Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics

Apr 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	21	29	35	28	113
BOS	23	34	29	11	97

Game Recap

The 76ers defeat the Celtics, 113-97, moving the series to 3-2 and forcing a Game 6 back in Philadelphia.

Player Stats

76ERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Kelly Oubre Jr.SF	31	2-5	0-2	0-1	6	1	0	0	0	2	+7	4
8Paul GeorgePF	43	6-13	4-9	0-0	9	7	2	0	2	5	+19	16
21Joel EmbiidC	38	12-23	0-5	9-10	4	8	0	1	3	4	+13	33
77VJ EdgecombeSG	39	3-8	3-6	1-2	7	3	1	0	1	3	+9	10
0Tyrese MaxeyPG	42	10-18	3-10	2-2	10	5	2	1	2	1	+15	25
1Andre Drummond	7	1-1	1-1	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	+2	5
5Quentin Grimes	24	5-8	4-7	4-4	2	0	0	1	1	3	+18	18
25Dominick Barlow	5	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-7	2
30Adem Bona	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Kyle Lowry	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0
12Trendon Watford	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
14Dalen Terry	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
33Jabari Walker	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
22Johni Broome	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Justin Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-7850.0%	15-4235.7%	20-2387.0%	47	24	5	3	9	20	-	113

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
30Sam HauserSF	19	3-7	2-5	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	2	-21	8
0Jayson TatumPF	40	8-19	4-12	4-7	16	4	3	0	4	0	-9	24
88Neemias QuetaC	26	4-8	0-0	0-2	14	1	0	0	0	5	-10	8
7Jaylen BrownSG	40	9-23	1-4	3-5	5	5	1	0	3	2	-17	22
9Derrick WhitePG	36	2-8	0-4	2-2	1	3	0	0	1	2	-14	6
11Payton Pritchard	26	5-10	1-5	1-1	2	6	0	0	0	0	+8	12
4Nikola Vucevic	14	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	2	-10	8
27Jordan Walsh	16	0-2	0-1	1-2	3	2	2	0	0	2	-2	1
55Baylor Scheierman	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-3	3
52Luka Garza	5	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	+5	4
13Ron Harper Jr.	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
28Hugo Gonzalez	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
77Amari Williams	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	1
45Dalano Banton	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Max Shulga	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8940.4%	11-3928.2%	14-2360.9%	49	25	6	0	12	17	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHIBOS

(11:58) Jump Ball Queta vs. Embiid: Tip to Maxey
(11:43) MISS Embiid 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:41) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:31) MISS White 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:27) Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:15) George 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Embiid 1 AST)
30
+2 (10:55) White 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
32
(10:38) MISS Oubre Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(10:35) Queta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:19) MISS Brown 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:17) Edgecombe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:05) Oubre Jr. 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Embiid 2 AST)
52
(9:46) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:43) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:42) MISS Hauser 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:42) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:32) George 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Embiid 3 AST)
82
(9:23) Oubre Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(9:20) Hauser OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Williams)
(9:20) Hauser Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:11) MISS George 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:08) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:52) MISS Tatum 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:49) Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:41) MISS Edgecombe 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:38) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:32) Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:21) MISS George 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:18) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:09) Brown Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
84
(8:00) MISS Embiid 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:56) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:49) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:46) Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:35) Maxey 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Embiid 4 AST)
104
(7:22) MISS White 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:19) Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:10) MISS Embiid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:52) Queta 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
106
(6:33) MISS Maxey 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(6:32) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:21) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:21) George STEAL (1 STL)
(6:11) MISS Embiid 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:09) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(6:09) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:53) Brown 16' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
108
+3 (5:38) Edgecombe 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (George 1 AST)
138
(5:21) MISS Tatum 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:18) Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:05) MISS Oubre Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:05) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (4:54) Tatum 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Pritchard 1 AST)
1310
+2 (4:41) Embiid 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Maxey 1 AST)
1510
(4:32) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(4:29) Embiid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:22) MISS Edgecombe 5' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:22) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:07) Tatum 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1512
(3:54) MISS Maxey 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:52) Queta REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(3:47) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(3:43) Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:32) MISS Embiid 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:32) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(3:24) MISS Queta 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot
(3:23) Queta REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
+2 (3:22) Queta 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1514
(3:13) MISS Maxey 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:13) Queta REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
+2 (2:59) Brown 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1516
(2:59) Edgecombe S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)
(2:59) 76ers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:59) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:59) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:46) Maxey 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1716
+3 (2:33) Scheierman 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pritchard 2 AST)
1719
+2 (2:11) Maxey 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
1919
+2 (1:49) Pritchard 12' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
1921
(1:34) MISS Maxey 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:31) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:21) MISS Vucevic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:18) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:10) MISS Vucevic 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:53) MISS George 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:51) Walsh REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:31) Vucevic Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Pritchard 3 AST)
1923
+2 (0:15) Maxey 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
2123
(0:01) MISS Vucevic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHI

BOS

113Points97

39-78(50.0%)Field Goal(%)36-89(40.4%)

15-42(35.7%)3-Point(%)11-39(28.2%)

20-23(87.0%)Free Throw(%)14-23(60.9%)

47(5)Rebounds(Offensive)49(15)

24Assists25

5Steals6

3Blocks0

9Turnovers12

20Fouls17

34Pts In The Paint40

5Fast Break Pts9

12Pts Off Turnovers10

25Bench Pts29

17Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ESPN