Game ID: 22400769
San Antonio Spurs @ Boston Celtics
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 37 29 27 23 116SAS 19 28 34 22 103
BOS vs SAS ScoutingBOS vs SAS 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 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 18 min since (65% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 19 min since (92% of 21)
BOS availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 10 min (72% of 13)
OUT Scheierman missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 21 min since (75% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 17 min since (82% of 21)
BOS availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 4 min (39% of 12)
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 21 min since (74% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 10 min since (72% of 13)
BOS availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 23 min since (82% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 18 min since (135% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 4 min since (39% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 14 min since (105% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 7 min since (63% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Brown missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
OUT Holiday missed 4 since 2/06, returns tonight: 20 min (64% of 31)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 11 min since (80% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 6 min since (56% of 12)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 33 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 20 min since (64% of 31)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 9 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 5 min since (43% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 32 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 26 min since (83% of 31)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 32 min since (93% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 26 min since (83% of 31)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restBACK Bassey back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (162% of 10)
SAS availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restBACK Bassey back 2/01 after 2, 17 min since (162% of 10)
SAS availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Wesley missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
SAS availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 3 since 2/05, returns tonight: 7 min (63% of 11)
OUT Bassey missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
SAS availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 4 since 2/05, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 12)
OUT Bassey missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 2/10 after 3, 7 min since (63% of 11)
SAS availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Bassey missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Wesley back 2/12 after 4, 0 min since (3% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 2/10 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
SAS availability going into 2/21 · back-to-backOUT Bassey missed 6 since 2/05, returns tonight: 11 min (106% of 10)
BACK Wesley back 2/12 after 4, 0 min since (3% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 2/10 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
SAS availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restBACK Wesley back 2/12 after 4, 2 min since (16% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 2/10 after 3, 10 min since (88% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 2/21 after 6, 11 min since (106% of 10)
SAS availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK Wesley back 2/12 after 4, 2 min since (15% of 12)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 2/10 after 3, 9 min since (82% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 2/21 after 6, 8 min since (81% of 10)
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 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 18 a game. Without Holiday (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Fox at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to San Antonio's 121 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and San Antonio minus-6. Call it Boston 119, San Antonio 110.
2/04 @ CLE 112-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 112-105. BOS shot 41% (40 of 98) to CLE's 40%, 17 of 48 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CLE's 26. Tatum led with 22 (7 of 23, 3 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); White added 20, Porziņģis 19. The hinge was Q1, 28-15: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/06 vs DAL 120-127 — BOS notes
BOS lost 120-127. BOS shot 52% (46 of 89) to DAL's 56%, 16 of 37 from three. BOS turned it over 14 times to DAL's 8, and DAL turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 25 (9 of 16, 3 of 4 from three); Pritchard added 21, Tatum 17. Q4 was theirs, 37-23, the deficit cut from 21 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Tatum's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 @ NYK 131-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-104. BOS shot 54% (46 of 85) to NYK's 42%, 19 of 39 from three. The glass went 48-30 for them. Tatum led with 40 (13 of 26, 7 of 14 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Pritchard added 25, White 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-19: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/10 @ MIA 103-85 — BOS notes
BOS won 103-85. BOS shot 46% (39 of 85) to MIA's 34%, 17 of 53 from three. Tatum led with 33 (13 of 26, 4 of 12 from three); Porziņģis added 17, Horford 16. The hinge was Q2, 34-19: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 24. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/12 vs SAS 116-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 116-103. BOS shot 46% (42 of 91) to SAS's 44%, 18 of 55 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAS's 12 — 14 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 15 times to SAS's 8, and SAS turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 56-38 for them. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 25, 4 of 14 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Porziņģis added 29, White 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-19: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/20 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Embiid at 26 and Maxey at 26 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Okeke (3 straight), Lowry (2 straight). 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Brown (2 straight), Holiday (4 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Philadelphia minus-12 and the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Philadelphia's 115. Call it Boston 114, Philadelphia 109.
2/23 vs NYK — 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 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Hart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to New York's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-6. Call it Boston 121, New York 111, Boston by 10.
