Philadelphia 76ers 120-125 Boston Celtics: result and stats
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Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 125-120 on Saturday, 17 October 2026 in the NBA.
- Competition
- NBA
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 17 October 2026, 00:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia
- 👥
- 19746
By period
| Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 120 |
| Boston Celtics | 34 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 125 |
Live commentary
- OT · 7.8Ron Harper Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT · 11.2Jameer Nelson Jr. makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- OT · 21.1Milos Uzan makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
- OT · 1:31Dillon Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer
- OT · 3:02Dillon Mitchell makes 1-foot running dunk (Gabe McGlothan assists)
- OT · 3:21Milos Uzan makes free throw 2 of 2
- OT · 3:21Milos Uzan makes free throw 1 of 2
- OT · 4:37Dillon Jones makes two point shot
- 4th Quarter · 51.5Ron Harper Jr. makes 14-foot two point shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)
- 4th Quarter · 1:30Dillon Jones makes running layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)
- 4th Quarter · 2:16Ron Harper Jr. makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 2:31Jameer Nelson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 4th Quarter · 2:43Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)
- 4th Quarter · 2:58Hayden Gray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tucker DeVries assists)
- 4th Quarter · 3:16Labaron Philon Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- 4th Quarter · 3:41Chris Cenac Jr. makes 1-foot running dunk (Ron Harper Jr. assists)
- 4th Quarter · 3:51Labaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup
- 4th Quarter · 4:35Ron Harper Jr. makes alley oop layup (Hayden Gray assists)
- 4th Quarter · 4:57Chris Cenac Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Hayden Gray assists)
- 4th Quarter · 5:17Jabari Walker makes free throw 1 of 1
- 4th Quarter · 5:17Jabari Walker makes 1-foot two point shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)
- 4th Quarter · 5:41Jabari Walker makes layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:03Tucker DeVries makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Hayden Gray assists)
- 4th Quarter · 6:30Chris Cenac Jr. makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot
- 4th Quarter · 7:15Labaron Philon Jr. makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Justin Edwards assists)
- 4th Quarter · 7:36Ron Harper Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Amari Williams assists)
- 4th Quarter · 8:12Jaylen Brown makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)
- 4th Quarter · 8:32Ron Harper Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)
- 4th Quarter · 10:05Jaylen Brown makes 18-foot fade away jump shot
- 4th Quarter · 10:33Tucker DeVries makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hayden Gray assists)
- 4th Quarter · 10:53Tucker DeVries makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gabe McGlothan assists)
- 4th Quarter · 11:38Ron Harper Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Amari Williams assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 31.2Tyrese Maxey makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- 3rd Quarter · 44.6Hayden Gray makes 21-foot jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1:24Jabari Walker makes driving layup (Joel Embiid assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 1:39Milos Uzan makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 2:07Dillon Mitchell makes dunk
- 3rd Quarter · 2:44Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 2:44Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 3:13Jabari Walker makes 4-foot hook shot (Joel Embiid assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 3:26Milos Uzan makes running layup
- 3rd Quarter · 3:51Gabe McGlothan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Cenac Jr. assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:03LeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 4:34Tyrese Maxey makes 2-foot two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 4:53Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot
- 3rd Quarter · 5:13Chris Cenac Jr. makes dunk
- 3rd Quarter · 5:38Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 6:07Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:07Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:22Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:22Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:28Jordan Walsh makes driving layup (Baylor Scheierman assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 6:39Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:39Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 6:56Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot (Joel Embiid assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 7:42Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 8:17Hugo Gonzalez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Walsh assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 8:41Joel Embiid makes 17-foot jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 9:19Joel Embiid makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 9:40Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 3 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 9:40Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 9:53Baylor Scheierman makes free throw 3 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 9:53Baylor Scheierman makes free throw 2 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 9:53Baylor Scheierman makes free throw 1 of 3
- 3rd Quarter · 10:32Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 2
- 3rd Quarter · 11:12Joel Embiid makes 24-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- 3rd Quarter · 11:33Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 13.0Joel Embiid makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 31.8Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 31.8Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 38.6Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 53.3Joel Embiid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 1:00Jordan Walsh makes 1-foot two point shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 1:21Tyrese Maxey makes driving layup
- 2nd Quarter · 1:38Luka Garza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 2:07Jordan Walsh makes 28-foot three pointer
- 2nd Quarter · 2:13Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
- 2nd Quarter · 2:45Hugo Gonzalez makes 27-foot three pointer (Ron Harper Jr. assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 3:17Jabari Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:17Jabari Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:49Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 3:49Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 4:34Baylor Scheierman makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 5:26Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:26Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:50Jabari Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 5:50Jabari Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 6:06Tyrese Maxey makes running layup (LeBron James assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 6:35Amari Williams makes 5-foot hook shot (Baylor Scheierman assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 6:50Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three pointer (Joel Embiid assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 7:31LeBron James makes 1-foot layup (Tyrese Maxey assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 8:29Amari Williams makes tip shot
- 2nd Quarter · 9:07Jaylen Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 9:47LeBron James makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
- 2nd Quarter · 10:07Milos Uzan makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 10:07Milos Uzan makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2nd Quarter · 10:19Labaron Philon Jr. makes 21-foot jumper
- 2nd Quarter · 11:13Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot running dunk (Dean Wade assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4.0Justin Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
- 1st Quarter · 25.2Hugo Gonzalez makes 24-foot running jump shot (Baylor Scheierman assists)
- 1st Quarter · 56.5Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 56.5Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:02Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:02Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:13Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:13Labaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 1:22Hugo Gonzalez makes 1-foot running dunk
- 1st Quarter · 2:11Jordan Walsh makes 1-foot dunk (Ron Harper Jr. assists)
- 1st Quarter · 2:41Luka Garza makes two point shot
- 1st Quarter · 3:03Hugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 3:07Tyrese Maxey makes 3-foot layup (Joel Embiid assists)
- 1st Quarter · 3:29Luka Garza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:04Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 4:12Ron Harper Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:38Baylor Scheierman makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1st Quarter · 4:48Joel Embiid makes 12-foot jumper (Dean Wade assists)
- 1st Quarter · 4:58Hugo Gonzalez makes driving layup
- 1st Quarter · 5:32Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1st Quarter · 5:41Hugo Gonzalez makes layup (Luka Garza assists)
- 1st Quarter · 6:16Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
Commentary: ESPN
Match stats
PHIBOS
45Field goals (%)41
18Three-pointers (%)31
76Free throws (%)77
46Rebounds63
29Assists31
18Turnovers21
14Steals13
5Blocks4
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