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FINAL
May 1, 2023

Game Recap

James Harden ties his playoff career high with 45 points to fuel Philadelphia's upset of Boston in Game 1.

Box Score

1234T
PHI31322432119
BOS38282128115
Philadelphia Sixers logo76ERSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
12Tobias HarrisSF418-162-50-0531101180
17P.J. TuckerPF360-00-00-05120140+6
44Paul ReedC373-40-04-4132110410+8
0Tyrese MaxeySG3510-242-94-412400526+12
1James HardenPG3917-307-144-416203445+8
7Jalen McDaniels110-20-10-01000000-8
8De'Anthony Melton246-105-60-012021217-8
20Georges Niang131-31-30-01100103+2
14Dewayne Dedmon— did not play —— did not play —
5Montrezl Harrell— did not play —— did not play —
25Danuel House Jr.— did not play —— did not play —
30Furkan Korkmaz— did not play —— did not play —
18Shake Milton— did not play —— did not play —
11Jaden Springer— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL45-8950.6%17-3844.7%12-12100.0%2817104620119
Boston Celtics logoCELTICSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF418-103-44-464104123-2
0Jayson TatumPF4314-254-57-8115111239-6
42Al HorfordC305-81-40-063032011-17
9Derrick WhiteSG271-50-42-22310224-15
36Marcus SmartPG354-70-24-437006312-7
13Malcolm Brogdon339-162-60-033001120+14
44Robert Williams III193-30-00-07000016+8
12Grant Williams40-00-00-00000000+2
30Sam Hauser40-10-10-00100000+3
99Justin Champagnie— did not play —— did not play —
91Blake Griffin— did not play —— did not play —
40Luke Kornet— did not play —— did not play —
57Mike Muscala— did not play —— did not play —
11Payton Pritchard— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL44-7558.7%10-2638.5%17-1894.4%3826341610115

Play-by-Play

1st quarterphibos
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (11:56) Jump Ball P. Reed vs. A. Horford: Tip to J. Harden
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (11:38) J. Harden 9' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    20
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (11:21) J. Tatum cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)
    22
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (11:06) MISS T. Maxey 28' pullup 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (11:03) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (10:46) A. Horford cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Brown 1 AST)
    24
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (10:33) MISS P. Reed driving Layup - blocked
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (10:33) A. Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (10:32) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (10:27) J. Tatum running DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Brown 2 AST)
    26
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (10:00) T. Harris 14' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    46
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (9:37) M. Smart lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (9:28) J. Harden 15' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
    66
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (9:10) J. Brown lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (9:10) P. Tucker STEAL (1 STL)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (9:06) T. Harris running alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (P. Reed 1 AST)
    86
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:49) MISS J. Tatum 6' driving floating Shot - blocked
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (8:49) P. Reed BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:48) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (8:46) J. Brown 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Horford 1 AST)
    89
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (8:33) J. Harden 13' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (6 PTS)
    109
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (8:24) A. Horford bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +3 (8:13) J. Harden 26' 3PT step back (9 PTS)
    139
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (8:02) D. White driving Layup (2 PTS)
    1311
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +3 (7:41) J. Harden 28' 3PT pullup (12 PTS)
    1611
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (7:20) J. Brown driving Layup (5 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
    1613
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +3 (7:11) T. Maxey 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
    1913
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (6:58) P. Reed personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (6:58) BOS Timeout
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (6:49) J. Brown 26' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
    1916
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (6:22) MISS T. Maxey 18' fadeaway Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (6:21) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (6:06) J. Tatum driving Layup (6 PTS) (M. Brogdon 1 AST)
    1918
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (5:46) MISS J. Harden 27' pullup 3PT
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (5:45) P. Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (5:43) MISS T. Harris 26' 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (5:42) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (5:34) J. Brown running Layup (10 PTS)
    1920
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (5:34) PHI Timeout
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (5:11) MISS T. Harris 9' driving floating Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (5:09) M. Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (5:04) J. Brown cutting DUNK (12 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)
    1922
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (4:44) MISS J. McDaniels 8' floating Shot
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:43) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (4:37) R. Williams III running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Tatum 2 AST)
    1924
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (4:15) J. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (4:04) J. Harden 18' step back Jump Shot (14 PTS)
    2124
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (3:53) J. Brown driving Layup (14 PTS)
    2126
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (3:39) T. Harris driving DUNK (6 PTS) (J. Harden 1 AST)
    2326
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (3:25) M. Brogdon 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
    2329
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (3:12) MISS J. McDaniels 25' 3PT
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (3:10) TEAM offensive REBOUND
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +2 (2:56) J. Harden 8' driving floating Jump Shot (16 PTS)
    2529
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (2:47) R. Williams III alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (M. Smart 3 AST)
    2531
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (2:33) MISS D. Melton driving Layup
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:29) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (2:24) P. Tucker personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:13) MISS D. White 26' 3PT
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (2:11) P. Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (2:01) MISS J. Harden 27' pullup 3PT
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (2:00) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (1:54) M. Brogdon running reverse Layup (5 PTS) (D. White 1 AST)
    2533
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +3 (1:31) D. Melton 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (G. Niang 1 AST)
    2833
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +3 (1:21) M. Brogdon 25' 3PT (8 PTS) (D. White 2 AST)
    2836
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    +3 (1:01) G. Niang 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Harden 2 AST)
    3136
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:43) MISS J. Brown 26' pullup 3PT
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (0:41) P. Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (0:32) MISS J. Harden driving Layup
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:27) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Boston Celtics logo
    +2 (0:22) M. Brogdon 7' driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
    3138
  • Boston Celtics logo
    (0:14) D. White personal FOUL (1 PF)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (0:05) MISS G. Niang 27' 3PT
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (0:02) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (0:00) MISS T. Harris 3PT
  • Philadelphia Sixers logo
    (0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

119Points115
45-89(50.6%)Field Goal(%)44-75(58.7%)
17-38(44.7%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)
12-12(100.0%)Free Throw(%)17-18(94.4%)
28(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)
17Assists26
10Steals3
4Blocks4
6Turnovers16
20Fouls10
42Pts In The Paint66
10Fast Break Pts14
20Pts Off Turnovers13
20Bench Pts26
6Largest Lead12

Game Details

Monday, May 1, 2023 · 7:30 PM
TD Garden · Boston, MA
attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)