Game ID: 42500111
Philadelphia 76ers @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 33 31 31 28 123PHI 18 28 25 20 91
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 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 13 min since (63% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 31 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Garza missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 37 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 18 min since (87% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 30 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Garza missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 16 min (104% of 16)
OUT González missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 25 min (180% of 14)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BOS availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 25 min since (180% of 14)
BOS availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Tatum missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 32 min (96% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (175% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 25 min since (180% of 14)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restBACK Tatum back 4/19 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (147% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restBACK Tatum back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/26 · 1 day's restOUT González missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 14)
BACK Tatum back 4/19 after 2, 38 min since (113% of 34)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 15 min since (96% of 16)
BOS availability going into 4/28 · 1 day's restBACK Tatum back 4/19 after 2, 37 min since (111% of 34)
BACK González back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 14)
PHI availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 38 min since (99% of 38)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Terry missed 6 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Watford missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 7 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 7 min (44% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 14)
OUT Terry missed 8 since 3/28, returns tonight: 4 min (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Watford back 4/12 after 3, 7 min since (44% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
BACK Terry back 4/12 after 8, 4 min since (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 4 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Watford back 4/12 after 3, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
BACK Terry back 4/12 after 8, 5 min since (51% of 10)
PHI availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 5 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Watford back 4/12 after 3, 7 min since (45% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
BACK Terry back 4/12 after 8, 5 min since (51% of 10)
NEW Drummond 18 to 26 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/26 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 6 since 4/09, returns tonight: 34 min (107% of 32)
OUT Watford missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 5 min (31% of 15)
OUT Walker missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 4 min (39% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 4 min (43% of 10)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
NEW Drummond 18 to 25 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/28 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 34 min since (107% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/12 after 3, 6 min since (40% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/26 after 2, 4 min since (39% of 11)
BACK Terry back 4/12 after 8, 5 min since (48% 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 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tatum (2 straight). 6 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (3 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 108.
4/07 vs CHA 113-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-102. BOS shot 49% (43 of 87) to CHA's 43%, 17 of 42 from three. Brown led with 35 (13 of 29, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Tatum added 23, White 12. The hinge was Q3, 35-26: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 3. BOS trailed 55-61 at the half and won the second half 58-41. White was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/09 @ NYK 106-112 — BOS notes
BOS lost 106-112. BOS shot 45% (38 of 84) to NYK's 54%, 16 of 43 from three. The glass went 42-30 for them. Tatum led with 24 (7 of 22, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 23, Scheierman 20. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 86-77 against them. Tatum's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs NOP 144-118 — BOS notes
BOS won 144-118. BOS shot 54% (52 of 96) to NOP's 46%, 29 of 59 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NOP's 30. Hauser led with 24 (8 of 13, 8 of 12 from three); Brown added 23, Pritchard 21. The hinge was Q1, 44-25: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/12 vs ORL 113-108 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-108. BOS shot 41% (36 of 87) to ORL's 40%, 19 of 50 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 30. Scheierman led with 30 (8 of 20, 6 of 14 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Garza added 27, Harper Jr. 27. The hinge was Q3, 42-20: BOS came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 16. BOS trailed 52-61 at the half and won the second half 61-47. Scheierman was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/19 vs PHI 123-91 — BOS notes
BOS won 123-91. BOS shot 50% (45 of 90) to PHI's 39%, 16 of 44 from three. BOS turned it over 8 times to PHI's 14. Brown led with 26 (11 of 21); Tatum added 25, Queta 13. The hinge was Q1, 33-18: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 35. White was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/21 vs PHI — 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 120 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Edgecombe at 14 a game. Without Embiid (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 41 percent from three to Philadelphia's 29 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 17. Call it Boston 117, Philadelphia 107, Boston by 10.
4/24 @ PHI — 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 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and Edgecombe at 18 a game. Without Embiid (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the arc, Boston at 38 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34. Call it Boston 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/26 @ PHI — 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 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and George at 17 a game. Without Embiid (6 straight), Watford (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34. Call it Boston 112, Philadelphia 110, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/28 vs PHI — 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 101, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and George at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Philadelphia's 112. Call it Boston 115, Philadelphia 106.