2/25 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Quickley at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (7 straight), Battle (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-10 a night and Toronto minus-1 and the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Toronto's 111. Call it Boston 115, Toronto 108.
2/26 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 29 and Harris at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Harper Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 26 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Detroit's 110. Call it Detroit 114, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
2/05 @ ATL 126-125 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-125. SAS shot 50% (51 of 101) to ATL's 53%, 12 of 37 from three. SAS turned it over 10 times to ATL's 20. Fox led with 24 (11 of 22, 2 of 7 from three); Wembanyama added 24, Vassell 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-25: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 20.
2/07 @ CHA 116-117 — SAS notes
SAS lost 116-117. SAS shot 46% (42 of 92) to CHA's 47%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHA's 6 — 20 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 38-53 against them. Castle led with 33 (10 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Fox added 22, Wembanyama 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 92-81 against them.
2/08 @ ORL 111-112 — SAS notes
SAS lost 111-112. SAS shot 53% (41 of 77) to ORL's 51%, 13 of 30 from three. The glass went 34-45 against them. Vassell led with 25 (11 of 14, 3 of 4 from three); Barnes added 21, Wembanyama 18. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, turning a 2-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-81 against them. They led by as many as 13.
2/10 @ WAS 131-121 — SAS notes
SAS won 131-121. SAS shot 51% (45 of 88) to WAS's 48%, 17 of 38 from three, and went to the line 29 times to WAS's 19 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. Wembanyama led with 31 (12 of 21, 5 of 8 from three); Fox added 30, Castle 16. The hinge was Q1, 40-30: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/12 @ BOS 103-116 — SAS notes
SAS lost 103-116. SAS shot 44% (42 of 96) to BOS's 46%, 9 of 39 from three, and got to the line 12 times to BOS's 21. SAS turned it over 8 times to BOS's 15. The glass went 38-56 against them. Fox led with 23 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Castle added 20, Wembanyama 17. Q3 was theirs, 34-27, the deficit cut from 19 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 89-69 against them. Champagnie's -13 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/20 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Wembanyama at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. 7 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Bol at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Beal (4 straight), Ighodaro (2 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 118 a night to Phoenix's 125. Call it San Antonio 119, Phoenix 114.
2/21 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Wembanyama at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Beasley at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Harper Jr. (5 straight). 8 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-9 a night and San Antonio minus-8 and the defense, Detroit allowing 107 a night to San Antonio's 115. Call it Detroit 116, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/23 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 30 and McCollum at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones (18 straight), Brooks Jr. (3 straight), Boston (4 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 23 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 117 a night to New Orleans's 125 and the line, where New Orleans takes 26 free throws a game to San Antonio's 21. Call it San Antonio 117, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/25 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and McCollum at 21 a game. Without Jones (19 straight), Brooks Jr. (4 straight), Boston (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-11 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 14 times a game to San Antonio's 11. Call it New Orleans 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
TC T. Craig
SASBW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
DF D. Fox
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
BOS/SAS 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
Jayson Tatum scores 32 points to help the Celtics beat Wemby and the Spurs, 116-103
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum had 32 points and 14 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-103 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory and seventh in eight games.
Kristaps Porzingis added 29 points for Boston and Derrick White had 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
The Spurs cut a 19-point halftime deficit to 93-85 early in the fourth quarter. Boston outscored San Antonio 23-18 the rest of the way.
De’Aaron Fox had 23 points in his fifth game with the Spurs since being traded by Sacramento. Victor Wembanyama added 17 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
San Antonio has won three of its last eight.
Takeaways Spurs: They are just 2/3 in five games with Fox. But getting some practice time together should benefit this new-look group after not having any during a six-game trip.
Celtics: After starting the new year 8-6, Boston has found a groove and heading into the break.
Key moment With Boston leading 105-91 in the fourth quarter, Porzingis was double-teamed by Wembanyama and Fox and flipped a no-look, over the head pass to Al Horford , who passed to Sam Hauser for a long jumper.
Key stat The Celtics improved to 17-10 at home after losing three of its previous four games at TD Garden.
Up next Both teams return to play Feb. 20. The Spurs host Phoenix, and the Celtics are at Philadelphia.