Game ID: 22500545
San Antonio Spurs @ Boston Celtics
Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 26 29 20 20 95SAS 21 29 23 27 100
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 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 4 since 12/26, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 16)
OUT Boucher missed 16 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 17 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Minott back 1/03 after 4, 3 min since (18% of 16)
BOS availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 18 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Minott back 1/03 after 4, 3 min since (18% of 16)
BOS availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 19 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Minott missed 3 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 20 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 21 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Minott missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 22 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Garza 16 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 23 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Garza 16 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 24 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Hauser 25 to 31 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 12/29, out tonight
SAS availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 3 since 12/29, out tonight
SAS availability going into 1/06 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 1/02, returns tonight: 21 min (69% of 30)
OUT Sochan missed 4 since 12/29, returns tonight: 14 min (112% of 13)
NEW Kornet 19 to 25 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 4 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 21 min since (69% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 14 min since (112% of 13)
NEW Kornet 19 to 27 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 5 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 24 min since (77% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 13 min since (101% of 13)
NEW Johnson 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 26 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/11 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 6 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 24 min since (80% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 10 min since (77% of 13)
NEW Kornet 19 to 26 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 7 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 11)
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 10 min since (77% of 13)
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Barnes 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 25 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 8 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 26 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 8 min since (61% of 13)
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 9 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 11 min since (101% of 11)
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 111, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Minott (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Champagnie at 20 a game. Without Vassell (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 43 percent from three to San Antonio's 30 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio plus-2. Call it Boston 117, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/03 @ LAC 146-115 — BOS notes
BOS won 146-115. BOS shot 55% (53 of 96) to LAC's 50%, 24 of 51 from three. The glass went 46-30 for them. Brown led with 50 (18 of 26, 6 of 10 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); White added 29, Simons 15. The hinge was Q4, 33-16: a lead of 14 became 31. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/05 vs CHI 115-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 115-101. BOS shot 40% (42 of 104) to CHI's 44%, 20 of 52 from three. Simons led with 27 (9 of 16, 8 of 14 from three); Pritchard added 21, Brown 14. The hinge was Q1, 31-14: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/07 vs DEN 110-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 110-114. BOS took 8 more shots (95 to 87), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to DEN's 45%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DEN's 24. BOS turned it over 14 times to DEN's 7. The glass went 53-39 for them. Brown led with 33 (14 of 29, 4 of 6 from three); White added 17, Pritchard 17. Q1 was theirs, 35-31, but the other 3 periods went 83-75 against them. Queta's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 vs TOR 125-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-117. BOS shot 54% (47 of 87) to TOR's 49%, 14 of 28 from three, and went to the line 19 times to TOR's 10 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. Pritchard led with 27 (12 of 19, 3 of 5 from three); Brown added 25, Hauser 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-30: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
1/10 vs SAS 95-100 — BOS notes
BOS lost 95-100. BOS shot 41% (38 of 93) to SAS's 40%, 16 of 44 from three, and got to the line just 4 times against 18 fouls committed. White led with 29 (11 of 26, 5 of 17 from three); Brown added 27, Garza 11. Q1 was theirs, 26-21, but the other 3 periods went 79-69 against them. Garza's -14 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ 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 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nembhard at 21 a game. Without Mathurin (4 straight), Toppin (36 straight), Isa. Jackson (10 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 14 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and White at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Minott (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the turnovers, Indiana giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 9. Call it Boston 116, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
1/15 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 12 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Minott (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-6 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 114, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
1/17 @ 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 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 20 and Johnson at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Risacher (4 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 14 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Simons at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Minott (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta minus-5. Call it Atlanta 114, Boston 113, Boston keeping it close.
1/19 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 93, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 18 and Robinson at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Hauser at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Minott (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 93 a night to Boston's 107 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Detroit 112, Boston 108, Boston keeping it close.
