Celtics (114) vs 76ers (102) · May 5, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 5, 2023

Game Recap

Led by Jayson Tatum’s 27 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists, the Celtics defeated the 76ers in Game 3, 114-102. Jaylen Brown added 23 points, seven rebounds, and five assists for the Celtics in the victory, while Joel Embiid led all scorers with 30 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks for the 76ers. The Celtics lead this best-of-seven series, 2-1, with Game 4 taking place on Sunday, May 7 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	29	31	26	114
PHI	29	21	27	25	102

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	34	8-18	0-4	7-7	7	5	1	1	4	5	23	+11
0Jayson TatumPF	42	10-20	3-11	4-5	10	5	2	1	4	3	27	+13
42Al HorfordC	31	6-8	5-7	0-0	7	2	2	0	0	3	17	+13
9Derrick WhiteSG	32	4-9	2-5	3-3	6	2	0	0	1	1	13	+5
36Marcus SmartPG	34	5-15	3-9	2-2	3	4	3	0	2	4	15	+18
44Robert Williams III	16	1-1	0-0	2-2	5	0	1	3	0	4	4	-1
12Grant Williams	23	0-3	0-3	0-0	4	1	0	2	0	3	0	+1
13Malcolm Brogdon	26	4-12	3-6	4-4	3	6	0	0	1	0	15	0
99Justin Champagnie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Sam Hauser	— 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 —


TOTAL		38-8644.2%	16-4535.6%	22-2395.7%	45	25	9	7	12	23	114

76ERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
12Tobias HarrisSF	25	3-6	0-1	1-2	4	1	0	1	2	5	7	-18
17P.J. TuckerPF	24	3-4	3-4	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	2	9	-11
21Joel EmbiidC	39	9-19	1-2	11-12	13	3	1	4	3	3	30	-8
0Tyrese MaxeySG	40	4-16	3-9	2-2	6	2	0	2	0	2	13	-9
1James HardenPG	40	3-14	2-7	8-9	6	11	1	0	5	4	16	-12
8De'Anthony Melton	30	4-10	4-7	2-2	8	1	4	1	1	2	14	+1
7Jalen McDaniels	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	+10
20Georges Niang	19	4-7	2-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	-9
44Paul Reed	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
25Danuel House Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Dewayne Dedmon	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Montrezl Harrell	— 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 —
TOTAL		31-7839.7%	16-3743.2%	24-2788.9%	42	21	7	8	13	20	102

