Who won Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics?

The Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-109 on March 25, 2026.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Jaylen Brown scored 31 for the Boston Celtics.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Mar 25, 2026 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Oklahoma City Thunder schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

119

Venue: TD Garden

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

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-109 at home on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the Boston Celtics. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Boston Celtics trailed 53-49 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 39-30. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jayson Tatum (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Oklahoma City Thunder 39, Boston Celtics 35. Jayson Tatum had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 7 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 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics?: The Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-109 on March 25, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 for the Oklahoma City Thunder; Jaylen Brown scored 31 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Oklahoma City Thunder	31	22	30	26	109
Boston Celtics	20	29	39	31	119

Game leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder

Points: 33 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Rebounds: 5 Chet Holmgren
Assists: 8 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Boston Celtics

Points: 31 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 12 Jayson Tatum
Assists: 8 Jaylen Brown

Jayson Tatum double-double (19 PTS, 12 REB)

Oklahoma City Thunder
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starter	36:58	33	2	8	2	0	2	10-12	3-4	10-12	3	+1
Chet Holmgren starter	25:42	10	5	0	0	0	1	3-7	1-2	3-4	1	-5
Jalen Williams starter	23:39	7	3	3	0	0	0	2-9	0-3	3-4	0	-5
Isaiah Hartenstein starter	22:18	6	5	2	3	0	0	3-6	0-0	0-0	2	-1
Luguentz Dort starter	21:38	14	5	0	0	1	3	5-9	4-6	0-0	3	-1
Ajay Mitchell bench	25:26	8	3	2	0	1	1	4-9	0-3	0-0	4	+3
Cason Wallace bench	24:17	7	4	0	1	1	0	2-5	1-4	2-2	3	-1
Alex Caruso bench	21:14	9	4	2	1	0	0	3-11	1-8	2-2	2	-12
Jaylin Williams bench	13:43	4	3	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	1-2	1	-5
Jared McCain bench	12:56	6	1	0	0	0	0	3-6	0-2	0-0	0	-17
Isaiah Joe bench	12:09	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	3	-7

Not available: Thomas Sorber

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jaylen Brown starter	38:54	31	8	8	2	0	5	9-17	1-3	12-14	4	+7
Jayson Tatum starter	35:25	19	12	7	3	1	5	5-12	3-6	6-6	2	+2
Derrick White starter	33:08	12	2	6	0	0	1	3-11	2-7	4-4	2	+6
Neemias Queta starter	29:54	13	5	2	0	2	0	5-7	0-0	3-4	5	+3
Sam Hauser starter	28:39	9	5	0	0	0	0	3-9	3-8	0-0	2	+4
Payton Pritchard bench	32:52	14	2	1	0	1	1	5-11	4-6	0-0	2	+11
Baylor Scheierman bench	19:45	11	5	1	0	0	0	4-8	3-7	0-0	0	+11
Luka Garza bench	11:55	7	2	0	0	0	1	3-4	1-2	0-1	3	+9
Hugo Gonzalez bench	9:29	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	-3

Not available: Nikola Vučević

Team statistics
Oklahoma City Thunder	Stat	Boston Celtics
21/26 (80%)	Free throws	25/29 (86%)
26/43 (60%)	2 pointers	20/40 (50%)
12/37 (32%)	3 pointers	18/41 (43%)
38/80 (47%)	Field goals	38/81 (46%)
35	Rebounds	43
31	Defensive rebounds	36
4	Offensive rebounds	7
17	Assists	25
7	Turnovers	13
7	Steals	5
3	Blocks	4
22	Fouls	21
9	Max points in a row	11
28:18	Time spent in lead	15:50
13	Biggest lead	14

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

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Oklahoma City Thunder: 13 Q1 1:41
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 14 Q4 6:09
Longest run: 11-0 Boston Celtics · Q2 4:43 to Q2 1:15

