Who won Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz?

The Boston Celtics beat the Utah Jazz 129-119 on December 30, 2025.

Derrick White scored 27 for the Boston Celtics; Keyonte George scored 37 for the Utah Jazz.

Boston Celtics at Utah Jazz

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Dec 30, 2025 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz head-to-head · Boston Celtics schedule · Utah Jazz schedule

Final

Away

Utah Jazz

119

Venue: Delta Center

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

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Utah Jazz 129-119 on the road on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Delta Center. Derrick White had 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the Boston Celtics. Keyonte George had 37 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the Utah Jazz.

The Boston Celtics trailed 64-59 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 40-32. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jaylen Brown (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 43, Utah Jazz 26. Jaylen Brown had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 10 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 Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz?: The Boston Celtics beat the Utah Jazz 129-119 on December 30, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Derrick White scored 27 for the Boston Celtics; Keyonte George scored 37 for the Utah Jazz.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	31	28	40	30	129
Utah Jazz	38	26	32	23	119

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 27 Derrick White
Rebounds: 7 Derrick White
Assists: 10 Jaylen Brown

Utah Jazz

Points: 37 Keyonte George
Rebounds: 9 Lauri Markkanen
Assists: 8 Jusuf Nurkic

Jaylen Brown double-double (23 PTS, 10 AST)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	36:17	27	7	6	0	7	1	8-16	2-10	9-9	1	+3
Payton Pritchard starter	35:24	18	4	6	1	0	0	8-15	1-7	1-1	1	+1
Jaylen Brown starter	33:36	23	6	10	2	0	2	9-19	1-3	4-6	1	+2
Neemias Queta starter	28:42	12	3	0	3	1	1	6-7	0-0	0-0	4	-5
Jordan Walsh starter	13:16	6	3	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	1-2	2	-7
Anfernee Simons bench	27:59	20	5	4	1	0	1	6-15	4-10	4-4	0	+27
Luka Garza bench	18:32	15	6	0	1	1	0	6-8	2-2	1-1	3	+13
Hugo Gonzalez bench	17:28	3	4	1	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	+7
Sam Hauser bench	17:11	5	5	0	0	0	0	2-8	1-7	0-0	1	+7
Baylor Scheierman bench	11:35	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	+2

Not available: Jayson Tatum, Amari Williams

Utah Jazz
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Brice Sensabaugh starter	39:17	5	5	3	0	0	2	2-9	1-6	0-0	2	-13
Keyonte George starter	38:32	37	6	7	1	0	3	13-24	6-12	5-6	0	+8
Lauri Markkanen starter	38:19	22	9	2	2	1	0	6-16	2-6	8-8	1	+13
Jusuf Nurkic starter	33:49	26	8	8	0	0	3	10-11	2-2	4-5	1	+9
Taylor Hendricks starter	17:26	3	3	2	0	0	0	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	+1
Isaiah Collier bench	24:11	7	6	8	0	1	2	3-5	1-2	0-0	3	-16
Walter Clayton Jr bench	20:51	7	0	1	0	1	0	3-7	1-4	0-0	4	-16
Kyle Filipowski bench	14:11	10	3	0	1	0	2	3-8	2-5	2-4	4	-19
Cody Williams bench	13:24	2	0	0	0	0	1	0-3	0-1	2-2	1	-17

Not available: Ace Bailey, Georges Niang, Kevin Love, Walker Kessler

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	Utah Jazz
20/23 (87%)	Free throws	21/25 (84%)
35/50 (70%)	2 pointers	25/45 (55%)
13/44 (29%)	3 pointers	16/42 (38%)
48/94 (51%)	Field goals	41/87 (47%)
44	Rebounds	40
33	Defensive rebounds	31
11	Offensive rebounds	9
27	Assists	31
7	Turnovers	13
8	Steals	4
9	Blocks	3
17	Fouls	17
11	Max points in a row	8
26:01	Time spent in lead	19:43
11	Biggest lead	12

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Utah Jazz ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 13
Times tied: 9
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 11 Q4 3:56
Largest lead · Utah Jazz: 12 Q1 8:10
Longest run: 11-0 Boston Celtics · Q2 11:52 to Q2 9:03

Scoring plays

Q1 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
11:39	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:10	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	0	3
11:10	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	0	4
10:54	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	2	4
10:42	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	2	6
10:22	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	2	8
10:11	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	4	8
9:58	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	4	10
9:48	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	6	10
9:00	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	6	12
8:33	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal	6	15
8:10	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	6	18
7:57	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	9	18
6:50	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	11	18
6:29	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	11	21
6:18	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	14	21
6:04	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	14	24
5:46	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	16	24
5:19	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	18	24
4:50	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	18	26
4:40	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	18	28
4:18	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	20	28
3:48	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 2-pt field goal	20	30
3:35	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 3-pt field goal	23	30
3:22	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	23	31
3:06	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	25	31
2:16	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal	27	31
1:49	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	28	31
1:09	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	28	33
0:44	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	30	33
0:44	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	31	33
0:35	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 3-pt field goal	31	36
0:04	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	31	38

Q2 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
11:52	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	34	38
11:27	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	37	38
9:39	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	39	38
9:03	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	42	38
8:51	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 2-pt field goal	42	40
8:20	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	43	40
8:20	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	44	40
7:55	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	46	40
7:13	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 3-pt field goal	49	40
6:55	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 2-pt field goal	49	42
6:44	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	51	42
6:44	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	52	42
6:32	Utah Jazz	Taylor Hendricks 3-pt field goal	52	45
5:49	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 2-pt field goal	52	47
5:30	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 3-pt field goal	52	50
4:34	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	53	50
3:56	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	55	50
3:42	Utah Jazz	Walter Clayton Jr 3-pt field goal	55	53
2:29	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	55	54
2:29	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	55	55
2:00	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	55	58
1:40	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	57	58
1:21	Utah Jazz	Brice Sensabaugh 3-pt field goal	57	61
0:34	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	57	64
0:27	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	58	64
0:27	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	59	64

Q3 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
11:43	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	61	64
11:28	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	61	66
11:16	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	63	66
10:55	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	65	66
10:37	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	67	66
10:19	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	67	67
10:19	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	67	68
10:06	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	68	68
10:06	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	69	68
9:25	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	69	70
9:07	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 3-pt field goal	72	70
8:51	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	72	72
8:28	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	74	72
7:52	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	76	72
7:33	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	76	75
7:09	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	78	75
6:55	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	78	76
6:55	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	78	77
6:35	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	78	79
6:35	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	78	80
6:23	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	81	80
6:07	Utah Jazz	Isaiah Collier 3-pt field goal	81	83
5:09	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	83	83
4:46	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	83	85
4:29	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	85	85
4:20	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal	85	88
4:03	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	88	88
3:50	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	89	88
3:33	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	91	88
3:06	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	94	88
2:46	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 3-pt field goal	94	91
1:43	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski Free throw	94	92
1:13	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski 2-pt field goal	94	94
0:57	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	95	94
0:37	Utah Jazz	Cody Williams Free throw	95	95
0:37	Utah Jazz	Cody Williams Free throw	95	96
0:31	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	97	96
0:07	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	99	96

Q4 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz
11:44	Utah Jazz	Kyle Filipowski Free throw	99	97
11:27	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	101	97
10:47	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	103	97
10:44	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	103	98
10:44	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	103	99
10:36	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	104	99
10:36	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons Free throw	105	99
9:54	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	105	101
9:27	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	105	103
8:49	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	107	103
8:34	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	107	104
8:34	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen Free throw	107	105
8:21	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	110	105
7:56	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	111	105
7:56	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	112	105
7:08	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	114	105
6:59	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	114	106
6:59	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George Free throw	114	107
6:41	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	115	107
6:41	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	116	107
6:26	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	116	109
5:49	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	116	111
5:21	Utah Jazz	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	116	112
5:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	118	112
4:29	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	120	112
3:56	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	123	112
3:30	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 2-pt field goal	123	114
2:42	Utah Jazz	Lauri Markkanen 2-pt field goal	123	116
2:19	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	125	116
1:40	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	127	116
1:00	Utah Jazz	Keyonte George 3-pt field goal	127	119
0:42	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	128	119
0:42	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	129	119

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.

Nov 3: Utah Jazz 105 at Boston Celtics 103
Dec 30: Boston Celtics 129 at Utah Jazz 119 (this game)

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Jazz 119 - 129 Celtics — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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