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosphi

(11:58) Jump Ball J. Embiid vs. A. Horford: Tip to J. Harden
+2 (11:42) J. Embiid 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Harden 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:22) J. Tatum 17' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Brown 1 AST)
22
(11:12) MISS J. Embiid 27' 3PT
(11:08) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:04) M. Smart 26' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
52
(10:47) MISS T. Maxey 16' pullup Shot
(10:45) J. Embiid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:43) MISS J. Embiid putback Layup
(10:41) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:37) J. Tatum 26' 3PT running (5 PTS) (D. White 1 AST)
82
(10:23) J. Tatum shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Harden 2 FT)
+1 (10:23) J. Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
83
+1 (10:23) J. Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
84
+3 (10:04) D. White 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Horford 1 AST)
114
(9:50) P. Tucker backcourt TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (9:35) J. Tatum 3PT (8 PTS) (M. Smart 1 AST)
144
(9:18) J. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:10) MISS P. Tucker 3PT
(9:08) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:03) MISS M. Smart driving Layup - blocked
(9:03) T. Harris BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:03) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(8:50) J. Harden bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:50) J. Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
(8:44) MISS J. Brown running Layup - blocked
(8:44) J. Embiid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:41) T. Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:38) J. Harden 26' 3PT running pullup (5 PTS)
147
(8:22) MISS A. Horford 26' 3PT
(8:20) T. Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:11) MISS J. Harden driving floating Shot
(8:09) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:07) J. Tatum running Layup (10 PTS) (J. Brown 2 AST)
167
(8:07) PHI Timeout
+2 (7:48) J. Embiid driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
169
(7:35) MISS M. Smart 18' pullup Shot
(7:32) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:30) T. Harris charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(7:30) T. Harris offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:23) T. Harris shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
+1 (7:23) J. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
179
+1 (7:23) J. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
189
(7:10) D. White shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Embiid 2 FT)
+1 (7:10) J. Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1810
+1 (7:10) J. Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1811
(7:01) MISS J. Tatum 27' 3PT
(6:57) M. Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:51) MISS M. Smart 24' 3PT
(6:48) J. Embiid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:42) J. Embiid lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:42) J. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:35) A. Horford 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. White 2 AST)
2111
(6:22) MISS T. Maxey driving floating Shot
(6:22) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(6:22) A. Horford loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:10) MISS J. McDaniels 26' 3PT
(6:08) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS J. Tatum 27' 3PT
(5:58) T. Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:48) J. McDaniels 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Harden 2 AST)
2114
+3 (5:23) D. White 27' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (J. Brown 3 AST)
2414
(5:10) J. Harden bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:10) A. Horford STEAL (1 STL)
(5:02) J. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:02) D. Melton STEAL (1 STL)
(4:49) MISS D. Melton 27' pullup 3PT
(4:46) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:39) MISS J. Tatum running Layup - blocked
(4:39) J. Embiid BLOCK (2 BLK)
(4:39) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:39) R. Williams III personal FOUL (1 PF) (Melton 2 FT)
+1 (4:39) D. Melton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2415
+1 (4:39) D. Melton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2416
(4:28) MISS J. Brown 17' step back Shot
(4:25) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:17) MISS J. Harden driving Layup - blocked
(4:17) R. Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:14) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:12) MISS J. Brown running Layup - blocked
(4:12) D. Melton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:09) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:07) G. Williams personal FOUL (1 PF) (Embiid 2 FT)
+1 (4:07) J. Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2417
+1 (4:07) J. Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2418
(3:56) MISS M. Brogdon 27' pullup 3PT
(3:53) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:44) MISS D. Melton driving Layup - blocked
(3:44) R. Williams III BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:39) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:38) J. Harden bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(3:38) R. Williams III STEAL (1 STL)
(3:32) MISS D. White 27' 3PT
(3:28) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:23) T. Maxey running reverse Layup (2 PTS) (J. Harden 3 AST)
2420
(3:23) BOS Timeout
(3:08) MISS D. White driving Layup - blocked
(3:08) T. Maxey BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:04) T. Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (2:50) D. Melton 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (T. Maxey 1 AST)
2423
(2:39) G. Niang personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:27) MISS J. Tatum 24' pullup 3PT
(2:24) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:03) J. Embiid 11' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (D. Melton 1 AST)
2425
+2 (1:47) R. Williams III cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Smart 2 AST)
2625
(1:26) J. Embiid offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:26) J. Embiid offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
+2 (1:17) M. Brogdon 13' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2825
(0:56) R. Williams III shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Embiid 2 FT)
+1 (0:56) J. Embiid Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2826
+1 (0:56) J. Embiid Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2827
(0:40) Jump Ball J. Tatum vs. G. Niang: Tip to M. Brogdon
(0:30) MISS M. Brogdon 10' pullup bank Shot
(0:28) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(0:19) M. Smart shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Maxey 2 FT)
+1 (0:19) T. Maxey Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2828
+1 (0:19) T. Maxey Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2829
(0:06) J. McDaniels personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:00) J. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:00) D. Melton STEAL (2 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

PHI

114Points102

38-86(44.2%)Field Goal(%)31-78(39.7%)

16-45(35.6%)3-Point(%)16-37(43.2%)

22-23(95.7%)Free Throw(%)24-27(88.9%)

45(9)Rebounds(Offensive)42(9)

25Assists21

9Steals7

7Blocks8

12Turnovers13

23Fouls20

32Pts In The Paint28

15Fast Break Pts7

15Pts Off Turnovers20

19Bench Pts27

13Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, May 5, 2023 · 7:30 PM

Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA

attendance: 21,290 (109.2%)