Who won Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics?

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 118-114 on December 25, 2024.

Tyrese Maxey scored 33 for the Philadelphia 76ers; Jayson Tatum scored 32 for the Boston Celtics with 15 rebounds.

Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Dec 25, 2024 · 5:00 pm EST · All results that day · Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Philadelphia 76ers schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

114

Venue: TD Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 118-114 on the road on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at TD Garden. Tyrese Maxey had 33 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers. Jayson Tatum had 32 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The Philadelphia 76ers led 66-58 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 30-25. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jayson Tatum (double-double, Boston Celtics), Tyrese Maxey (double-double, Philadelphia 76ers). Bench points: Philadelphia 76ers 19, Boston Celtics 12. Joel Embiid had 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics?: The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 118-114 on December 25, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Tyrese Maxey scored 33 for the Philadelphia 76ers; Jayson Tatum scored 32 for the Boston Celtics with 15 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Philadelphia 76ers	30	36	16	36	118
Boston Celtics	25	33	24	32	114

Game leaders

Philadelphia 76ers

Points: 33 Tyrese Maxey
Rebounds: 9 Joel Embiid
Assists: 12 Tyrese Maxey

Boston Celtics

Points: 32 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 15 Jayson Tatum
Assists: 5 Payton Pritchard

Tyrese Maxey double-double (33 PTS, 12 AST) · Jayson Tatum double-double (32 PTS, 15 REB)

Philadelphia 76ers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Tyrese Maxey starter	40:48	33	4	12	3	1	3	12-23	3-9	6-6	2	+7
Kelly Oubre Jr. starter	38:29	4	8	2	1	2	0	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	-10
Caleb Martin starter	37:43	23	3	2	1	0	0	8-11	7-9	0-0	3	+8
Paul George starter	33:41	12	4	4	3	1	1	4-15	0-7	4-4	0	-16
Joel Embiid starter	30:45	27	9	2	0	0	2	8-15	4-5	7-7	3	-18
Guerschon Yabusele bench	21:18	12	4	1	1	0	0	4-9	2-4	2-2	3	+18
Kyle Lowry bench	20:33	5	3	3	0	1	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	4	+20
Reggie Jackson bench	16:43	2	4	2	1	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	+11

Not available: Jared McCain, KJ Martin, Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	42:50	23	7	4	2	0	5	10-23	3-6	0-3	4	-1
Jayson Tatum starter	41:51	32	15	4	1	1	3	11-20	4-8	6-7	2	+5
Al Horford starter	33:24	17	4	2	0	1	0	6-13	5-10	0-0	3	+22
Derrick White starter	32:55	21	3	4	0	0	4	8-15	5-10	0-0	3	-5
Kristaps Porziņģis starter	13:14	9	2	3	0	0	0	3-8	3-6	0-0	1	-13
Payton Pritchard bench	33:14	4	3	5	0	0	1	1-9	0-8	2-2	2	-12
Luke Kornet bench	20:17	6	10	2	0	2	0	3-4	0-0	0-1	1	-1
Sam Hauser bench	13:27	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-12
Neemias Queta bench	7:53	2	5	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	-1
Jordan Walsh bench	0:55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Jrue Holiday

Team statistics
Philadelphia 76ers	Stat	Boston Celtics
19/19 (100%)	Free throws	8/13 (61%)
24/48 (50%)	2 pointers	23/46 (50%)
17/40 (42%)	3 pointers	20/49 (40%)
41/88 (46%)	Field goals	43/95 (45%)
39	Rebounds	51
34	Defensive rebounds	38
5	Offensive rebounds	13
28	Assists	24
6	Turnovers	13
10	Steals	3
5	Blocks	4
17	Fouls	18
12	Max points in a row	11
38:12	Time spent in lead	5:08
16	Biggest lead	4

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Philadelphia 76ers: 16 Q2 5:22
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 4 Q1 10:43
Longest run: 12-0 Philadelphia 76ers · Q4 10:59 to Q4 8:50

