Celtics 125-119 76ers (2 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Philadelphia 76ers

12-7, 5-4 away

119

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	36	36	25	22	119
BOS	44	25	26	30	125

Boston Celtics

15-4, 9-0 home

125

Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot dunk
Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot driving layup
Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
Jrue Holiday makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Jayson Tatum makes driving layup
Al Horford misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
Sam Hauser makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Dalano Banton makes driving layup (Sam Hauser assists)
Jaylen Brown misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Derrick White makes 26-foot three point shot (Dalano Banton assists)
Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot
Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
Derrick White misses running pullup jump shot
Sam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
Mo Bamba blocks Jrue Holiday 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jayson Tatum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Payton Pritchard misses 33-foot three point jumper
Al Horford makes 15-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot
Al Horford makes 6-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Al Horford makes 1-foot driving dunk (Payton Pritchard assists)
Robert Covington blocks Jaylen Brown 's 11-foot driving layup
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Derrick White assists)
Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes 9-foot two point shot
Derrick White makes driving layup
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Derrick White misses 1-foot tip shot
Jayson Tatum makes 28-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
Paul Reed blocks Derrick White 's 3-foot driving layup
Al Horford makes tip shot
Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 5-foot layup (Al Horford assists)
Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot layup (Derrick White assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
Jaylen Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 8-foot two point shot
Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
Derrick White misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
Dalano Banton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown misses 18-foot two point shot
Jaylen Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
De'Anthony Melton blocks Sam Hauser 's 2-foot two point shot
Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dalano Banton makes two point shot
Dalano Banton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three pointer
Neemias Queta makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
Payton Pritchard makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
Derrick White makes two point shot
Al Horford misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Brown makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists)
Derrick White misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Al Horford makes 5-foot two point shot
Payton Pritchard makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Tobias Harris makes 9-foot two point shot
De'Anthony Melton makes driving layup
Patrick Beverley makes 8-foot two point shot
Tobias Harris makes two point shot
De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paul Reed makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. misses two point shot
Paul Reed makes driving layup
De'Anthony Melton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tobias Harris makes two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
Tobias Harris misses 18-foot jumper
Al Horford blocks Tobias Harris 's 7-foot driving layup
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 20-foot two point shot
De'Anthony Melton misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point shot (De'Anthony Melton assists)
De'Anthony Melton makes 8-foot two point shot
KJ Martin misses two point shot
Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)
Patrick Beverley misses driving floating jump shot
Robert Covington misses 28-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
Dalano Banton blocks De'Anthony Melton 's 5-foot driving layup
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
De'Anthony Melton makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Marcus Morris Sr. makes two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
De'Anthony Melton makes 26-foot three pointer
Sam Hauser blocks Marcus Morris Sr. 's 4-foot driving layup
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 1-foot tip shot
Paul Reed makes 2-foot dunk (Tobias Harris assists)
Tobias Harris makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Furkan Korkmaz misses 26-foot three point jumper
De'Anthony Melton makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Tobias Harris makes two point shot
Paul Reed makes 10-foot two point shot
Robert Covington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jayson Tatum blocks KJ Martin 's 5-foot two point shot
Robert Covington makes 3-foot two point shot (Marcus Morris Sr. assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Patrick Beverley makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Tobias Harris assists)
De'Anthony Melton misses running pullup jump shot
Patrick Beverley makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (De'Anthony Melton assists)
Tobias Harris makes 27-foot three point jumper (Paul Reed assists)
De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Patrick Beverley makes 8-foot two point shot
Tobias Harris misses driving layup
De'Anthony Melton misses running pullup jump shot
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Paul Reed misses 8-foot two point shot
Tobias Harris misses 10-foot two point shot
Paul Reed makes finger roll layup
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Robert Covington misses driving floating jump shot
Furkan Korkmaz misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Bamba makes 24-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Jaylen Brown blocks Tobias Harris 's 5-foot two point shot
Furkan Korkmaz misses 30-foot three point jumper
Mo Bamba makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Furkan Korkmaz misses driving layup
Mo Bamba makes dunk
KJ Martin misses driving layup
De'Anthony Melton misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
KJ Martin makes two point shot (Robert Covington assists)
KJ Martin misses layup
De'Anthony Melton makes 28-foot three pointer
Mo Bamba misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Patrick Beverley misses driving floating jump shot
De'Anthony Melton misses two point shot
Mo Bamba makes tip shot
De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mo Bamba misses 26-foot three point jumper
Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Tobias Harris misses driving layup
Mo Bamba misses tip shot
De'Anthony Melton makes driving layup
Al Horford blocks Tobias Harris 's 3-foot two point shot
Jaylen Brown blocks Tobias Harris 's 4-foot two point shot
Tobias Harris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Paul Reed makes 12-foot two point shot
De'Anthony Melton misses driving layup
Robert Covington misses two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Patrick Beverley misses two point shot
Derrick White blocks Tobias Harris 's 3-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Robert Covington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 32-foot three pointer (Mo Bamba assists)

