 9 min (78% of 12)
BACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 21 min since (70% of 31)
PHI availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 6 min since (47% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (78% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 22 a game. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 28 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (10 straight), House Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 31 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/22 vs MIL 119-116 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-116. BOS shot 52% (44 of 84) to MIL's 45%, 17 of 42 from three. BOS turned it over 15 times to MIL's 9, and MIL turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 26 (10 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Tatum added 23, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q1, 29-17: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/24 @ ORL 96-113 — BOS notes
BOS lost 96-113. BOS shot 41% (31 of 76) to ORL's 51%, 7 of 29 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ORL's 22 — 27 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 31-48 against them. Tatum led with 26 (7 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Brown added 18, White 16. Q1 was theirs, 30-19, but the other 3 periods went 94-66 against them. They led by as many as 12. Horford's -26 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs ATL 113-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-103. BOS shot 44% (42 of 95) to ATL's 41%, 13 of 47 from three. The glass went 58-43 for them. Tatum led with 34 (11 of 25, 5 of 13 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Brown added 21, White 15. The hinge was Q2, 36-27: a lead of 7 became 16, and the lead reached 20. White was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/28 vs CHI 124-97 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-97. BOS shot 52% (47 of 90) to CHI's 43%, 21 of 49 from three, and got to the line 12 times to CHI's 18. BOS turned it over 16 times to CHI's 8, and CHI turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 52-37 for them. Brown led with 30 (12 of 23, 3 of 8 from three); Tatum added 21, Horford 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-20: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
12/01 vs PHI 125-119 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-119. BOS shot 51% (39 of 77) to PHI's 46%, 16 of 33 from three, and went to the line 36 times to PHI's 23 — 31 points from the stripe to their 17. White led with 21 (5 of 11, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Tatum added 21, Brown 20. The hinge was Q1, 44-36: from level to 8 ahead. BOS trailed 69-72 at the half and won the second half 56-47. White was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/04 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 126, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 34 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 126 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-5. Call it Indiana 121, Boston 120, Boston keeping it close.
12/08 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). 3 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and Brunson at 27 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-1 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Boston's 35. Call it Boston 114, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
12/12 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 3 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. Without Eva. Mobley (2 straight), LeVert (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 37 percent from three to Cleveland's 31 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 104 a night to Boston's 112. Call it Boston 115, Cleveland 108.
12/14 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Garland at 26 a game. Without Eva. Mobley (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 35 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 107 a night to Boston's 114. Call it Boston 116, Cleveland 109.
11/22 @ MIN 99-112 — PHI notes
PHI lost 99-112. PHI shot 39% (34 of 87) to MIN's 48%, 7 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to MIN's 24 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. Maxey led with 16 (7 of 19, 0 of 5 from three); Melton added 16, Morris Sr. 16. Q2 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 17 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-70 against them. Batum's -23 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ OKC 127-123 — PHI notes
PHI won 127-123. PHI shot 46% (38 of 83) to OKC's 44%, 14 of 41 from three, and went to the line 45 times to OKC's 26 — 37 points from the stripe to their 21. PHI turned it over 12 times to OKC's 4. The glass went 49-38 for them. Embiid led with 35 (8 of 18, 0 of 4 from three, 19 of 21 at the line); Maxey added 28, Harris 16. The hinge was Q3, 28-21: a lead of 4 became 11. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/27 vs LAL 138-94 — PHI notes
PHI won 138-94. PHI shot 51% (47 of 93) to LAL's 47%, 22 of 46 from three, and went to the line 26 times to LAL's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. PHI turned it over 5 times to LAL's 17. The glass went 48-32 for them. Maxey led with 31 (9 of 20, 5 of 12 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Embiid added 30, Morris Sr. 16. The hinge was Q4, 40-14: a lead of 18 became 44. Reed was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
11/29 @ NOP 114-124 — PHI notes
PHI lost 114-124. PHI shot 52% (42 of 81) to NOP's 54%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 18 times to NOP's 34. The glass went 30-40 against them. Maxey led with 33 (13 of 25, 3 of 10 from three); Melton added 17, Covington 12. Q4 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 21 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 102-81 against them. Batum's -21 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ BOS 119-125 — PHI notes
PHI lost 119-125. PHI took 17 more shots (94 to 77), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to BOS's 51%, 16 of 35 from three, and got to the line 23 times to BOS's 36. Beverley led with 26 (10 of 15, 3 of 5 from three); Melton added 21, Covington 18. Q2 was theirs, 36-25, turning a 8-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-83 against them. Beverley's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 4 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Melton at 15 a game. Without Embiid (2 straight), Oubre Jr. (11 straight), House Jr. (4 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-7 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 116 a night to Washington's 129. Call it Philadelphia 122, Washington 118, Washington keeping it close.
