Game ID: 22501054
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Boston Celtics
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 20 29 39 31 119OKC 31 22 30 26 109
BOS vs OKC ScoutingBOS vs OKC 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 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/10 after 2, 7 min since (40% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 5 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 6 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 7 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vučević missed 8 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 9 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 6 since 3/14, returns tonight: 28 min (159% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 10 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 28 min since (159% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Brown missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 34)
OUT Vučević missed 11 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (177% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 12 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (178% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 13 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Sandfort missed 6 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT K. Williams missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 8 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 29 min since (110% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 22 min since (116% of 19)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Jal. Williams missed 14 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Sandfort missed 7 since 3/03, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 16)
OUT K. Williams missed 3 since 3/12, returns tonight: 21 min (151% of 14)
OUT Carlson missed 9 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 29 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (118% of 19)
NEW J. Williams 19 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 15 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 10 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 3/09 after 20, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 18 min since (94% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 21 min since (151% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 16 since 2/12, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 27)
OUT Dort missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 22 min (85% of 26)
OUT Carlson missed 11 since 2/27, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 12)
BACK Holmgren back 3/12 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (86% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 3/12 after 2, 19 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 5 min since (30% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 17 min since (125% of 14)
OKC availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 20 min since (75% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 3/15 after 3, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (16% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Sandfort missed 3 since 3/21, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 16)
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (84% of 26)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (16% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 24 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Sandfort back 3/18 after 7, 3 min since (22% of 16)
BACK K. Williams back 3/18 after 3, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 12)
OKC availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Sandfort back 3/27 after 3, 2 min since (14% of 16)
BACK Carlson back 3/23 after 11, 2 min since (20% of 12)
OKC availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restOUT Sandfort missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 12 min (103% of 12)
BACK Jal. Williams back 3/23 after 16, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Dort back 3/23 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
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 105, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Vučević (8 straight), Walsh (5 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Sandfort (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it OKC 112, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
3/16 vs PHX 120-112 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-112. BOS shot 49% (39 of 80) to PHX's 45%, 17 of 40 from three. Brown led with 41 (10 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 19 of 21 at the line); Tatum added 21, White 21. The hinge was Q2, 34-29: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 4. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/18 vs GSW 120-99 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-99. BOS shot 48% (44 of 92) to GSW's 40%, 14 of 39 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Brown led with 32 (11 of 20, 1 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 24, Pritchard 19. The hinge was Q1, 36-23: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/20 @ MEM 117-112 — BOS notes
BOS won 117-112. BOS shot 45% (40 of 89) to MEM's 47%, 11 of 42 from three, and went to the line 30 times to MEM's 17 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 57-35 for them. Brown led with 30 (10 of 23, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Garza added 22, Pritchard 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: BOS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5.
3/22 vs MIN 92-102 — BOS notes
BOS lost 92-102. BOS shot 36% (34 of 95) to MIN's 43%, 9 of 33 from three. Brown led with 29 (9 of 26, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 16, White 15. Q1 was theirs, 23-14, but the other 3 periods went 88-69 against them. They led by as many as 15. Scheierman's -16 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs OKC 119-109 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-109. BOS shot 47% (38 of 81) to OKC's 48%, 18 of 41 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to OKC's 7. Brown led with 31 (9 of 17, 1 of 3 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Tatum added 19, Pritchard 14. The hinge was Q3, 39-30: BOS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. BOS trailed 49-53 at the half and won the second half 70-56. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/27 vs ATL — 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 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brown at 33 and Tatum at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Vučević (9 straight), Walsh (6 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 21 and McCollum at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 117 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta plus-3. Call it Boston 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/29 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ball at 22 and Miller at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 16 a night. Without Salaün (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Pritchard at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Vučević (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 41 percent from three to Boston's 35 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-16 a night and Boston plus-11. Call it Charlotte 113, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
3/30 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 27 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Pritchard at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Brown (2 straight), Vučević (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Atlanta plus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 114. Call it Atlanta 116, Boston 111.
