Who won Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics?

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 on October 22, 2025.

Tyrese Maxey scored 40 for the Philadelphia 76ers; Jaylen Brown scored 25 for the Boston Celtics.

Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Oct 22, 2025 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Philadelphia 76ers schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

116

Venue: TD Garden

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

Game recap

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 on the road on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at TD Garden. Tyrese Maxey had 40 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers. Jaylen Brown had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The Philadelphia 76ers led 57-51 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 42-30. Bench points: Philadelphia 76ers 16, Boston Celtics 25. VJ Edgecombe had 34 points, 7 rebounds and 3 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics?: The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 on October 22, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Tyrese Maxey scored 40 for the Philadelphia 76ers; Jaylen Brown scored 25 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Philadelphia 76ers	26	31	18	42	117
Boston Celtics	28	23	35	30	116

Game leaders

Philadelphia 76ers

Points: 40 Tyrese Maxey
Rebounds: 8 Dominick Barlow
Assists: 6 Tyrese Maxey

Boston Celtics

Points: 25 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 8 Neemias Queta
Assists: 4 Jaylen Brown

Philadelphia 76ers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
VJ Edgecombe starter	42:12	34	7	3	1	0	2	13-26	5-13	3-6	1	-2
Tyrese Maxey starter	41:24	40	2	6	2	1	1	13-24	7-9	7-8	5	+3
Dominick Barlow starter	34:24	13	8	5	0	1	2	4-8	0-3	5-6	3	+1
Kelly Oubre Jr. starter	33:33	10	4	1	0	1	2	2-6	2-6	4-4	1	-8
Joel Embiid starter	20:18	4	6	2	0	1	0	1-9	0-4	2-2	2	-16
Quentin Grimes bench	31:38	10	5	5	0	0	5	3-8	2-5	2-4	3	+18
Jabari Walker bench	18:57	6	4	0	0	0	0	3-4	0-1	0-0	3	+3
Adem Bona bench	14:45	0	3	1	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	+4
Andre Drummond bench	2:43	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	+2
Justin Edwards bench	0:06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Paul George, Jared McCain, Trendon Watford

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Payton Pritchard starter	37:09	16	5	2	2	0	2	6-14	1-7	3-4	3	+6
Jaylen Brown starter	36:14	25	6	4	0	0	2	9-18	2-4	5-6	4	+0
Derrick White starter	35:25	25	3	4	1	1	0	7-20	4-13	7-7	1	-3
Neemias Queta starter	25:07	17	8	0	0	0	2	7-8	0-0	3-4	6	+2
Sam Hauser starter	22:24	8	2	1	0	0	3	2-6	2-6	2-2	3	+8
Anfernee Simons bench	32:17	13	4	1	1	1	0	5-10	2-6	1-1	2	-5
Chris Boucher bench	15:50	6	4	1	1	0	0	2-4	0-2	2-2	0	-4
Xavier Tillman bench	15:39	4	7	1	2	1	0	2-8	0-3	0-0	4	+0
Josh Minott bench	14:11	2	2	2	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	-6
Luka Garza bench	5:44	0	1	0	0	1	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	-3

Not available: Jayson Tatum

Team statistics
Philadelphia 76ers	Stat	Boston Celtics
23/30 (76%)	Free throws	23/26 (88%)
23/44 (52%)	2 pointers	30/48 (62%)
16/41 (39%)	3 pointers	11/43 (25%)
39/85 (45%)	Field goals	41/91 (45%)
40	Rebounds	42
30	Defensive rebounds	32
10	Offensive rebounds	10
23	Assists	16
14	Turnovers	11
3	Steals	7
4	Blocks	4
23	Fouls	28
8	Max points in a row	16
13:08	Time spent in lead	31:14
8	Biggest lead	13

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

Largest margin: 13 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 13
Times tied: 9
Largest lead · Philadelphia 76ers: 8 Q2 0:58
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 13 Q4 11:10
Longest run: 16-0 Boston Celtics · Q3 8:49 to Q3 5:32

