Game ID: 22300159
Boston Celtics @ Philadelphia 76ers
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 22 39 20 25 106BOS 27 27 17 32 103
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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.
PHI availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Bamba missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 3 days' restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (12% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 1 min since (10% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 17)
OUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 7 min (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (13% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (38% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Bamba back 10/29 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 13)
PHI availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT House Jr. missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 16 min (109% of 15)
OUT Bamba missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
PHI availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Bamba missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 12 min since (77% of 15)
PHI availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Oubre Jr. missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Springer missed 2 since 11/12, returns tonight: 20 min (171% of 12)
BACK Morris Sr. back 11/06 after 2, 10 min since (59% of 17)
BACK House Jr. back 11/06 after 2, 14 min since (91% of 15)
BACK Martin back 11/14 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
BOS availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT White missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 38 min (113% of 33)
OUT Queta missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 10)
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 38 min since (113% of 33)
BOS availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without White (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Philadelphia plus-6 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Philadelphia 117, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
10/29 vs POR 126-98 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-98. PHI shot 49% (40 of 82) to POR's 38%, 11 of 28 from three, and went to the line 40 times to POR's 22 — 35 points from the stripe to their 19. Embiid led with 35 (12 of 22, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 26, Harris 24. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 31. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/02 vs TOR 114-99 — PHI notes
PHI won 114-99. PHI shot 46% (42 of 92) to TOR's 48%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 25 times to TOR's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. PHI turned it over 14 times to TOR's 19. Embiid led with 28 (8 of 22, 12 of 13 at the line); Harris added 23, Oubre Jr. 23. The hinge was Q2, 28-23: a lead of 4 became 9, and the lead reached 18. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/04 vs PHX 112-100 — PHI notes
PHI won 112-100. PHI shot 48% (43 of 90) to PHX's 36%, 11 of 30 from three, and got to the line 18 times to PHX's 33. PHI turned it over 17 times to PHX's 10, and PHX turned those into 11 steals. Embiid led with 26 (9 of 18, 3 of 3 from three); Oubre Jr. added 25, Maxey 22. The hinge was Q4, 32-25: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 18. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/06 vs WAS 146-128 — PHI notes
PHI won 146-128. PHI shot 56% (51 of 91) to WAS's 51%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 36 times to WAS's 20 — 32 points from the stripe to their 16. Embiid led with 48 (17 of 25, 14 of 14 at the line); Maxey added 22, Harris 18. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Batum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/08 vs BOS 106-103 — PHI notes
PHI won 106-103. PHI shot 44% (42 of 95) to BOS's 40%, 9 of 34 from three. The glass went 56-43 for them. Embiid led with 27 (10 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Maxey added 25, Harris 17. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: PHI came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 15.
11/10 @ 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 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Sasser at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ivey (3 straight), Burks (5 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 119 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Detroit's 18. Call it Philadelphia 117, Detroit 110.
11/12 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without House Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 21 free throws a game; Haliburton at 26 and Turner at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without McConnell (2 straight), Sheppard (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 44 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 107 a night to Indiana's 119. Call it Philadelphia 121, Indiana 116.
11/14 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-10 a night and Indiana minus-3 and the arc, Indiana at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35. Call it Philadelphia 124, Indiana 119.
11/15 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 37 and Maxey at 31 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Boston plus-0. Call it Philadelphia 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
10/30 @ WAS 126-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-107. BOS shot 50% (51 of 102) to WAS's 45%, 19 of 53 from three, and got to the line 7 times to WAS's 26. The glass went 51-40 for them. Brown led with 36 (13 of 24, 8 of 13 from three); Tatum added 33, Porziņģis 15. The hinge was Q1, 42-19: from level to 23 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/01 vs IND 155-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 155-104. BOS shot 57% (54 of 95) to IND's 46%, 20 of 35 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 12 — 27 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 57-31 for them. Tatum led with 30 (9 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); White added 18, Hauser 17. The hinge was Q1, 44-27: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 53. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
11/04 @ BKN 124-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-114. BOS shot 48% (43 of 90) to BKN's 43%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. BOS turned it over 11 times to BKN's 5. Tatum led with 32 (10 of 20, 6 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brown added 23, Porziņģis 22. The hinge was Q2, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/06 @ MIN 109-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 109-114 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 39% (36 of 92) to MIN's 52%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 34 times to MIN's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. BOS turned it over 16 times to MIN's 23. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 22, 2 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brown added 26, Porziņģis 20. Q2 was theirs, 29-23, turning a 3-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 91-80 against them. Holiday's -19 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ PHI 103-106 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-106. BOS shot 40% (36 of 91) to PHI's 44%, 15 of 47 from three. The glass went 43-56 against them. Porziņģis led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); White added 19, Tatum 16. Q4 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Horford's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs BKN — 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 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 15 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Claxton (7 straight), Cam. Johnson (7 straight), Clowney (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-3 and the line, where Boston takes 23 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 15. Call it Boston 119, Brooklyn 110.