Scoring plays

Q1 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:26	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George 2-pt field goal	2	3
10:43	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	2	6
10:21	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal	5	6
9:58	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	8	6
8:45	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	8	9
8:15	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal	10	9
7:50	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	12	9
7:19	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	12	12
6:59	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	15	12
4:56	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	15	15
4:34	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	17	15
4:27	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	17	17
4:12	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	19	17
3:48	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	21	17
3:48	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	22	17
3:25	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal	24	17
2:36	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	24	20
2:19	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George 2-pt field goal	26	20
2:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	26	23
1:28	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	26	25
1:18	Philadelphia 76ers	Guerschon Yabusele 2-pt field goal	28	25
0:02	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	30	25

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:16	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	32	25
10:27	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	32	28
9:58	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	32	31
9:44	Philadelphia 76ers	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	35	31
9:28	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	35	34
9:14	Philadelphia 76ers	Guerschon Yabusele 3-pt field goal	38	34
8:46	Philadelphia 76ers	Guerschon Yabusele Free throw	39	34
8:46	Philadelphia 76ers	Guerschon Yabusele Free throw	40	34
8:11	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	43	34
7:53	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	43	36
7:42	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	45	36
6:59	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	48	36
6:17	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 2-pt field goal	50	36
5:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George 2-pt field goal	52	36
5:09	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	52	39
4:37	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	52	40
4:37	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	52	41
4:10	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George 2-pt field goal	54	41
3:50	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	54	43
2:56	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal	57	43
2:32	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	57	45
2:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	57	47
2:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	57	48
1:42	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	59	48
1:30	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	59	50
1:01	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	59	53
0:50	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	61	53
0:43	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	61	56
0:35	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	62	56
0:35	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	63	56
0:15	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	63	58
0:03	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal	66	58

Q3 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	66	60
10:13	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	66	62
9:42	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	66	65
9:24	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal	69	65
9:15	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 3-pt field goal	69	68
8:26	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	70	68
8:26	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	71	68
7:33	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	74	68
7:14	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	74	71
5:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	74	74
5:17	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	75	74
5:17	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	76	74
5:01	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	76	76
4:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	76	78
3:13	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	76	80
2:56	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George Free throw	77	80
2:56	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George Free throw	78	80
1:37	Philadelphia 76ers	Guerschon Yabusele 2-pt field goal	80	80
0:31	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	80	81
0:31	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	80	82
0:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Kyle Lowry 2-pt field goal	82	82

Q4 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:20	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	82	84
10:59	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	85	84
10:31	Philadelphia 76ers	Reggie Jackson 2-pt field goal	87	84
9:54	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	90	84
9:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	92	84
8:50	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	94	84
8:33	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	94	86
8:06	Philadelphia 76ers	Kyle Lowry 3-pt field goal	97	86
7:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	100	86
6:59	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	100	88
6:37	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	103	88
6:26	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	103	90
5:48	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	105	90
5:09	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	105	91
4:47	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	105	94
4:29	Philadelphia 76ers	Caleb Martin 3-pt field goal	108	94
4:10	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	108	95
4:10	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	108	96
3:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	108	98
3:03	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	108	100
2:43	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	108	103
2:27	Boston Celtics	Al Horford 2-pt field goal	108	105
2:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	109	105
2:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	110	105
1:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	112	105
0:53	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	113	105
0:53	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	114	105
0:46	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	114	107
0:41	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	114	109
0:09	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	114	111
0:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George Free throw	115	111
0:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George Free throw	116	111
0:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	116	114
0:03	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	117	114
0:03	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	118	114

2024-25 season series

After this game: Philadelphia 76ers 1-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 3-1.

Dec 25: Philadelphia 76ers 118 at Boston Celtics 114 (this game)
Feb 2: Boston Celtics 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 110
Feb 20: Boston Celtics 124 at Philadelphia 76ers 104
Mar 6: Philadelphia 76ers 105 at Boston Celtics 123

Highlights

Boston Celtics 114-118 Philadelphia 76ers — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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