Game ID: 22500021
Boston Celtics @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 25 32 25 26 108BOS 38 30 21 20 109
BOS @ PHI ScoutingBOS @ 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.
PHI availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
PHI availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backBACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 11 min since (89% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 37 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Barlow missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backOUT Barlow missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Barlow missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 4 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/27 · back-to-back
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
BOS availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restNEW Minott 16 to 22 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 13 min (122% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 24 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (122% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 11/01 after 2, 10 min since (96% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Boucher back 11/01 after 2, 10 min since (96% of 10)
NEW Minott 16 to 25 min over the last 5
10/22 @ BOS 117-116 — PHI notes
PHI won 117-116. PHI shot 46% (39 of 85) to BOS's 45%, 16 of 41 from three. Maxey led with 40 (13 of 24, 7 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Edgecombe added 34, Barlow 13. The hinge was Q4, 42-30: PHI came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 1. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/25 vs CHA 125-121 — PHI notes
PHI won 125-121. PHI shot 47% (41 of 87) to CHA's 48%, 18 of 39 from three. Maxey led with 28 (7 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Grimes added 24, Embiid 20. The hinge was Q4, 39-25: PHI came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 4. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/27 vs ORL 136-124 — PHI notes
PHI won 136-124. PHI shot 49% (48 of 97) to ORL's 55%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 32 times to ORL's 38. PHI turned it over 6 times to ORL's 13. Maxey led with 43 (15 of 32, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Edgecombe added 26, Oubre Jr. 25. The hinge was Q2, 39-32: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Bona was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/28 @ WAS 139-134 — PHI notes
PHI won 139-134 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 45% (45 of 100) to WAS's 48%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 21 — 32 points from the stripe to their 15. Maxey led with 39 (11 of 25, 3 of 9 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Embiid added 25, Grimes 23. The hinge was Q4, 32-16: PHI came in trailing by 16 and left it level. PHI trailed 68-72 at the half and won the second half 71-62. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/31 vs BOS 108-109 — PHI notes
PHI lost 108-109. PHI shot 47% (37 of 78) to BOS's 44%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to BOS's 12 — 21 points from the stripe to their 7. PHI turned it over 18 times to BOS's 9, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. Maxey led with 26 (8 of 16, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Embiid added 20, Oubre Jr. 17. Q4 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-82 against them. Grimes's -15 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Porter Jr. at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (2 straight), Powell (4 straight), Wolf (5 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 32 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without Barlow (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 22 and the arc, Philadelphia at 41 percent from three to Brooklyn's 35. Call it Philadelphia 125, Brooklyn 119.
11/04 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Chicago's 23. Call it Chicago 122, Philadelphia 120, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/05 @ 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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Allen (2 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to Philadelphia's 117. Call it Cleveland 117, Philadelphia 116, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/08 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barnes at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 108 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Toronto's 12. Call it Philadelphia 119, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
10/24 @ NYK 95-105 — BOS notes
BOS lost 95-105. BOS shot 43% (35 of 82) to NYK's 38%, 15 of 44 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NYK's 25. The glass went 37-53 against them. Brown led with 23 (9 of 18, 3 of 7 from three); Hauser added 18, White 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 3 periods went 83-65 against them. Brown's -14 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 @ DET 113-119 — BOS notes
BOS lost 113-119. BOS shot 43% (40 of 94) to DET's 42%, 15 of 45 from three, and got to the line 24 times to DET's 36. The glass went 38-55 against them. Brown led with 41 (12 of 25, 5 of 9 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); Pritchard added 21, White 15. Q1 was theirs, 33-24, but the other 3 periods went 95-80 against them. They led by as many as 17. Simons's -13 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ NOP 122-90 — BOS notes
BOS won 122-90. BOS shot 48% (46 of 95) to NOP's 33%, 18 of 53 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NOP's 28. The glass went 54-35 for them. Simons led with 25 (9 of 17, 6 of 13 from three); Pritchard added 18, Garza 16. The hinge was Q4, 35-12: a lead of 9 became 32. Minott was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
10/29 vs CLE 125-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 125-105. BOS shot 44% (42 of 95) to CLE's 40%, 21 of 57 from three. BOS turned it over 9 times to CLE's 14. The glass went 53-42 for them. Brown led with 30 (12 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Hauser added 21, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 35-18: BOS came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 20. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
10/31 @ PHI 109-108 — BOS notes
BOS won 109-108. BOS shot 44% (44 of 101) to PHI's 47%, 14 of 45 from three, and got to the line 12 times to PHI's 29. BOS turned it over 9 times to PHI's 18. Brown led with 32 (13 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Simons added 19, White 15. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Simons was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/03 vs UTA — 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 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Pritchard at 16 a game. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 33 free throws a game; Markkanen at 36 and George at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Tshiebwe (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Utah takes 33 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 120, Utah 111.
11/05 vs WAS — 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 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Simons at 15 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 130, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sarr at 19 and McCollum at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Watkins (3 straight), Cooper (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Washington's 130 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 18 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 121, Washington 109, Boston by 12.
11/07 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Fra. Wagner at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 29 and Pritchard at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Boston's 17 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 15 times a game to Boston's 9. Call it Orlando 116, Boston 115, Boston 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
JM J. Minott
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
JE J. Edwards
JE J. Embiid
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
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
Brown scores 32 points to lead Celtics past 76ers 109-108 for third straight win
PHILADELPHIA -- — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Anfernee Simons added 19 and the Boston Celtics never trailed in a 109-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
Payton Pritchard and Derrick White had 15 points apiece for the Celtics, who evened their record at .500 by winning their third straight after beginning the season with three consecutive losses. Boston evened a 117-116 season-opening defeat to the 76ers on Oct. 22.
Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points to lead Philadelphia, which entered as one of four unbeaten teams in the league.
The game was the first as part of the NBA Cup for both teams.
Maxey’s drive with 20.8 seconds to play pulled Philadelphia to 109-108. After a Boston turnover on its ensuing possession, Maxey missed on an underhand scoop shot from the lane with 4 seconds left that would have given Philadelphia the lead.
Boston's Josh Minott then missed both free throws with 3.8 seconds left, but Joel Embiid was long on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Boston led by 20 points in a dominating first half. Maxey’s drive with 6 1/2 minutes left in the third tied it at 72-all, but Philadelphia never was able to go in front.
Embiid, playing a minutes restriction of about 20 minutes after offseason knee surgery, had 20 points in 25:04. Rookie VJ Edgecombe had 17 points after scoring 34 against the Celtics in his NBA debut.
Philadelphia came back from a 16-point, fourth-quarter deficit against Washington on Tuesday in a 139-34 overtime win and nearly rallied against the Celtics.