76ERS

CELTICS

TIME		PHI	BOS
12:00	Paul Reed vs. Al Horford	0	0
11:54	Patrick Beverley bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)	0	0
11:51	Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot dunk	0	2
11:28	Tobias Harris makes 9-foot two point shot	2	2
11:14	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Patrick Beverley steals)	2	2
11:05	De'Anthony Melton makes driving layup	4	2
10:57	Al Horford makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	4	5
10:39	Patrick Beverley makes 8-foot two point shot	6	5
10:28	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Tobias Harris steals)	6	5
10:23	Tobias Harris makes two point shot	8	5
10:07	Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	8	8
9:56	De'Anthony Melton misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	8
9:55	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	8	8
9:46	Jrue Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)	8	11
9:33	Paul Reed makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	11	11
9:20	Marcus Morris Sr. blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot driving layup	11	11
9:19	Paul Reed defensive rebound	11	11
9:12	Marcus Morris Sr. misses two point shot	11	11
9:11	Al Horford defensive rebound	11	11
9:06	Jayson Tatum misses running pullup jump shot	11	11
9:05	Al Horford offensive rebound	11	11
8:57	Jayson Tatum makes two point shot	11	13
8:40	Paul Reed makes driving layup	13	13
8:40	Al Horford shooting foul	13	13
8:40	Paul Reed makes free throw 1 of 1	14	13
8:29	Jrue Holiday makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	14	16
8:10	De'Anthony Melton misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	16
8:08	Tobias Harris offensive rebound	14	16
8:06	Tobias Harris makes two point shot	16	16
7:51	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup	16	18
7:31	Patrick Beverley makes driving layup	18	18
7:31	Celtics Full timeout	18	18
7:31	Furkan Korkmaz enters the game for Patrick Beverley	18	18
7:20	Al Horford misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	18
7:19	Paul Reed defensive rebound	18	18
7:06	Tobias Harris misses 18-foot jumper	18	18
7:05	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	18	18
7:01	Paul Reed shooting foul	18	18
7:01	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	18	19
7:01	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2	18	19
7:01	Marcus Morris Sr. defensive rebound	18	19
6:49	De'Anthony Melton bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)	18	19
6:45	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	18	21
6:38	Al Horford blocks Tobias Harris 's 7-foot driving layup	18	21
6:37	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	18	21
6:29	Paul Reed shooting foul	18	21
6:29	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2	18	21
6:29	Celtics offensive team rebound	18	21
6:29	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	18	21
6:29	Robert Covington enters the game for Tobias Harris	18	21
6:29	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	18	22
6:06	Marcus Morris Sr. misses 20-foot two point shot	18	22
6:04	Al Horford defensive rebound	18	22
5:59	Jayson Tatum makes two point shot	18	24
5:59	De'Anthony Melton shooting foul	18	24
5:59	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 1	18	25
5:46	De'Anthony Melton misses 28-foot step back jumpshot	18	25
5:45	De'Anthony Melton offensive rebound	18	25
5:43	Sam Hauser shooting foul	18	25
5:43	De'Anthony Melton makes free throw 1 of 2	19	25
5:43	KJ Martin enters the game for Paul Reed	19	25
5:43	De'Anthony Melton makes free throw 2 of 2	20	25
5:31	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (Robert Covington steals)	20	25
5:24	De'Anthony Melton out of bounds bad pass turnover	20	25
5:15	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Robert Covington steals)	20	25
5:10	Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point shot (De'Anthony Melton assists)	23	25