Scoring plays

Q1 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Boston Celtics
11:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:56	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	3	3
10:44	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	6	3
10:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	9	3
8:43	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	11	3
8:16	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	11	5
7:39	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	12	5
7:19	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	14	5
6:24	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	14	7
5:55	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	14	10
5:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	16	10
4:39	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	16	13
4:24	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams 3-pt field goal	19	13
3:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	20	13
3:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace Free throw	21	13
3:27	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 3-pt field goal	21	16
3:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 2-pt field goal	23	16
2:25	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	25	16
2:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	27	16
1:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	29	16
1:25	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	29	18
0:14	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	29	19
0:14	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	29	20
0:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	31	20

Q2 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Boston Celtics
11:20	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	31	23
11:03	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	33	23
10:47	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	33	24
10:16	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	33	26
9:41	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 2-pt field goal	35	26
8:51	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	35	28
8:05	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 2-pt field goal	37	28
7:48	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	37	30
6:51	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	37	33
6:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 2-pt field goal	39	33
6:06	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	39	35
5:55	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 2-pt field goal	41	35
5:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	41	38
5:22	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	43	38
4:57	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	46	38
4:43	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	46	41
4:07	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	46	44
1:57	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	46	46
1:15	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	46	49
0:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Cason Wallace 3-pt field goal	49	49
0:32	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	51	49
0:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 2-pt field goal	53	49

Q3 · 42 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Boston Celtics
11:31	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	55	49
10:47	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	55	51
10:35	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3-pt field goal	58	51
10:19	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	58	54
9:40	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	59	54
9:14	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	61	54
8:59	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	61	56
8:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	64	56
8:21	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	64	58
8:21	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	64	59
8:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	65	59
8:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams Free throw	66	59
7:48	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	66	62
7:33	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren 3-pt field goal	69	62
7:20	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	69	64
6:48	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	69	65
6:48	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta Free throw	69	66
6:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	70	66
6:28	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chet Holmgren Free throw	71	66
6:10	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	71	69
5:36	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	71	70
5:36	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	71	71
5:26	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	73	71
5:07	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	73	74
4:30	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	73	75
4:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	74	75
4:17	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	75	75
4:05	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	75	77
3:46	Oklahoma City Thunder	Ajay Mitchell 2-pt field goal	77	77
2:46	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	77	78
2:46	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	77	79
2:29	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	79	79
2:08	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	79	80
2:08	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	79	81
1:37	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jaylin Williams Free throw	80	81
1:22	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	80	84
0:47	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	81	84
0:31	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	81	86
0:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	82	86
0:23	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	83	86
0:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	83	87
0:06	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	83	88

Q4 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Oklahoma City Thunder	Boston Celtics
11:25	Boston Celtics	Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal	83	90
11:02	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jared McCain 2-pt field goal	85	90
10:47	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	85	93
9:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	86	93
9:59	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso Free throw	87	93
9:49	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	87	94
9:49	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	87	95
9:49	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	87	96
9:27	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 3-pt field goal	90	96
8:54	Oklahoma City Thunder	Jalen Williams 2-pt field goal	92	96
8:23	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	92	98
7:57	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	92	100
7:32	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	92	102
7:32	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	92	103
7:18	Oklahoma City Thunder	Alex Caruso 2-pt field goal	94	103
6:35	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal	94	106
6:09	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	94	107
6:09	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	94	108
5:48	Oklahoma City Thunder	Luguentz Dort 3-pt field goal	97	108
5:25	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	97	111
5:13	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2-pt field goal	99	111
4:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	100	111
4:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	101	111
4:07	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	101	112
3:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Hartenstein 2-pt field goal	103	112
3:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	104	112
3:07	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	105	112
2:50	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	105	114
2:38	Oklahoma City Thunder	Isaiah Joe 3-pt field goal	108	114
2:17	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	108	115
1:30	Oklahoma City Thunder	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Free throw	109	115
0:48	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	109	117
0:33	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	109	118
0:33	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	109	119

2025-26 season series

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

Mar 12: Boston Celtics 102 at Oklahoma City Thunder 104
Mar 25: Oklahoma City Thunder 109 at Boston Celtics 119 (this game)

Highlights

Celtics 119 - 109 Thunder — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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