Game ID: 22500874
Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 26 36 27 25 114PHI 28 22 33 15 98
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 2/22 · 2 days' restNEW Vučević 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/25 · back-to-backNEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/02 · back-to-backNEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT George missed 8 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 29 min since (101% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Beauchamp back 2/09 after 2, 18 min since (129% of 14)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Watford 15 to 22 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 4 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT George missed 9 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (29% of 10)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 13 min since (118% of 11)
NEW Watford 15 to 23 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 5 since 2/09, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
OUT George missed 10 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 13 min since (114% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
NEW Barlow 22 to 27 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 11 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 4 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (95% of 28)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 12 min since (108% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 12 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 5 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 10 min since (93% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 13 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 26 min (178% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 6 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 16 min (161% of 10)
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 29 min since (90% of 32)
PHI availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 14 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 7 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/03 after 2, 26 min since (178% of 15)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 8 min since (81% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 15 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 2 since 3/03, returns tonight: 36 min (113% of 32)
OUT Beauchamp missed 8 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (140% of 15)
BACK Terry back 3/03 after 2, 16 min since (161% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Edgecombe missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 16 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 9 since 2/19, returns tonight: 5 min (33% of 14)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 19 min (187% of 10)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/07 after 2, 36 min since (113% of 32)
BACK Edwards back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (140% of 15)
NEW Bona 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 11 to 17 min over the last 4
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 112 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Edgecombe at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without George (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-12 a night and Philadelphia plus-0 and the defense, Boston allowing 99 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 110.
2/22 @ LAL 111-89 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-89. BOS shot 48% (40 of 83) to LAL's 39%, 14 of 36 from three. BOS turned it over 14 times to LAL's 8. The glass went 50-39 for them. Brown led with 32 (10 of 28, 3 of 9 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Pritchard added 30, White 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-22: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/24 @ PHX 97-81 — BOS notes
BOS won 97-81. BOS shot 40% (38 of 95) to PHX's 37%, 13 of 47 from three. The glass went 61-34 for them. White led with 22 (9 of 18, 4 of 11 from three); Hauser added 16, Queta 14. The hinge was Q3, 30-11: a lead of 4 became 23, and the lead reached 28. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/25 @ DEN 84-103 — BOS notes
BOS lost 84-103. BOS shot 35% (29 of 83) to DEN's 42%, 12 of 43 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to DEN's 8. J. Brown led with 23 (7 of 21, 1 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); White added 20, Queta 10. Q1 was theirs, 24-21, but the other 3 periods went 82-60 against them. White's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/27 vs BKN 148-111 — BOS notes
BOS won 148-111. BOS shot 67% (52 of 78) to BKN's 49%, 22 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 39-25 for them. Brown led with 28 (9 of 12, 4 of 4 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Vučević added 28, Pritchard 22. The hinge was Q3, 43-26: a lead of 9 became 26, and the lead reached 41. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
3/01 vs PHI 114-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-98. BOS shot 44% (40 of 91) to PHI's 40%, 16 of 49 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to PHI's 6, and PHI turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 59-37 for them. Brown led with 27 (9 of 17, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Queta added 27, White 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-22: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. White was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/02 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 19 and Rollins at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Gia. Antetokounmpo (15 straight), Prince (51 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 96, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and White at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-14 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the defense, Boston allowing 96 a night to Milwaukee's 120. Call it Boston 114, Milwaukee 107.
3/04 vs CHA — 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 110 a night and allowing 95, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and White at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 101, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 19 free throws a game; Miller at 24 and Ball at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 45 percent from three to Boston's 37 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 15 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 112, Charlotte 108, Charlotte keeping it close.
3/06 vs DAL — 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 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and White at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 31 free throws a game; Williams at 16 and Marshall at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Bagley III (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Dallas minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Dallas's 117. Call it Boston 116, Dallas 105, Boston by 11.
