Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics

May 3, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	22	27	16	22	87
BOS	28	29	35	29	121

Game Recap

Led by Jalen Brown's 25 points, the No. 2 seed Celtics defeated the No. 3 seed 76ers in Game 2, 121-87. Malcolm Brogdon added 23 points for the Celtics in the victory, while Jayson Tatum tallied seven points (1-7 FG), seven rebounds, and three assists. Joel Embiid tallied 15 points and five blocks for the 76ers in the losing effort. This best-of-seven series is now tied, 1-1, with Game 3 taking place on Friday, May 5 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Player Stats

76ERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12Tobias HarrisSF	32	7-12	2-5	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	0	-21	16
17P.J. TuckerPF	21	2-3	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	3	-19	5
21Joel EmbiidC	26	4-9	0-2	7-8	3	0	0	5	3	2	-23	15
0Tyrese MaxeySG	30	6-14	1-4	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	3	-25	13
1James HardenPG	32	2-14	0-6	8-10	10	4	0	0	0	2	-21	12
20Georges Niang	13	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-11	3
44Paul Reed	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	1	1	2	-7	6
8De'Anthony Melton	17	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	1	-12	2
7Jalen McDaniels	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-11	3
11Jaden Springer	10	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2	3
18Shake Milton	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	-5	4
25Danuel House Jr.	8	1-5	0-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-5	3
14Dewayne Dedmon	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-4	0
30Furkan Korkmaz	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	2
5Montrezl Harrell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	31-7939.2%	6-3020.0%	19-2382.6%	41	13	2	8	11	17	-	87

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	30	9-17	3-6	4-4	3	4	2	0	1	1	+18	25
0Jayson TatumPF	19	1-7	0-3	5-5	7	3	0	1	2	4	+24	7
42Al HorfordC	23	2-10	1-8	0-0	7	2	1	2	0	2	+19	5
9Derrick WhiteSG	29	5-9	3-6	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	+23	15
36Marcus SmartPG	27	7-14	1-4	0-0	5	2	0	1	1	0	+17	15
44Robert Williams III	21	1-1	0-0	0-0	7	4	0	3	0	1	+12	2
13Malcolm Brogdon	24	7-15	6-10	3-4	6	2	0	1	0	2	+11	23
12Grant Williams	28	4-8	4-8	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	2	+22	12
11Payton Pritchard	12	3-3	1-1	1-1	2	3	1	0	2	1	+7	8
30Sam Hauser	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	+5	0
40Luke Kornet	5	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	+4	6
57Mike Muscala	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	+4	3
99Justin Champagnie	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+4	0
91Blake Griffin	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-9246.7%	20-5139.2%	15-1693.8%	46	26	6	8	6	17	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHIBOS

(11:57) Jump Ball Horford vs. Embiid: Tip to Harris
+2 (11:37) Harris 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Maxey 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:25) Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
23
(11:10) MISS Embiid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:08) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) MISS Horford 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:01) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:55) Maxey 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
53
(10:37) MISS White 3' Driving Layup
(10:36) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:30) MISS Maxey 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:29) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:19) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) MISS Harden 5' Driving Layup
(10:09) Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:08) CELTICS Rebound
+2 (9:59) Brown 2' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS)
55
(9:35) MISS Harris 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:35) Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:34) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:30) MISS White 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:29) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:06) MISS Harris 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:04) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:00) MISS Smart 5' Running Finger Roll Layup
(9:00) Embiid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:59) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:52) MISS Maxey 6' Running Layup
(8:51) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:41) Maxey P.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
(8:38) MISS Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:37) 76ers Rebound
(8:23) Horford S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
+1 (8:23) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
65
+1 (8:23) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
75
+2 (8:07) Tatum 11' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
77
(8:07) Embiid S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (8:07) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
78
(7:46) MISS Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:44) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:39) MISS White 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:38) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:23) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
(7:23) MISS Harden Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:23) 76ers Rebound
+1 (7:23) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
88
(7:09) Tucker S.FOUL (P1.T3) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (7:09) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
89
+1 (7:09) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
810
(6:49) MISS Embiid 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:48) 76ers Rebound
(6:48) Tatum L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Mott)
(6:48) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:38) Embiid Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:38) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
(6:25) MISS Horford 6' Driving Hook Shot
(6:23) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:15) Brown 4' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
812
(5:56) MISS Tucker 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:56) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:54) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:47) Harden P.FOUL (P1.T4) (Z.Zarba)
(5:41) MISS Brown 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:40) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (5:28) Harden 16' Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1012
(5:09) Niang P.FOUL (P1.PN) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (5:09) Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1013
+1 (5:09) Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1014
(4:56) MISS Niang 13' Driving Hook Shot
(4:54) 76ers Rebound
(4:47) MISS Harden 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:47) Brogdon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:46) CELTICS Rebound
(4:35) MISS Brogdon 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:35) Reed BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:33) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:29) Harden 10' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
1214
+2 (4:08) Brown 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1216
(3:57) Brogdon S.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Mott)
+1 (3:57) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1316
+1 (3:57) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1416
+2 (3:39) Brown 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (13 PTS)
1418
+2 (3:19) Melton 16' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Reed 1 AST)
1618
(3:05) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(3:03) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:59) Brogdon P.FOUL (P2.PN) (Z.Zarba)
(2:59) 76ers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:59) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1718
+1 (2:59) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1818
+2 (2:38) Smart 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Brogdon 1 AST)
1820
(2:19) MISS Harden 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:17) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (2:02) Brogdon 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1823
(1:36) MISS McDaniels 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:34) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:25) MISS Smart 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:23) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:13) MISS Harden 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:12) Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:05) Tatum Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (Z.Zarba)
(1:05) Tatum Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(0:56) Williams P.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Scott)
+1 (0:56) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1923
+1 (0:56) Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2023
+3 (0:35) Smart 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2026
+2 (0:21) Embiid 21' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2226
(0:03) MISS Smart 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:03) Embiid BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:02) Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:00) Smart 11' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS)
2228

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHI

BOS

87Points121

31-79(39.2%)Field Goal(%)43-92(46.7%)

6-30(20.0%)3-Point(%)20-51(39.2%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)15-16(93.8%)

41(6)Rebounds(Offensive)46(8)

13Assists26

2Steals6

8Blocks8

11Turnovers6

17Fouls17

34Pts In The Paint36

14Fast Break Pts15

5Pts Off Turnovers11

26Bench Pts54

2Largest Lead36

Game Details

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 · 8:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: TNT