Celtics 95-86 76ers (12 May, 2023) Play-by-Play

Boston Celtics

57-25, 25-16 away

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	29	21	21	24	95
PHI	22	21	30	13	86

Philadelphia 76ers

54-28, 29-12 home

Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot
P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Joel Embiid misses two point shot
Joel Embiid misses 7-foot jumper
Tobias Harris misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joel Embiid misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Jayson Tatum blocks James Harden 's 28-foot step back jumpshot
Tobias Harris misses two point shot
Robert Williams III blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Tobias Harris misses two point shot
Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot
Joel Embiid makes 1-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
Tobias Harris makes 2-foot driving dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)
De'Anthony Melton misses 27-foot three point shot
Tyrese Maxey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
Tobias Harris misses layup
James Harden misses 6-foot step back jumpshot
Tyrese Maxey makes 27-foot three pointer
Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
Tobias Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Maxey misses running pullup jump shot
Joel Embiid misses three point pullup jump shot
James Harden makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Derrick White blocks James Harden 's 3-foot two point shot
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Maxey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Tobias Harris assists)
Joel Embiid misses driving layup
Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot
James Harden makes two point shot
Joel Embiid misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum blocks Tobias Harris's two point shot
P.J. Tucker makes two point shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Tyrese Maxey misses 25-foot three point shot
James Harden makes driving dunk
P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Joel Embiid makes two point shot
Joel Embiid makes two point shot (P.J. Tucker assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Maxey makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Joel Embiid misses 12-foot jumper
Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
P.J. Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joel Embiid assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Joel Embiid makes jumper (James Harden assists)
James Harden makes two point shot
Joel Embiid makes dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Tyrese Maxey makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)
Georges Niang misses 26-foot three point jumper
Georges Niang makes 23-foot three point shot (James Harden assists)
Tyrese Maxey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot
Tyrese Maxey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Maxey misses driving layup
Georges Niang makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot
Joel Embiid makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
Paul Reed misses 2-foot two point shot
James Harden misses driving layup
James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Robert Williams III blocks Danuel House Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup
Joel Embiid makes 14-foot two point shot
De'Anthony Melton misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
De'Anthony Melton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Joel Embiid makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
De'Anthony Melton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyrese Maxey makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
Joel Embiid misses driving layup
Joel Embiid makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Joel Embiid misses two point shot
Tyrese Maxey misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Joel Embiid misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Tyrese Maxey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Horford blocks James Harden 's 5-foot driving layup
De'Anthony Melton misses 14-foot two point shot
James Harden misses driving layup
Jaden Springer makes 16-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Robert Williams III makes dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jaylen Brown makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot
Marcus Smart makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
Robert Williams III makes alley oop dunk shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot two point shot
Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot
De'Anthony Melton blocks Jayson Tatum 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
Malcolm Brogdon makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
Malcolm Brogdon makes 27-foot three pointer (Al Horford assists)
Joel Embiid blocks Al Horford 's 5-foot two point shot
Malcolm Brogdon makes two point shot
Al Horford misses 13-foot jumper
Derrick White makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Derrick White misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Malcolm Brogdon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
Jaylen Brown makes 28-foot three point jumper (Malcolm Brogdon assists)
Derrick White makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
Malcolm Brogdon misses 12-foot two point shot
Jaylen Brown misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Marcus Smart makes 23-foot three point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
Jaylen Brown misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Marcus Smart makes two point shot
Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Malcolm Brogdon makes two point shot
Jayson Tatum misses driving layup
Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
Marcus Smart misses 39-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart makes 9-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)
Al Horford misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 11-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart makes two point shot
Jayson Tatum misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Robert Williams III assists)
Tobias Harris blocks Robert Williams III's layup
Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point jumper
Robert Williams III makes alley oop dunk shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Joel Embiid blocks Robert Williams III 's 3-foot alley oop dunk shot
Al Horford makes two point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
Marcus Smart misses two point shot
Jayson Tatum misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Joel Embiid blocks Jaylen Brown's driving layup
Malcolm Brogdon misses two point shot
Derrick White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
Malcolm Brogdon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Marcus Smart assists)
Tobias Harris blocks Malcolm Brogdon's driving layup
Robert Williams III makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Marcus Smart misses 65-foot three point shot
Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
Marcus Smart makes 8-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Malcolm Brogdon makes 26-foot three point shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Malcolm Brogdon misses 29-foot three point jumper
Marcus Smart misses tip shot
Robert Williams III misses layup
Al Horford misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malcolm Brogdon assists)
Jayson Tatum makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden blocks Jayson Tatum 's 8-foot two point shot
Marcus Smart makes driving floating jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes 27-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)
Jayson Tatum misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum misses 29-foot step back jumpshot
Jayson Tatum makes 28-foot step back jumpshot (Marcus Smart assists)

