76ers (87) vs Celtics (121) · May 3, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 3, 2023

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).

Box Score

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

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	16	-21
17P.J. TuckerPF	21	2-3	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	3	5	-19
21Joel EmbiidC	26	4-9	0-2	7-8	3	0	0	5	3	2	15	-23
0Tyrese MaxeySG	30	6-14	1-4	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	3	13	-25
1James HardenPG	32	2-14	0-6	8-10	10	4	0	0	0	2	12	-21
20Georges Niang	13	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-11
44Paul Reed	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	1	1	2	6	-7
8De'Anthony Melton	17	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	-12
7Jalen McDaniels	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	-11
11Jaden Springer	10	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-2
18Shake Milton	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	-5
25Danuel House Jr.	8	1-5	0-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	-5
14Dewayne Dedmon	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	-4
30Furkan Korkmaz	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-4
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	25	+18
0Jayson TatumPF	19	1-7	0-3	5-5	7	3	0	1	2	4	7	+24
42Al HorfordC	23	2-10	1-8	0-0	7	2	1	2	0	2	5	+19
9Derrick WhiteSG	29	5-9	3-6	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	15	+23
36Marcus SmartPG	27	7-14	1-4	0-0	5	2	0	1	1	0	15	+17
44Robert Williams III	21	1-1	0-0	0-0	7	4	0	3	0	1	2	+12
13Malcolm Brogdon	24	7-15	6-10	3-4	6	2	0	1	0	2	23	+11
12Grant Williams	28	4-8	4-8	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	2	12	+22
11Payton Pritchard	12	3-3	1-1	1-1	2	3	1	0	2	1	8	+7
30Sam Hauser	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	+5
40Luke Kornet	5	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	+4
57Mike Muscala	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	+4
99Justin Champagnie	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+4
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

Scores Only

1st quarterphibos

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Embiid vs. A. Horford: Tip to T. Harris
+2 (11:37) T. Harris 11' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Maxey 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:25) J. Brown 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
23
(11:10) MISS J. Embiid 25' 3PT
(11:08) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) MISS A. Horford running 3PT
(11:01) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:55) T. Maxey 27' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (J. Harden 1 AST)
53
(10:37) MISS D. White driving Layup
(10:36) P. Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:30) MISS T. Maxey 27' running 3PT
(10:29) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS J. Tatum 25' 3PT
(10:19) T. Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) MISS J. Harden driving Layup - blocked
(10:09) J. Tatum BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:08) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (9:59) J. Brown driving reverse Layup (5 PTS)
55
(9:35) MISS T. Harris 25' pullup 3PT - blocked
(9:35) A. Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:34) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:30) MISS D. White 24' running 3PT
(9:29) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:06) MISS T. Harris 8' driving floating Shot
(9:04) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:00) MISS M. Smart running finger roll Layup - blocked
(9:00) J. Embiid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:59) J. Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:52) MISS T. Maxey running Layup
(8:51) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:41) T. Maxey personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:38) MISS A. Horford 24' 3PT
(8:37) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(8:23) A. Horford shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Embiid 2 FT)
+1 (8:23) J. Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
65
+1 (8:23) J. Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
75
+2 (8:07) J. Tatum 10' driving Layup (2 PTS)
77
(8:07) J. Embiid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Tatum 1 FT)
+1 (8:07) J. Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
78
(7:46) MISS T. Harris 24' 3PT
(7:44) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:39) MISS D. White 26' running 3PT
(7:38) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:23) J. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Harden 2 FT)
(7:23) MISS J. Harden Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:23) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (7:23) J. Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
88
(7:09) P. Tucker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Tatum 2 FT)
+1 (7:09) J. Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
89
+1 (7:09) J. Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
810
(6:49) MISS J. Embiid 17' pullup Shot
(6:48) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(6:48) J. Tatum loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:48) BOS Timeout
(6:38) J. Embiid bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:38) A. Horford STEAL (1 STL)
(6:25) MISS A. Horford 6' driving Hook
(6:23) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:15) J. Brown driving Layup (7 PTS) (J. Tatum 2 AST)
812
(5:56) MISS P. Tucker driving reverse Layup - blocked
(5:56) R. Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:54) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:47) J. Harden personal FOUL (1 PF)
(5:41) MISS J. Brown 17' pullup Shot
(5:40) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (5:28) J. Harden 16' step back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1012
(5:09) G. Niang personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
+1 (5:09) J. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1013
+1 (5:09) J. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1014
(4:56) MISS G. Niang 12' driving Hook
(4:54) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:47) MISS J. Harden 27' pullup 3PT - blocked
(4:47) M. Brogdon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:46) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(4:35) MISS M. Brogdon 10' driving floating Shot - blocked
(4:35) P. Reed BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:33) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:29) J. Harden 9' running finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
1214
+2 (4:08) J. Brown 9' driving floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1216
(3:57) M. Brogdon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Harden 2 FT)
+1 (3:57) J. Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1316
+1 (3:57) J. Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1416
+2 (3:39) J. Brown 6' driving floating Jump Shot (13 PTS)
1418
+2 (3:19) D. Melton 16' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (P. Reed 1 AST)
1618
(3:05) MISS G. Williams 3PT
(3:03) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:59) M. Brogdon personal FOUL (2 PF) (Harden 2 FT)
(2:59) PHI Timeout
+1 (2:59) J. Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1718
+1 (2:59) J. Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1818
+2 (2:38) M. Smart driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (M. Brogdon 1 AST)
1820
(2:19) MISS J. Harden 27' step back 3PT
(2:17) R. Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (2:02) M. Brogdon 24' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
1823
(1:36) MISS J. McDaniels 28' 3PT
(1:34) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:25) MISS M. Smart 11' driving floating Shot
(1:23) P. Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:13) MISS J. Harden 27' pullup 3PT
(1:12) M. Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:05) J. Tatum charge offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(1:05) J. Tatum offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:56) G. Williams personal FOUL (1 PF) (Embiid 2 FT)
+1 (0:56) J. Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1923
+1 (0:56) J. Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2023
+3 (0:35) M. Smart 28' 3PT (5 PTS) (G. Williams 1 AST)
2026
+2 (0:21) J. Embiid 21' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2226
(0:03) MISS M. Smart 8' driving floating Shot - blocked
(0:03) J. Embiid BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:02) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:00) M. Smart 11' fadeaway Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2228

2nd quarter

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

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