11/11 vs TOR — 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 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (6 straight), Achiuwa (5 straight), Young (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 27 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Boston 116, Toronto 110.
11/13 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 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-2. Call it Boston 112, New York 107.
11/15 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 37 and Maxey at 31 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Boston plus-0. Call it Philadelphia 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDM D. Melton
FK F. Korkmaz
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
NB N. Batum
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
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
Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey lead 76ers to sixth straight win, 106-103 over the Boston Celtics
PHILADELPHIA -- — The 76ers did what they could to shed themselves of the bad vibes that lingered over the franchise in the wake of an appalling postseason exit.
They hired a new coach. They traded a malcontent.
Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey are determined to show the new-look 76ers won't suffer the same-old postseason fate.
Embiid had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Maxey had 25 points and nine assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their sixth straight win, 106-103 over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
The 76ers are the only 6-1 team in the Eastern Conference and their lone loss came on opening night.
They are 5-0 at home.
“New coach, new systems, bunch of new guys, just trying to get everybody up to speed,” Embiid said. “Let's see what we can do.”
Kristaps Porzingis led the Celtics with 29 points and Derrick White , back after missing two games for the birth of his child, had 19.
The Sixers were amped for the first game between the long-time rivals since their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup last season.
The 76ers blew a 3-2 series lead and collapsed in Game 6 and 7 losses that ushered in a summer of upheaval. Coach Doc Rivers was fired and replaced by Nick Nurse. James Harden soon demanded a trade and never again played for the Sixers.
The Celtics didn’t stand pat after coming up a game short last season of making back-to-back trips to the NBA Finals. They acquired the 7-footer Porzingis and five-time all-defensive selection Jrue Holiday .
Throw in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard in Milwaukee and the 76ers didn't get pegged in the preseason as a serious contender in the East.
Maybe it's time to reconsider.
“Boston got a lot better,” Embiid said. “They looked like they're the best team in the NBA, by far. Good for them. Milwaukee, too, Obviously, adding Dame is huge. He's amazing. That combination of Dame and Giannis, pretty good. Unstoppable."
For a moment in Philly, the echoes of Game 6 seemed too familiar.
Jayson Tatum’s 3-pointer pulled the Celtics to 94-87 and flashed reminders of the decisive ones he hit late in Game 6 — he buried one 3 for an 84-83 lead and a second that made it 87-83 — for the playoff win in Philly.
His shot on Wednesday started another Boston comeback. Tatum hit another bucket that pulled the Celtics within four with 61 seconds left but Embiid answered with a fadeaway. Jaylen Brown hit a step-back 3 that made it 106-103.
Porzingis missed a 3 in the final seconds and the Celtics lost their second straight game.
“It was a really good look,” he said. “As I went into the shot, I kind of went into it as it was a mid-range shot. I jumped a little higher. I usually don't do that for 3s. I just shot it bad."
Tatum finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds. The Celtics were 15 of 47 from 3-point range.
Tobias Harris scored 17 for the Sixers.
Amid the recent roster changes, the one constant for the Sixers is Embiid. The reigning MVP scored 13 points in the third quarter. His quarter almost seemed quiet compared to the 29 points he scored on 10 of 10 shooting in the third on Monday against Washington.
He buried a 3 from well beyond the top of the arc for a 72-68 lead that sent the crowd into a frenzy. Porzingis missed a dunk and Robert Covington — one of a handful role players acquired in the Harden deal — came right down and hit a 3. Embiid raised his arms, exhorting the crowd to get louder, as the 76ers closed the quarter up 81-71.
“Any time you're playing against a great team, like Maxey and Embiid, if you're down 10, you're down 15 to 18 because of their ability to make shots,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said.
Both teams were an Eastern Conference-best 5-1 coming in and the Sixers talked openly about using this game as an early-season measuring stick. They passed this one.
UP NEXT
Celtics: Host Brooklyn on Friday in an In-Season Tournament game.
76ers: Play Friday at Detroit in an In-Season Tournament game.