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:43	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:21	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. 3-pt field goal	3	2
11:02	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	3	3
10:33	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	3	5
10:21	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe Free throw	4	5
9:46	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	7	5
9:27	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	7	7
8:55	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow Free throw	8	7
8:55	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal	9	7
8:14	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	10	9
7:26	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	10	11
6:53	Boston Celtics	Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal	10	13
6:22	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	12	13
6:04	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	12	16
5:37	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	15	16
4:48	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	15	18
4:37	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	17	18
4:21	Boston Celtics	Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal	17	20
4:09	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	20	20
3:43	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	20	22
2:08	Philadelphia 76ers	Jabari Walker 2-pt field goal	22	22
1:52	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	22	25
1:14	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	25	25
1:02	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	25	28
0:06	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes Free throw	26	28

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:31	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	27	28
11:31	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	28	28
11:14	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	30	28
10:49	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	32	28
10:29	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	32	31
10:07	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	32	33
9:21	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	34	33
8:56	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	34	35
8:56	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	34	36
8:27	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	34	39
8:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	35	39
8:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	36	39
7:39	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	38	39
6:55	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	39	39
6:31	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow Free throw	40	39
6:31	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow Free throw	41	39
5:38	Boston Celtics	Chris Boucher 2-pt field goal	41	41
5:12	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	41	43
4:41	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	43	43
4:22	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	43	45
3:26	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	46	45
3:04	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	49	45
2:31	Boston Celtics	Chris Boucher 2-pt field goal	49	47
2:21	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal	51	47
2:05	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	53	47
0:58	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow Free throw	54	47
0:58	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow Free throw	55	47
0:42	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	55	49
0:33	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	57	49
0:20	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	57	50
0:20	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	57	51

Q3 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	57	53
10:00	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	57	54
9:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	57	56
9:24	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	59	56
8:57	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	61	56
8:49	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	61	59
8:06	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	61	62
7:38	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	61	65
6:21	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	61	66
6:21	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	61	67
6:21	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	61	68
5:52	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	61	69
5:52	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	61	70
5:32	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	61	72
4:53	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	64	72
4:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	64	73
4:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	64	74
4:12	Philadelphia 76ers	Jabari Walker 2-pt field goal	66	74
3:29	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	66	77
3:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	68	77
2:44	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser Free throw	68	78
2:44	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser Free throw	68	79
2:26	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw	69	79
2:26	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw	70	79
2:26	Boston Celtics	Chris Boucher Free throw	70	80
2:26	Boston Celtics	Chris Boucher Free throw	70	81
2:03	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	73	81
1:40	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	75	81
1:21	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	75	82
1:21	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	75	83
0:59	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	75	85
0:31	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	75	86

Q4 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
11:10	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	75	88
10:43	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	78	88
10:33	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	78	90
10:25	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	81	90
10:03	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	84	90
9:43	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	84	92
9:18	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	84	94
8:58	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	87	94
8:26	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	90	94
7:56	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	92	94
7:38	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	92	95
7:38	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	92	96
6:47	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	94	96
6:30	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	94	99
5:55	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	94	101
5:37	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	96	101
5:18	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	96	102
5:18	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	96	103
4:54	Philadelphia 76ers	Jabari Walker 2-pt field goal	98	103
4:44	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	98	105
4:28	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal	100	105
4:08	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	100	107
3:47	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	100	109
3:33	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	103	109
3:00	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal	105	109
2:10	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw	106	109
2:10	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. Free throw	107	109
1:50	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	107	111
1:42	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	108	111
1:42	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	109	111
1:16	Philadelphia 76ers	Kelly Oubre Jr. 3-pt field goal	112	111
0:56	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes Free throw	113	111
0:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	114	111
0:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	115	111
0:16	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	115	114
0:15	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe Free throw	116	114
0:15	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe Free throw	117	114
0:10	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	117	116

2025-26 season series

After this game: Philadelphia 76ers 1-0. Final series: tied 2-2.

Oct 22: Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Boston Celtics 116 (this game)
Oct 31: Boston Celtics 109 at Philadelphia 76ers 108
Nov 11: Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 102
Mar 1: Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Boston Celtics 114

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