1/02 @ IND 123-113 — SAS notes
SAS won 123-113. SAS shot 45% (44 of 98) to IND's 51%, 13 of 46 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 49-39 for them. Fox led with 24 (10 of 19, 2 of 9 from three); Harper added 22, Castle 19. The hinge was Q2, 41-27: SAS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 19. Waters III was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/03 vs POR 110-115 — SAS notes
SAS lost 110-115. SAS shot 43% (40 of 93) to POR's 44%, 10 of 31 from three. SAS turned it over 6 times to POR's 11. Kornet led with 23 (10 of 12); Champagnie added 20, Fox 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-20, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. Fox's -12 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 @ MEM 105-106 — SAS notes
SAS lost 105-106. SAS shot 37% (38 of 102) to MEM's 40%, 14 of 46 from three. SAS turned it over 14 times to MEM's 20. The glass went 50-61 against them. Wembanyama led with 30 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Champagnie added 23, Castle 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-21, but the other 3 periods went 85-74 against them. They led by as many as 11.
1/07 vs LAL 107-91 — SAS notes
SAS won 107-91. SAS shot 49% (40 of 82) to LAL's 40%, 4 of 25 from three, and went to the line 28 times to LAL's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. Johnson led with 27 (11 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Wembanyama added 16, Castle 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-25: a lead of 5 became 11, and the lead reached 16. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/10 @ BOS 100-95 — SAS notes
SAS won 100-95. SAS shot 40% (38 of 95) to BOS's 41%, 10 of 44 from three, and went to the line 20 times to BOS's 4 — 14 points from the stripe to their 3. Fox led with 21 (9 of 16, 1 of 6 from three); Wembanyama added 21, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q4, 27-20: SAS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 5. SAS trailed 50-55 at the half and won the second half 50-40. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/11 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 118, shooting 54 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 27 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Fox at 17 a game. Without Vassell (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 27 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 104 a night to Minnesota's 118. Call it Minnesota 118, San Antonio 113.
1/13 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 26 from three, 29 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Hartenstein (8 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Champagnie at 16 a game. Without Vassell (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and OKC minus-12 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to OKC's 117. Call it OKC 114, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/15 vs MIL — 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 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 41 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Johnson at 16 a game. Without Vassell (8 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. Without Prince (32 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 36 percent from three to San Antonio's 28 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 103 a night to Milwaukee's 113. Call it San Antonio 114, Milwaukee 108.
1/17 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 102, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Fox at 16 a game. Without Vassell (9 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 53 percent and 45 from three, 22 free throws a game; Randle at 26 and Edwards at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 45 percent from three to San Antonio's 31 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it San Antonio 115, Minnesota 112, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
GO Gonzalez
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SASDF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
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
Wembanyama and Fox each score 21 points in Spurs' 100-95 win over Celtics
BOSTON -- — Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, including a game-sealing jumper with 19.2 seconds left, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics 100-95 on Saturday night.
De'Aaron Fox also finished with 21 points for the Spurs and Keldon Johnson added 18 points and 10 rebounds. San Antonio won its second straight after losing two in a row.
Derrick White led Boston with 29 points and Jaylen Brown had 27. The Celtics lost for just the third time in 12 games.
The game was tied at 84 before Baylor Scheierman’s corner 3-pointer pushed Boston ahead with just under seven minutes left. White followed with a driving basket before the Spurs went on a 9-2 spree, taking a 93-91 lead on Johnson’s 3-pointer with 2:14 left.
After Brown’s layup tied it, Wembanyama’s fadeaway jumper pushed San Antonio back in front with 1:33 to go.
Brown was then stripped of the ball near midcourt by Fox, and Julian Champagnie converted a putback of his own miss to make it 97-93 with 41 seconds left.
Wembanyama’s left-wing jumper made it 99-95.
Playing his third straight game after missing a pair with a sore knee, Wembanyama didn’t score his first points until hitting a 3 from the top midway into the second quarter.
But he got going in the second half, scoring nine consecutive points for San Antonio midway into the third quarter, bringing the Spurs back from a nine-point deficit to tie it on his three-point play.
Coming off a victory over the Raptors a night earlier , the Celtics seemed locked in defensively against Wembanyama early, mixing in double teams and sending a few players at him quickly when he attempted to drive.