12/08 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 38 and Maxey at 30 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without House Jr. (5 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Johnson (5 straight), Fernando (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and Atlanta minus-7 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22. Call it Philadelphia 125, Atlanta 116.
12/11 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Embiid at 39 and Maxey at 30 a game. Without House Jr. (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Shamet (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-1 a night and Washington minus-9 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 117 a night to Washington's 126. Call it Philadelphia 126, Washington 115, Philadelphia by 11.
12/13 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Duren (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 28 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 31 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Detroit's 21. Call it Philadelphia 120, Detroit 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDM D. Melton
FK F. Korkmaz
KM K. Martin
MB M. Bamba
MM M. Morris Sr.
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
BOSAH A. Horford
DB D. Banton
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
PHI/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
With Jayson Tatum ejected late in 3rd quarter, Celtics beat 76ers 125-119
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum insists he didn't lose swear or lose his temper. He still wound up watching the end of the game from Boston's locker room.
Tatum scored 21 points before he was ejected for arguing a foul call near the end of the third quarter, and the Celtics went on without him to beat the depleted Philadelphia 76ers 125-119 on Friday night.
“They were ready. They were ready to throw me out,” Tatum said. “Did I cuss? No, I didn't. ... I was shocked. They always say, 'Get your money’s worth. You're going to get fined.' I definitely did not get my money’s worth.”
The Sixers were without their top two scorers, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey . But it was Tatum's departure that changed the mood in the building.
Boston led by six points in the third and had a 95-91 lead in the final seconds of the quarter when De’Anthony Melton hit a long 3-pointer. Tatum was bringing the ball down along the sideline when he lost control; in the ensuing scramble he hit Robert Covington in the face .
Tatum was whistled for a foul. He voiced a lengthy objection and was ejected when, with Celtics coaches trying to hold him back, he interrupted the referees’ huddle. Tatum had already received a technical in the first half.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said he didn't have a problem with Tatum showing some fight.
“I actually like it,” Mazzulla said. “I think some of that is important. Obviously, you don’t want it to get in the way of winning. But I think that type of passion and caring, I’d err on the side of I’d rather see that than nothing at all.”
As Tatum left the court, the crowd took over the complaining, showering the officials with a loud chorus of boos. After a review, Tatum’s foul was upgraded to a Flagrant 1; Covington hit the technical free three to tie it at 95.
“I thought I got fouled. I was trying to have a conversation about that play. It was as simple as that," Tatum said. “I wasn't that (expletive) mad. Don't put that narrative out there. ... I walked back calmly, I sat in my chair, got some ice. I was not mad. I did not throw anything. I watched the rest of the game. I watched us win."
“Jayson continued to complain and was asked multiple times to head to his bench,” crew chief Bill Kennedy told a pool reporter. “He continued to complain about the foul called on the floor and overtly gestures toward the officials and was assessed a second technical foul.”
Melton was leading the 76ers in scoring with 21 points when he fouled out with 5:08 to play and Boston leading 111-108. Patrick Beverley scored 26 with eight rebounds and seven assists for Philadelphia, which led 116-115 before giving up the next eight points.
Derrick White also scored 21 for Boston and Payton Pritchard scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter. Jaylen Brown and Al Horford each scored 20 points for the Celtics, and they also combined for back-to-back blocks on Tobias Harris with Philadelphia leading 106-104 and eight minutes left.
“I thought everybody stepped up. That’s just the kind of team we have,” Mazzulla said. “The other guys just did what they had to do to win.”
Boston trailed 116-115 when Horford drove for a basket, the Celtics hit four straight free throws and Holiday found Pritchard under the basket to make it a seven-point game with 18 seconds left.
UP NEXT
76ers: At Washington on Wednesday night.
Celtics: At Indiana on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament.