76ers (115) vs Celtics (103) · May 9, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 9, 2023

Game Recap

Led by Joel Embiid's 33 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, the No. 3 seed 76ers defeat the No. 2 seed Celtics in Game 5, 115-103. Tyrese Maxey (30 points, seven rebounds, six 3pt. FG) and James Harden (17 points, eight rebounds, 10 assists) added a combined 47 points in the victory, while Jayson Tatum tallied 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Celtics in the losing effort. The 76ers lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, with Game 6 taking place on Thursday, May 11 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	33	25	30	27	115
BOS	26	23	23	31	103

76ERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
12Tobias HarrisSF	30	7-10	1-3	1-2	11	1	0	0	1	5	16	+12
17P.J. TuckerPF	33	1-4	1-3	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	4	3	+11
21Joel EmbiidC	37	10-23	3-7	10-11	7	3	0	4	4	3	33	+21
0Tyrese MaxeySG	41	10-21	6-12	4-4	7	3	0	0	1	2	30	+15
1James HardenPG	39	4-8	1-2	8-10	8	10	2	0	2	2	17	+10
8De'Anthony Melton	23	2-4	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	3	4	+1
20Georges Niang	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1
44Paul Reed	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
25Danuel House Jr.	15	5-7	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	3	10	-8
18Shake Milton	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-3
14Dewayne Dedmon	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Montrezl Harrell	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Furkan Korkmaz	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Jalen McDaniels	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Jaden Springer	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		40-7950.6%	12-3040.0%	23-2785.2%	49	20	4	5	9	24	115

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	34	9-16	3-6	3-8	6	2	0	0	3	5	24	-15
0Jayson TatumPF	39	11-27	3-11	11-13	10	5	2	0	2	2	36	-26
42Al HorfordC	25	0-7	0-7	0-0	5	4	2	1	1	2	0	-18
9Derrick WhiteSG	33	2-6	0-2	3-3	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	-15
36Marcus SmartPG	33	2-7	2-5	8-10	3	4	0	0	2	1	14	-17
13Malcolm Brogdon	25	3-9	1-2	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	0	7	-5
44Robert Williams III	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	-3
12Grant Williams	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	-2
11Payton Pritchard	9	3-5	2-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	+14
30Sam Hauser	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+9
40Luke Kornet	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+9
57Mike Muscala	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+9
99Justin Champagnie	— did not play —												— did not play —
91Blake Griffin	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		33-8339.8%	12-3831.6%	25-3473.5%	36	21	4	1	8	16	103

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterphibos

(11:58) Jump Ball A. Horford vs. J. Embiid: Tip to M. Smart
(11:45) MISS D. White 3PT
(11:41) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:19) J. Embiid 3PT step back (3 PTS)
30
(11:08) J. Harden personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (10:56) M. Smart 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Brown 1 AST)
33
(10:40) MISS T. Harris 6' driving Layup
(10:38) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:27) M. Smart 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Tatum 1 AST)
36
(10:15) MISS J. Embiid driving Layup - blocked
(10:15) A. Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:13) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:13) Jump Ball A. Horford vs. J. Embiid: Tip to M. Smart
(10:06) M. Smart bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:06) J. Harden STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:02) T. Harris running DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Harden 1 AST)
56
(9:50) MISS J. Tatum 27' pullup 3PT
(9:48) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:31) MISS T. Harris 3PT
(9:29) J. Embiid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:19) MISS J. Embiid 14' Jump Shot
(9:16) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) P. Tucker personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (9:02) J. Brown driving Layup (2 PTS) (A. Horford 1 AST)
58
(8:43) MISS P. Tucker 3PT
(8:39) D. White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:33) MISS J. Tatum running Layup
(8:31) T. Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:26) MISS T. Maxey 16' running pullup Shot
(8:24) J. Embiid REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (8:24) J. Embiid 8' putback Layup (5 PTS)
78
(8:24) J. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Embiid 1 FT)
+1 (8:24) J. Embiid Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
88
+2 (8:10) D. White driving Layup (2 PTS) (A. Horford 2 AST)
810
(7:48) MISS J. Embiid 16' Jump Shot
(7:45) P. Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:43) MISS T. Maxey 8' driving floating Shot
(7:38) T. Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:38) T. Harris tip Layup (4 PTS)
1010
(7:32) MISS M. Smart driving Layup - blocked
(7:32) J. Embiid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:30) J. Embiid REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (7:24) T. Maxey 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (J. Harden 2 AST)
1310
(7:01) MISS J. Tatum 17' step back Shot
(6:59) T. Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:52) J. Tatum shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Harden 2 FT)
(6:52) BOS Timeout
(6:52) MISS J. Harden Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:52) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (6:52) J. Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1410
+3 (6:37) M. Brogdon 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tatum 2 AST)
1413
+2 (6:18) J. Harden 16' pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1613
(5:59) MISS A. Horford 27' 3PT
(5:57) T. Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:50) J. Embiid 14' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (J. Harden 3 AST)
1813
(5:34) MISS J. Brown 14' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:32) T. Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:24) J. Harden driving Layup (5 PTS)
2013
(5:01) MISS J. Tatum 27' 3PT
(4:59) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:56) D. White cutting finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (A. Horford 3 AST)
2015
+2 (4:33) T. Harris 10' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2215
+2 (4:14) J. Brown driving Layup (4 PTS) (M. Brogdon 1 AST)
2217
(3:52) MISS J. Embiid 11' pullup Shot
(3:51) A. Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:45) J. Brown running Layup (6 PTS) (A. Horford 4 AST)
2219
(3:38) PHI Timeout
+2 (3:26) T. Maxey driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
2419
(3:00) MISS A. Horford 3PT
(2:58) T. Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:38) MISS J. Embiid 14' step back Shot
(2:36) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:30) J. Embiid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Tatum 2 FT)
+1 (2:30) J. Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2420
+1 (2:30) J. Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2421
+3 (2:16) T. Maxey 25' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
2721
(1:59) MISS M. Smart 27' 3PT
(1:55) D. Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:45) MISS D. Melton 3PT
(1:43) J. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:33) R. Williams III Layup (2 PTS)
2723
+3 (1:12) J. Embiid 24' 3PT (11 PTS) (T. Maxey 1 AST)
3023
+3 (0:55) J. Brown 27' 3PT (9 PTS) (J. Tatum 3 AST)
3026
+3 (0:38) T. Maxey 25' 3PT pullup (11 PTS)
3326
(0:33) MISS J. Tatum 27' step back 3PT
(0:30) T. Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:11) MISS T. Maxey 24' step back 3PT
(0:08) J. Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:04) T. Harris personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:00) MISS J. Brown 22' Jump Shot
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHI

BOS

115Points103

40-79(50.6%)Field Goal(%)33-83(39.8%)

12-30(40.0%)3-Point(%)12-38(31.6%)

23-27(85.2%)Free Throw(%)25-34(73.5%)

49(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

20Assists21

4Steals4

5Blocks1

9Turnovers8

24Fouls16

38Pts In The Paint36

15Fast Break Pts5

13Pts Off Turnovers12

16Bench Pts22

21Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)