4/01 @ 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 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Powell at 18 a game. Without Powell (2 straight), Jović (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vučević (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Miami's 126 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Boston 115, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
3/17 @ ORL 113-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 113-108. OKC shot 44% (40 of 90) to ORL's 40%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 27 times to ORL's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 53-41 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (14 of 27, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 20, Mitchell 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-29: a lead of 1 became 6, and the lead reached 18.
3/18 @ BKN 121-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 121-92. OKC shot 53% (45 of 85) to BKN's 37%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 22 times to BKN's 31. OKC turned it over 17 times to BKN's 23. McCain led with 26 (9 of 16, 5 of 9 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 20, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-13: a lead of 17 became 36, and the lead reached 42. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/21 @ WAS 132-111 — OKC notes
OKC won 132-111. OKC shot 54% (50 of 93) to WAS's 45%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 30 times to WAS's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 55-34 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (17 of 27, 5 of 8 at the line); McCain added 18, Holmgren 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-15: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 25. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/23 @ PHI 123-103 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-103. OKC shot 53% (48 of 90) to PHI's 44%, 18 of 41 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 22 (9 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Jal. Williams added 18, Jay. Williams 18. The hinge was Q2, 30-18: a lead of 10 became 22. McCain was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/25 @ BOS 109-119 — OKC notes
OKC lost 109-119. OKC shot 48% (38 of 80) to BOS's 47%, 12 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to BOS's 13. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (10 of 12, 3 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Dort added 14, Holmgren 10. Q1 was theirs, 31-20, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. They led by as many as 13. McCain's -17 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Sandfort (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Buzelis at 20 and Sexton at 16 a game. Without Simons (15 straight), Collins (41 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 128 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-7 a night and Chicago plus-1. Call it OKC 123, Chicago 113, OKC by 10.
3/29 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (28 straight), Shamet (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to OKC's 37. Call it OKC 117, New York 111.
3/30 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Duren at 22 and Jenkins at 21 a game. Without Cunningham (6 straight), Stewart (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 11 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-5 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it OKC 115, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
4/02 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Sandfort (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 54 percent and 36 from three, 33 free throws a game; Dončić at 40 and Reaves at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Smart (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and OKC plus-0 and the line, where the Lakers take 33 free throws a game to OKC's 27. Call it OKC 117, the Lakers 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
OKC/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
Brown scores 31 as Celtics rally to beat Thunder 119-109, snapping OKC’s 12-game win streak
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his 31 points a pivotal third quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-109 on Wednesday night, snapping the defending champions’ 12-game win streak.
Jayson Tatum recovered from back-to-back rocky performances to add 19 points and 12 rebounds while also contributing seven assists as Boston earned a split in the two regular-season matchups between the past two NBA champs.
Brown added eight rebounds and eight assists, and his big quarter helped the Celtics take an 88-83 lead into the fourth. Boston’s edge grew as high as 14 in the final period.
OKC got within 115-109 with 1:30 remaining, but a layup by Brown, and two free throws by Derrick White helped Boston close it out.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33 points and eight assists. But Oklahoma City was outscored by the Celtics 19-2 in second-chance points and shot just 12 of 37 from the 3-point line.
Lu Dort added 14 points. Jalen Williams finished with seven points in his second game back following a 16-game absence with a hamstring injury.
The Thunder earned a two-point victory in the first meeting between the teams two weeks ago in Oklahoma City. But that game was played with both sides missing key players.
The Celtics were without both Tatum, who hadn’t returned from Achilles tendon rehab, and White (bruised right knee). Oklahoma City didn’t have Williams (strained right hamstring) or Isaiah Hartenstein (bruised left calf).
All four were on the floor for Wednesday’s rematch in a rare late-season pairing of elite NBA teams still with things to iron out before the playoffs. The Thunder entered topping the West and owning the NBA’s best record, while the Celtics came in boasting the East’s second-best mark.
The Thunder started fast and led by 11 heading into the second quarter before the Celtics used a 29-15 burst to take their first lead of the night, 49-46.