Game ID: 22400900
Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics
Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 35 29 33 26 123PHI 24 22 33 26 105
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 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
BOS availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 19 min (105% of 18)
BACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 32 min since (93% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 31)
BOS availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 31)
BACK Kornet back 2/28 after 2, 19 min since (105% of 18)
BOS availability going into 3/05 · 2 days' restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 2/28 after 2, 25 min since (136% of 18)
BOS availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Holiday missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 3 since 2/28, returns tonight: 30 min (257% of 12)
BACK Kornet back 2/28 after 2, 24 min since (132% of 18)
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 4 since 2/28, returns tonight: 35 min (112% of 31)
OUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 2/28 after 2, 26 min since (143% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 3/06 after 3, 30 min since (257% of 12)
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 5 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/08 after 4, 35 min since (112% of 31)
BACK Kornet back 2/28 after 2, 23 min since (126% of 18)
BACK Scheierman back 3/06 after 3, 30 min since (257% of 12)
NEW Horford 28 to 35 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 6 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Norris missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/08 after 4, 33 min since (107% of 31)
BACK Scheierman back 3/06 after 3, 21 min since (181% of 12)
NEW Horford 28 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Kornet 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 7 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Norris missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/08 after 4, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Scheierman back 3/06 after 3, 21 min since (181% of 12)
NEW Horford 28 to 34 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 2/20, returns tonight: 28 min (107% of 26)
OUT Okeke missed 6 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 5 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 2/12 after 2, 12 min since (62% of 19)
BACK Bona back 2/12 after 2, 11 min since (73% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/12 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
PHI availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Okeke missed 7 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 6 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 28 min since (107% of 26)
BACK Drummond back 2/12 after 2, 15 min since (81% of 19)
BACK Bona back 2/12 after 2, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Dowtin Jr. back 2/12 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
PHI availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Okeke missed 8 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 5 min (21% of 24)
OUT Lowry missed 7 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 22 min since (84% of 26)
PHI availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Okeke missed 9 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 8 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 5 min since (21% of 24)
NEW George 32 to 38 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Okeke missed 10 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 9 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 15 min since (62% of 24)
PHI availability going into 3/09 · 2 days' restOUT Maxey missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Okeke missed 11 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 10 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 2/26 after 3, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 14 min since (57% of 24)
NEW Yabusele 27 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Drummond 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Maxey missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Okeke missed 12 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 11 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 18 min since (73% of 24)
PHI availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Okeke missed 13 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 12 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Butler back 3/03 after 2, 19 min since (78% of 24)
PHI availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Maxey missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Okeke missed 14 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Lowry missed 13 since 2/11, out tonight
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 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 25 a game. Without Holiday (3 straight), Porziņģis (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 22 and Grimes at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Okeke (10 straight), Lowry (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 112 a night to Philadelphia's 123 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Boston 117, Philadelphia 110.
2/26 @ DET 97-117 — BOS notes
BOS lost 97-117. BOS shot 41% (33 of 80) to DET's 53%, 21 of 49 from three. BOS turned it over 17 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 32-51 against them. Tatum led with 27 (10 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Pritchard added 18, White 18. Q2 was theirs, 35-26, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 91-62 against them. Porziņģis's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs CLE 116-123 — BOS notes
BOS lost 116-123. BOS shot 48% (43 of 89) to CLE's 48%, 17 of 39 from three. Tatum led with 46 (19 of 37, 4 of 12 from three); Brown added 37, White 16. Q1 was theirs, 38-26, but the other 3 periods went 97-78 against them. They led by as many as 22. Pritchard's -36 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/02 vs DEN 110-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 110-103. BOS shot 47% (37 of 78) to DEN's 48%, 14 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to DEN's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. Brown led with 22 (6 of 15, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Horford added 19, White 17. The hinge was Q1, 32-20: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/05 vs POR 128-118 — BOS notes
BOS won 128-118. BOS shot 46% (45 of 97) to POR's 50%, 23 of 54 from three. The glass went 52-39 for them. Pritchard led with 43 (14 of 20, 10 of 16 from three); White added 41, Brown 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-27: a lead of 11 became 20, and the lead reached 25. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/06 vs PHI 123-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 123-105. BOS shot 51% (46 of 91) to PHI's 42%, 19 of 48 from three. BOS turned it over 10 times to PHI's 15. Tatum led with 35 (14 of 23, 5 of 11 from three); Pritchard added 19, Scheierman 15. The hinge was Q1, 35-24: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Kornet was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/08 vs LAL — 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 113, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 31 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Holiday (4 straight), Porziņģis (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and James at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hachimura (4 straight), Reddish (16 straight), Goodwin (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 29 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the arc, Boston at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 35. Call it Boston 113, the Lakers 112, the Lakers keeping it close.
3/10 vs UTA — 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 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 34 and Brown at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (5 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; George at 21 and Filipowski at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Markkanen (8 straight), Collins (5 straight), Clarkson (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Utah's 126 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 19 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 122, Utah 110, Boston by 12.
