Game ID: 42500113
Boston Celtics @ Philadelphia 76ers
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 24 23 27 26 100BOS 29 25 25 29 108
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 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)
PHI availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 36 min since (114% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Walker back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Terry back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
PHI availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 4/26 after 6, 36 min since (112% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (17% of 15)
BACK Walker back 4/26 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Terry back 4/26 after 2, 2 min since (24% of 10)
NEW George 32 to 38 min over the last 5
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)
BOS availability going into 4/30 · 1 day's restBACK Tatum back 4/19 after 2, 38 min since (113% of 34)
BACK González back 4/26 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 14)
BOS availability going into 5/02 · 1 day's restBACK González back 4/26 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 14)
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.
4/10 @ 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 111-97 — PHI notes
PHI won 111-97. PHI shot 48% (43 of 90) to BOS's 39%, 19 of 39 from three, and got to the line 11 times to BOS's 18. Edgecombe led with 30 (12 of 20, 6 of 10 from three); Maxey added 29, George 19. The hinge was Q2, 37-26: PHI came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 16. Edgecombe was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/24 vs BOS 100-108 — PHI notes
PHI lost 100-108. PHI shot 44% (38 of 87) to BOS's 44%, 12 of 35 from three. PHI turned it over 11 times to BOS's 17. Maxey led with 31 (12 of 31, 5 of 13 from three); George added 18, Oubre Jr. 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 7 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 83-73 against them. Drummond's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
4/30 vs BOS — 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 102 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and George at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 111. Call it Boston 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
5/02 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Embiid at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 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-7 and the turnovers, Boston giving it away 13 times a game to Philadelphia's 9. Call it Boston 111, Philadelphia 107, Philadelphia keeping it close.
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 97-111 — BOS notes
BOS lost 97-111. BOS shot 39% (35 of 89) to PHI's 48%, 13 of 50 from three, and went to the line 18 times to PHI's 11 — 14 points from the stripe to their 6. Brown led with 36 (11 of 24, 5 of 12 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Tatum added 19. Q1 was theirs, 28-25, but the other 3 periods went 86-69 against them. They led by as many as 13. Pritchard's -15 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/24 @ PHI 108-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-100. BOS shot 44% (36 of 81) to PHI's 44%, 20 of 47 from three. BOS turned it over 17 times to PHI's 11. Tatum led with 25 (9 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Brown added 25, Pritchard 15. The hinge was Q1, 29-24: from level to 5 ahead. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
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.
4/30 @ PHI — 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 102 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and George at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 111. Call it Boston 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
5/02 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Embiid at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 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-7 and the turnovers, Boston giving it away 13 times a game to Philadelphia's 9. Call it Boston 111, Philadelphia 107, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
JE J. Edwards
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
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
Celtics beat the 76ers 108-100 in Game 3 behind 25 points each from Tatum and Brown
PHILADELPHIA -- — Jayson Tatum continued to shine in his return from injury with 25 points and Jaylen Brown also scored 25 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia.
Tatum was 5 of 9 on 3-pointers in just his 19th game this season following surgery last May to repair his Achilles tendon. Brown scored eight straight points late in the fourth for a 96-92 lead that put some distance between them and a Sixers team brimming with confidence following a surprise Game 2 win in Boston.
“We definitely wanted to come back and respond after dropping one on our home floor,” Brown said. “We can't lose two games in a row in the playoffs. It's tough. So this was a big win for us.”
Tatum and Brown did their part in the fourth, scoring 19 of the Celtics' 29 points.
Tatum buried a 3 for a 100-96 lead and Payton Pritchard hit a step-back 3 to make it 103-98. Tatum, still looking to regain his top form after not playing for nearly a year, may just be there and hit the final 3-point dagger for the 106-100 lead that even sent Allen Iverson headed toward the exit.
Pritchard scored 15 points and the Celtics shot 44% from the floor.
Philadelphia played again without center Joel Embiid for Game 3 as he continues to ease his way back into practice following an appendectomy on April 9.
Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points and Paul George added 18.
“We were in a position to win this game,” Maxey said. "Come in Sunday, got to get one. Got to protect home court and even the series.”
The more games Embiid misses, the more Maxey and VJ Edgecombe have played their way into the faces of the franchise.
Fans were already on their feet when the Sixers brought the ball down in the fourth and roared when Maxey let a 28-footer fly and hit it for an 85-84 lead.
Yet growing pains are inevitable in the playoff process.
Tatum took the lead right back on a goaltending call against Edgecombe. Edgecombe paired his second double-double of the series -- 10 points and 10 rebounds — with a brutal 0-for-7 effort from 3-point range. With Boston up 90-85, Edgecombe was whistled for his third foul when he smacked Brown on his way to the bucket. Brown hit both to stretch the lead to seven.
Boston's 32-point Game 1 win stands as the outlier so far of two otherwise fantastic playoff games. What has stayed steady, the team with the 3-point edge wins. Boston hit 16 in Game 1 and the 76ers had the advantage with 19 in Game 2. Led by five each from Tatum and Pritchard, the Celtics made 20 of 47 in Game 3 while the Sixers were just 12 of 35.
“They did make some pretty heavily contested ones, especially late in the game," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said.
The Sixers got only a combined 22 points from Embiid replacements Adem Bona and Andre Drummond .