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Venue: TD Garden
2026 NBA playoffs · First round · Game 5
Observed Sep 24, 2026, 01:02 UTC.
Verified 2026 NBA playoff result. Full regular-season history is not included in this edition. Postseason games do not count toward regular-season records.
WHYNBA reorganized reported playoff results and period scores, cross-checking home/away roles and results against both participating team-season logs. No article prose or media reproduced. Cross-check sources: Team 1 season log · Team 2 season log. These are pages from the same publisher, not independent reporting.
Quarter scores
| Period | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 21 | 23 |
| Q2 | 29 | 34 |
| Q3 | 35 | 29 |
| Q4 | 28 | 11 |
Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results
Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.
Game recap
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 113-97 on the road in the playoffs on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at TD Garden. Joel Embiid had 33 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers. Jayson Tatum had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists for the Boston Celtics.
The Philadelphia 76ers trailed 57-50 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 28-11. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jayson Tatum (double-double, Boston Celtics), Tyrese Maxey (double-double, Philadelphia 76ers). Bench points: Philadelphia 76ers 25, Boston Celtics 29. Tyrese Maxey had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Retrieved Sep 24, 2026, 01:02:58 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics?
- The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 113-97 on April 28, 2026.
- Who led the scoring?
- Joel Embiid scored 33 for the Philadelphia 76ers; Jayson Tatum scored 24 for the Boston Celtics with 16 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
Game leaders
Philadelphia 76ers
- Points
- 33 Joel Embiid
- Rebounds
- 10 Tyrese Maxey
- Assists
- 8 Joel Embiid
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 24 Jayson Tatum
- Rebounds
- 16 Jayson Tatum
- Assists
- 6 Payton Pritchard
Tyrese Maxey double-double (25 PTS, 10 REB) · Jayson Tatum double-double (24 PTS, 16 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George starter | 43:19 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | +19 |
| Tyrese Maxey starter | 42:31 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10-18 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 1 | +15 |
| VJ Edgecombe starter | 39:54 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3 | +9 |
| Joel Embiid starter | 38:55 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12-23 | 0-5 | 9-10 | 4 | +13 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. starter | 31:37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | +7 |
| Quentin Grimes bench | 24:04 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 3 | +18 |
| Andre Drummond bench | 7:24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 |
| Dominick Barlow bench | 5:56 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | -7 |
| Jabari Walker bench | 1:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Kyle Lowry bench | 1:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +1 |
| Trendon Watford bench | 1:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Dalen Terry bench | 1:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 |
| Adem Bona bench | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown starter | 40:36 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-23 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 2 | -17 |
| Jayson Tatum starter | 40:36 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-19 | 4-12 | 4-7 | 0 | -9 |
| Derrick White starter | 36:10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | -14 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 26:12 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | -10 |
| Sam Hauser starter | 19:55 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -21 |
| Payton Pritchard bench | 26:06 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | +8 |
| Jordan Walsh bench | 16:00 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | -2 |
| Nikola Vučević bench | 14:32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | -10 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 8:39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -3 |
| Luka Garza bench | 5:43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | +5 |
| Ron Harper Jr. bench | 1:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Hugo Gonzalez bench | 1:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Amari Williams bench | 1:33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | -1 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Stat | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| 20/23 (87%) | Free throws | 14/23 (60%) |
| 24/36 (66%) | 2 pointers | 25/50 (50%) |
| 15/42 (35%) | 3 pointers | 11/39 (28%) |
| 39/78 (50%) | Field goals | 36/89 (40%) |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 42 | Defensive rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 20:12 | Time spent in lead | 26:41 |
| 17 | Biggest lead | 13 |
Largest margin: 16 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 4
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · Philadelphia 76ers
- 17 Q4 0:40
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 13 Q3 10:13
- Longest run
- 12-0 Philadelphia 76ers · Q4 5:58 to Q4 2:25
Scoring plays
Q1 · 20 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:55 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 3 | 2 |
| 10:05 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal | 5 | 2 |
| 9:32 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 8 | 2 |
| 8:09 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 8 | 4 |
| 7:35 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 10 | 4 |
| 6:52 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 10 | 6 |
| 5:53 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 10 | 8 |
| 5:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 13 | 8 |
| 4:54 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal | 13 | 10 |
| 4:41 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 15 | 10 |
| 4:07 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal | 15 | 12 |
| 3:22 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 15 | 14 |
| 2:59 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 15 | 16 |
| 2:46 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 17 | 16 |
| 2:33 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 17 | 19 |
| 2:11 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 19 | 19 |
| 1:49 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 19 | 21 |
| 0:32 | Boston Celtics | Nikola Vučević 2-pt field goal | 19 | 23 |
| 0:16 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 21 | 23 |