3/12 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (6 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 39 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it Boston 115, OKC 113, OKC keeping it close.
3/14 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Adebayo at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jović (10 straight), Burks (4 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 36 and Brown at 21 a game. Without Porziņģis (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-2 a night and Miami minus-4. Call it Boston 112, Miami 110, Miami keeping it close.
2/26 @ NYK 105-110 — PHI notes
PHI lost 105-110. PHI took 11 more shots (88 to 77), but shot 44% to NYK's 52%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 29. Maxey led with 30 (12 of 32, 0 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 27, George 25. Q3 was theirs, 29-22, the deficit cut from 16 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 88-76 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -9 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs GSW 126-119 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-119. PHI shot 53% (45 of 85) to GSW's 46%, 19 of 33 from three, and went to the line 28 times to GSW's 19 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. Grimes led with 44 (18 of 24, 6 of 9 from three, 2 of 8 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 20, Yabusele 18. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. George was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/03 vs POR 102-119 — PHI notes
PHI lost 102-119. PHI shot 43% (41 of 95) to POR's 48%, 11 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to POR's 19. The glass went 43-61 against them. Drummond led with 25 (11 of 19); Edwards added 16, Grimes 14. Q1 was theirs, 32-29, but the other 3 periods went 90-70 against them. They led by as many as 12. Edwards's -16 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ MIN 112-126 — PHI notes
PHI lost 112-126. PHI shot 49% (42 of 86) to MIN's 57%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MIN's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 16. Grimes led with 30 (12 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Oubre Jr. added 24, Yabusele 18. Q3 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 100-85 against them. Walker IV's -25 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 @ BOS 105-123 — PHI notes
PHI lost 105-123. PHI shot 42% (40 of 95) to BOS's 51%, 15 of 39 from three. PHI turned it over 15 times to BOS's 10, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. Oubre Jr. led with 27 (9 of 20, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Walker IV added 17, Edwards 14. Q3 was theirs, 33-33, but the other 3 periods went 90-72 against them. Walker IV's -25 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 24 and Grimes at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Okeke (11 straight), Lowry (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Filipowski at 18 and George at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Markkanen (7 straight), Collins (4 straight), Clarkson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-7 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 19 times a game to Philadelphia's 13. Call it Philadelphia 117, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
3/10 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 126, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 23 and LeVert at 21 a game. Without Johnson (20 straight), Krejčí (10 straight), Mathews (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Grimes at 24 and Oubre Jr. at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Maxey (3 straight), Okeke (12 straight), Lowry (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Atlanta 121, Philadelphia 115.
3/12 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Quickley at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Agbaji (5 straight), Walter (2 straight), Mogbo (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (4 straight), Okeke (13 straight), Lowry (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-6 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Toronto allowing 109 a night to Philadelphia's 124. Call it Toronto 117, Philadelphia 111.
3/14 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (5 straight), Okeke (14 straight), Lowry (13 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Mathurin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (58 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 116 a night to Philadelphia's 124 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been minus-6 a night and Indiana minus-11. Call it Indiana 116, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DP D. Peterson
DW D. White
JD J. Davison
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
MN M. Norris
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
TC T. Craig
XT X. Tillman
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
AR A. Reese
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Butler
JD J. Dowtin Jr.
JE J. Edwards
KO K. Oubre Jr.
LW L. Walker IV
QG Q. Grimes
RC R. Council IV
BOS/PHI 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
Tatum scores 35 to carry load for short-handed Celtics in 123-105 win over 76ers
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum had 35 points and seven rebounds and the Boston Celtics powered past the Philadelphia 76ers 123-105 on Thursday night.
It was Tatum’s 24th game this season with at least 30 points even though he sat out the entire fourth quarter as Boston won for the ninth time in its last 11 games.
Payton Pritchard added 19 points and Derrick White finished with 12 points after having one of his teeth knocked out in the first half when he took an inadvertent elbow. But he returned to start the third quarter.
Kelly Oubre Jr . led the 76ers with 27 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 17.
Both teams were short-handed.
The Celtics played without Jaylen Brown (knee), Jrue Holiday (finger), Al Horford (toe), Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Sam Hauser (ankle).
The 76ers were missing Joel Embiid (knee), Paul George (left groin), Eric Gordon (wrist), Kyle Lowry (hip), Tyrese Maxey (back) and Jared McCain (knee).
Takeaways 76ers: Oubre tried to carry the scoring load on a night when he was surrounded by reserves. But he didn’t get nearly enough help.
Celtics: As Boston gets over some recent ailments, young players continue to have some promising moments. Neemias Queta was scolded by coach Joe Mazzulla after a first-half stint, but was mostly solid down the stretch, finishing with eight points, nine rebounds and and four assists.
Key moment The Celtics led 97-79 heading into the fourth quarter. They then opened the final period on a 10-0 run that included six straight points – and back-to-back dunks – by Queta as Boston’s lead grew to 30.
Key stat In the third quarter Tatum was whistled for his 10th technical foul of the season. That leaves him six away from a one-game suspension.
Up next The 76ers host Utah on Sunday night. The Celtics host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.