3/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Allen at 20 a game. Without Mitchell (4 straight), Wade (3 straight). 4 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and White at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-13 a night and Cleveland minus-1 and the line, where Cleveland takes 29 free throws a game to Boston's 18. Call it Boston 113, Cleveland 111, Cleveland keeping it close.
2/21 @ NOP 111-126 — PHI notes
PHI lost 111-126. PHI took 13 more shots (94 to 81), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to NOP's 49%, 12 of 46 from three. Maxey led with 27 (9 of 23, 2 of 11 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Oubre Jr. added 25, Edgecombe 14. Q1 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 102-82 against them. They led by as many as 11. Edgecombe's -16 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 @ MIN 135-108 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-108. PHI shot 52% (50 of 97) to MIN's 48%, 21 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIN's 36. PHI turned it over 10 times to MIN's 20. Maxey led with 39 (16 of 28, 4 of 7 from three); Edgecombe added 24, Grimes 19. The hinge was Q4, 41-30: a lead of 16 became 27. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/24 @ IND 135-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-114. PHI shot 58% (53 of 92) to IND's 43%, 8 of 29 from three. Maxey led with 32 (10 of 22, 2 of 8 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Embiid added 27, Edgecombe 23. The hinge was Q2, 45-27: PHI came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 28. Edgecombe was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/26 vs MIA 124-117 — PHI notes
PHI won 124-117. PHI shot 48% (45 of 94) to MIA's 46%, 17 of 43 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIA's 26. Maxey led with 28 (9 of 26, 5 of 12 from three); Embiid added 26, Oubre Jr. 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-22: a lead of 1 became 16. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/01 @ BOS 98-114 — PHI notes
PHI lost 98-114. PHI shot 40% (35 of 88) to BOS's 44%, 12 of 31 from three. PHI turned it over 6 times to BOS's 13. The glass went 37-59 against them. Maxey led with 33 (12 of 34, 4 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Edgecombe added 23, Barlow 14. Q3 was theirs, 33-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 87-65 against them. They led by as many as 10. Edgecombe's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 vs SAS — 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 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without George (13 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Philadelphia's 11. Call it Philadelphia 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/04 vs UTA — 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 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Edgecombe at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (14 straight), Embiid (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 26 free throws a game; Collier at 17 and Bailey at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Kessler (56 straight), Bamba (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Utah's 30 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 117 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Philadelphia 121, Utah 116.
3/07 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Edgecombe at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (15 straight), Embiid (3 straight), Oubre Jr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-13 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Atlanta 120, Philadelphia 110, Atlanta by 10.
3/09 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mobley at 20 and Allen at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edgecombe (2 straight), George (16 straight), Embiid (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 20 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Cleveland 116, Philadelphia 112, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
CP C. Payne
DB D. Barlow
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
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
Queta's career-high 27 points spark Celtics to 114-98 win over 76ers
BOSTON -- — Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98 on Sunday night.
Jaylen Brown added 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Derrick White finished with 21 points and eight assists as the Celtics became the fourth team to reach 40 victories. They have won six of seven.
It was the 11th double-double of the season for Queta, who also had three blocks. He has three double-doubles — with at least two blocks in each — over his last five games.
Philadelphia cut what was a 16-point lead by Boston in the second half to 103-97 with just over four minutes to play. But Queta scored Boston’s next eight points to put the Celtics in front 111-98 and help close it out.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 33 points and six assists. VJ Edgecombe added 23 points as Philadelphia’s three-game win streak was snapped.
With Queta leading the way, the Celtics used a 15-6 run to erase a 10-point, first-quarter deficit and took a 62-50 lead into halftime.
Baylor Scheierman , who played with a splint on the left thumb he fractured in Friday’s win over Brooklyn, gave a thumbs up after draining a corner 3-pointer at halftime buzzer off a feed from Brown.
Queta carried the early offensive load for the Celtics with 16 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in just under 14 minutes in the first half.
Philadelphia led throughout the opening period and built as much as a 10-point edge while Boston shot just 30% from the field (8 for 26).
But the Celtics recovered, outscoring the 76ers 36-22 in the second quarter and never trailed again.