Q2 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:54 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 21 | 25 |
| 10:54 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 21 | 26 |
| 10:40 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 23 | 26 |
| 10:26 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 23 | 28 |
| 9:54 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 25 | 28 |
| 9:32 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 25 | 30 |
| 9:05 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal | 25 | 32 |
| 8:52 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 26 | 32 |
| 8:39 | Boston Celtics | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 26 | 35 |
| 8:21 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe Free throw | 27 | 35 |
| 8:03 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 27 | 37 |
| 7:48 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 29 | 37 |
| 7:37 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum Free throw | 29 | 38 |
| 7:37 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum Free throw | 29 | 39 |
| 7:18 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 30 | 39 |
| 7:18 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 31 | 39 |
| 7:08 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal | 31 | 42 |
| 6:51 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 34 | 42 |
| 6:51 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 35 | 42 |
| 6:09 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal | 37 | 42 |
| 5:36 | Boston Celtics | Nikola Vučević 3-pt field goal | 37 | 45 |
| 5:14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 39 | 45 |
| 4:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey Free throw | 40 | 45 |
| 4:38 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey Free throw | 41 | 45 |
| 3:59 | Philadelphia 76ers | Andre Drummond Free throw | 42 | 45 |
| 3:59 | Philadelphia 76ers | Andre Drummond Free throw | 43 | 45 |
| 3:32 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 43 | 47 |
| 2:59 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal | 43 | 50 |
| 2:42 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 45 | 50 |
| 2:10 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 48 | 50 |
| 1:55 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 48 | 52 |
| 1:34 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 48 | 54 |
| 0:35 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 48 | 57 |
| 0:16 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 49 | 57 |
| 0:16 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 50 | 57 |
Q3 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal | 50 | 59 |
| 11:18 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 50 | 61 |
| 10:13 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 50 | 62 |
| 10:13 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White Free throw | 50 | 63 |
| 9:57 | Philadelphia 76ers | Kelly Oubre Jr. 2-pt field goal | 52 | 63 |
| 9:32 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 2-pt field goal | 54 | 63 |
| 9:06 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 55 | 63 |
| 9:06 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 56 | 63 |
| 8:41 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 56 | 64 |
| 8:19 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 58 | 64 |
| 8:08 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum Free throw | 58 | 65 |
| 7:52 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 60 | 65 |
| 7:19 | Boston Celtics | Jordan Walsh Free throw | 60 | 66 |
| 7:00 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 62 | 66 |
| 6:37 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 65 | 66 |
| 6:18 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 65 | 68 |
| 6:00 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 67 | 68 |
| 5:12 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal | 67 | 71 |
| 4:53 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 70 | 71 |
| 4:36 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 70 | 74 |
| 4:05 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 70 | 76 |
| 3:34 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 70 | 77 |
| 3:34 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 70 | 78 |
| 2:52 | Philadelphia 76ers | Andre Drummond 3-pt field goal | 73 | 78 |
| 2:28 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal | 73 | 81 |
| 2:14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 76 | 81 |
| 1:52 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 76 | 83 |
| 1:44 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 79 | 83 |
| 1:33 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum Free throw | 79 | 84 |
| 1:21 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 82 | 84 |
| 0:59 | Boston Celtics | Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal | 82 | 86 |
| 0:14 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal | 85 | 86 |
Q4 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Philadelphia 76ers | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Philadelphia 76ers | Paul George 3-pt field goal | 88 | 86 |
| 10:18 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 90 | 86 |
| 8:57 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 90 | 89 |
| 8:30 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 92 | 89 |
| 7:58 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 94 | 89 |
| 7:37 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 94 | 92 |
| 7:20 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 95 | 92 |
| 7:20 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 96 | 92 |
| 7:20 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes Free throw | 97 | 92 |
| 7:03 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 97 | 94 |
| 5:58 | Philadelphia 76ers | Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal | 100 | 94 |
| 5:17 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal | 102 | 94 |
| 4:52 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 103 | 94 |
| 4:52 | Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid Free throw | 104 | 94 |
| 3:39 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 106 | 94 |
| 2:25 | Philadelphia 76ers | VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal | 109 | 94 |
| 2:16 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 109 | 95 |
| 2:16 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 109 | 96 |
| 1:50 | Philadelphia 76ers | Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal | 111 | 96 |
| 0:40 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dominick Barlow Free throw | 112 | 96 |
| 0:40 | Philadelphia 76ers | Dominick Barlow Free throw | 113 | 96 |
| 0:25 | Boston Celtics | Amari Williams Free throw | 113 | 97 |
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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