4:50	Sam Hauser makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	23	28
4:33	De'Anthony Melton makes 8-foot two point shot	25	28
4:13	Sam Hauser lost ball turnover (Furkan Korkmaz steals)	25	28
4:07	KJ Martin misses two point shot	25	28
4:05	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	25	28
3:55	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (KJ Martin steals)	25	28
3:50	Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)	25	28
3:50	Marcus Morris Sr. makes technical free throw	26	28
3:50	Dalano Banton enters the game for Jayson Tatum	26	28
3:50	Neemias Queta enters the game for Al Horford	26	28
3:50	Mo Bamba enters the game for Marcus Morris Sr.	26	28
3:50	Patrick Beverley enters the game for De'Anthony Melton	26	28
3:44	Mo Bamba offensive goaltending turnover	26	28
3:23	Dalano Banton makes driving layup (Sam Hauser assists)	26	30
3:23	Furkan Korkmaz shooting foul	26	30
3:23	Dalano Banton misses free throw 1 of 1	26	30
3:22	Neemias Queta offensive rebound	26	30
3:22	Mo Bamba personal foul	26	30
3:22	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 2	26	31
3:22	Derrick White enters the game for Jrue Holiday	26	31
3:22	76ers Full timeout	26	31
3:22	Tobias Harris enters the game for KJ Martin	26	31
3:22	Neemias Queta makes free throw 2 of 2	26	32
3:10	Robert Covington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	29	32
2:55	Jaylen Brown misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	29	32
2:54	Dalano Banton offensive rebound	29	32
2:41	Neemias Queta lost ball turnover (Robert Covington steals)	29	32
2:32	Patrick Beverley bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)	29	32
2:25	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point shot (Dalano Banton assists)	29	35
2:02	Patrick Beverley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	32	35
1:51	Furkan Korkmaz personal foul	32	35
1:51	Sam Hauser makes free throw 1 of 2	32	36
1:51	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jaylen Brown	32	36
1:51	De'Anthony Melton enters the game for Furkan Korkmaz	32	36
1:51	Sam Hauser makes free throw 2 of 2	32	37
1:43	Derrick White personal foul	32	37
1:34	Patrick Beverley misses driving floating jump shot	32	37
1:32	Mo Bamba offensive rebound	32	37
1:27	Derrick White shooting foul	32	37
1:27	Nick Nurse technical foul (1st technical foul)	32	37
1:27	Derrick White makes technical free throw	32	38
1:27	Robert Covington makes free throw 1 of 2	33	38
1:27	Robert Covington makes free throw 2 of 2	34	38
1:19	Derrick White misses driving floating jump shot	34	38
1:17	Robert Covington defensive rebound	34	38
1:08	Robert Covington misses 28-foot three point jumper	34	38
1:07	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	34	38
52.1	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	34	41
39.1	Patrick Beverley makes driving layup	36	41
39.1	Sam Hauser shooting foul	36	41
39.1	Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 1	36	41
39.1	Neemias Queta defensive goaltending violation	36	41
37.2	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	36	41
33.1	Derrick White misses running pullup jump shot	36	41
31.1	76ers defensive team rebound	36	41
13.0	Dalano Banton blocks De'Anthony Melton 's 5-foot driving layup	36	41
8.0	Derrick White defensive rebound	36	41
2.1	Sam Hauser makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	36	44
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	44

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-1

Celtics
103
76ers
106

Game 1

9/11

Celtics
117
76ers
107

Game 2

16/11

76ers
119
Celtics
125

Game 3

2/12

76ers
99
Celtics
117

Game 4

28/2

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 2 December 2023

Boston, MA

Attendance: 19,156

Referees:
Bill Kennedy
Phenizee Ransom
Nick Buchert

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	21	.250	15	L6

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