4/06 @ SAS 102-115 — PHI notes
PHI lost 102-115. PHI shot 39% (34 of 88) to SAS's 49%, 10 of 31 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAS's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. Embiid led with 34 (8 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 16 of 19 at the line); George added 16, Maxey 15. Q3 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 85-72 against them. Maxey's -15 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 @ HOU 102-113 — PHI notes
PHI lost 102-113. PHI shot 45% (38 of 85) to HOU's 45%, 11 of 32 from three. Maxey led with 24 (9 of 20, 5 of 10 from three); Edgecombe added 20, Grimes 20. Q4 was theirs, 29-17, the deficit cut from 23 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 96-73 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -21 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ IND 105-94 — PHI notes
PHI won 105-94. PHI shot 40% (42 of 104) to IND's 38%, 5 of 29 from three. PHI turned it over 8 times to IND's 21. Maxey led with 32 (11 of 28, 1 of 10 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); George added 21, Edgecombe 16. The hinge was Q1, 28-21: from level to 7 ahead. Drummond was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/12 vs MIL 126-106 — PHI notes
PHI won 126-106. PHI shot 52% (47 of 91) to MIL's 43%, 16 of 41 from three. PHI turned it over 12 times to MIL's 17. Maxey led with 21 (8 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Grimes added 20, Edwards 17. The hinge was Q3, 38-16: PHI came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 28. PHI trailed 58-62 at the half and won the second half 68-44. Edgecombe was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
4/19 @ BOS 91-123 — PHI notes
PHI lost 91-123. PHI shot 39% (35 of 90) to BOS's 50%, 4 of 23 from three. PHI turned it over 14 times to BOS's 8. Maxey led with 21 (8 of 20, 1 of 4 from three); George added 17, Edgecombe 13. Q2 was theirs, 28-31, but the other 3 periods went 92-63 against them. Maxey's -29 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/21 @ BOS — 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 120 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Edgecombe at 14 a game. Without Embiid (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 41 percent from three to Philadelphia's 29 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 17. Call it Boston 117, Philadelphia 107, Boston by 10.
4/24 vs BOS — 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 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and Edgecombe at 18 a game. Without Embiid (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the arc, Boston at 38 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34. Call it Boston 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/26 vs BOS — 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 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and George at 17 a game. Without Embiid (6 straight), Watford (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-3 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34. Call it Boston 112, Philadelphia 110, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/28 @ BOS — 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 101, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and George at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Philadelphia's 112. Call it Boston 115, Philadelphia 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
DT D. Terry
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
SH S. Hauser
VU Vucevic
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
Jayson Tatum has strong return to playoffs for Celtics, who rout 76ers 123-91 in Game 1
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his first playoff game since rupturing his right Achilles tendon last season, and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 123-91 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday.
Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Neemias Queta added 13 for the second-seeded Celtics.
Tatum scored 21 points in the first half, playing in just his 17th game this season following surgery last May to repair his Achilles tendon.
“I’m still rehabbing,” Tatum said. “I still attack rehab every single day except for when we have off days. ... Still trying to ramp up.”
Boston never trailed, building a 35-point lead as coach Joe Mazzulla gave minutes to 12 players. The Celtics connected on 16 3-pointers.
“That was Celtics basketball,” Brown said. “We’ve been the harder-playing team all year. That can’t change now that the playoffs have started.”
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Boston.
Tyrese Maxey had 21 points and eight assists for the 76ers, who played without Joel Embiid . The 2023 MVP continues to recover following an appendectomy on April 9. It's unclear when he will be able to return.
Paul George scored 17 points and V.J. Edgecombe added 13. Philadelphia was 4 of 23 from 3-point range.
Maxey was hounded by a Celtics defense that contested 12 of his 14 shot attempts in the first half and held him to 8 of 20 from the field.
Philadelphia’s 64-46 halftime deficit was its largest in a playoff game against Boston since 1982. Coach Nick Nurse called the Sixers' effort “absolutely unacceptable.”
“We just didn't do enough at either end to settle into the game,” he said.
Tatum had 10 first-quarter points, punctuated with an emphatic two-handed dunk, to help the Celtics end the period with a 33-18 lead.
Philadelphia struggled at the outset to keep pace with Boston’s shooting, making one of its first nine attempts from 3. The Sixers also had issues keeping Boston out of the paint after Embiid's understudies, Adem Bona and Andre Drummond , each picked up two quick fouls.
That prompted Nurse to bring in Dominick Barlow , who played just 10 minutes in Philadelphia's play-in victory over Orlando.