CELTICS

76ERS

TIME		BOS	PHI
12:00	Robert Williams III vs. Joel Embiid (James Harden gains possession)	0	0
11:40	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:30	Marcus Smart misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Robert Williams III personal foul	0	0
11:07	Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:04	Al Horford defensive rebound	0	0
10:52	Marcus Smart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	3	0
10:32	P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (James Harden assists)	3	3
10:19	Jaylen Brown bad pass (P.J. Tucker steals)	3	3
10:13	Joel Embiid misses two point shot	3	3
10:10	Robert Williams III defensive rebound	3	3
10:06	Robert Williams III makes dunk (Jayson Tatum assists)	5	3
9:51	Joel Embiid misses 7-foot jumper	5	3
9:49	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	5	3
9:45	Jaylen Brown makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot	7	3
9:15	Joel Embiid lost ball turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	7	3
9:15	Joel Embiid transition take foul	7	3
9:15	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 1	8	3
9:06	Jayson Tatum misses driving floating jump shot	8	3
9:03	James Harden defensive rebound	8	3
8:55	Tobias Harris misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	8	3
8:53	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	8	3
8:36	P.J. Tucker shooting foul	8	3
8:36	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	9	3
8:36	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	10	3
8:21	James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	3
8:19	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	10	3
8:11	Marcus Smart makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	13	3
8:10	76ers Full timeout	13	3
7:48	Joel Embiid misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	13	3
7:46	P.J. Tucker offensive rebound	13	3
7:34	Jayson Tatum blocks James Harden 's 28-foot step back jumpshot	13	3
7:34	76ers offensive team rebound	13	3
7:34	Tobias Harris misses two point shot	13	3
7:34	76ers offensive team rebound	13	3
7:33	shot clock turnover	13	3
7:33	De'Anthony Melton enters the game for P.J. Tucker	13	3
7:19	Robert Williams III makes alley oop dunk shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	15	3
7:08	Robert Williams III blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	15	3
7:03	Al Horford defensive rebound	15	3
7:00	Marcus Smart bad pass (James Harden steals)	15	3
6:57	Tobias Harris misses two point shot	15	3
6:54	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	15	3
6:49	James Harden personal foul	15	3
6:49	Derrick White enters the game for Marcus Smart	15	3
6:42	Jaylen Brown bad pass (Tyrese Maxey steals)	15	3
6:39	Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot	15	5
6:22	Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot	15	5
6:20	Robert Williams III offensive rebound	15	5
6:19	Jayson Tatum misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	5
6:18	76ers defensive team rebound	15	5
6:18	Malcolm Brogdon enters the game for Robert Williams III	15	5
5:59	Joel Embiid makes 1-foot driving dunk (James Harden assists)	15	7
5:36	Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot two point shot	15	7
5:32	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	15	7
5:14	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	15	7
5:13	Al Horford defensive rebound	15	7
5:12	Malcolm Brogdon traveling	15	7
4:55	Tobias Harris makes 2-foot driving dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)	15	9
4:41	Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot	15	9
4:39	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	15	9
4:34	De'Anthony Melton misses 27-foot three point shot	15	9
4:31	Tobias Harris offensive rebound	15	9
4:29	Tyrese Maxey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	15	12
4:29	Celtics Full timeout	15	12
4:10	De'Anthony Melton blocks Jayson Tatum 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	15	12
4:07	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	15	12
4:07	Jayson Tatum misses two point shot	15	12
4:05	Joel Embiid defensive rebound	15	12
4:04	Tobias Harris misses layup	15	12
4:01	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	15	12
3:59	Malcolm Brogdon makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	18	12
3:41	James Harden misses 6-foot step back jumpshot	18	12
3:41	Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound	18	12
3:33	Jayson Tatum misses two point shot	18	12
3:31	De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound	18	12
3:22	Al Horford shooting foul	18	12
3:22	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	18	13
3:22	Danuel House Jr. enters the game for James Harden	18	13
3:22	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jaylen Brown	18	13
3:22	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
3:13	Malcolm Brogdon makes 27-foot three pointer (Al Horford assists)	21	14
2:54	Tyrese Maxey makes 27-foot three pointer	21	17
2:36	Joel Embiid blocks Al Horford 's 5-foot two point shot	21	17
2:33	De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound	21	17
2:26	Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	21	17
2:23	Al Horford defensive rebound	21	17
2:18	Malcolm Brogdon makes two point shot	23	17
2:18	Joel Embiid defensive goaltending violation	23	17
2:01	Danuel House Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	23	20
1:43	Al Horford misses 13-foot jumper	23	20
1:40	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	23	20
1:31	Tobias Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	20
1:29	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	23	20
1:19	Derrick White makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	26	20
57.0	Al Horford shooting foul	26	20
57.0	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	26	21
57.0	Robert Williams III enters the game for Al Horford	26	21
57.0	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	26	22
40.1	Derrick White misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	26	22
37.1	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	26	22
32.0	Tyrese Maxey misses running pullup jump shot	26	22
28.2	Derrick White defensive rebound	26	22
6.1	Malcolm Brogdon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	29	22
0.0	Joel Embiid misses three point pullup jump shot	29	22
0.0	76ers offensive team rebound	29	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	22

76ers
119
Celtics
115

Game 1

2/5

76ers
87
Celtics
121

Game 2

4/5

Celtics
114
76ers
102

Game 3

6/5

Celtics
115
76ers
116

Game 4

7/5

76ers
115
Celtics
103

Game 5

10/5

Celtics
95
76ers
86

Game 6

12/5

76ers
88
Celtics
112

Game 7

14/5

Wells Fargo Center

12:30 AM, 12 May 2023

Philadelphia, PA

Attendance: 21,337

Referees:
Ed Malloy
Curtis Blair
David Guthrie

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	64	18	.780	-	W2
New York	50	32	.610	14	W5
Philadelphia	47	35	.573	17	W8
Brooklyn	32	50	.390	32	L2
Toronto	25	57	.305	39	L4

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