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Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics

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21-41, 10-20 Away
Final
105 - 123

45-18, 21-11 Home

Tatum scores 35 to carry load for short-handed Celtics in 123-105 win over 76ers

Derrick White loses tooth after Oubre elbow

It was Tatum’s 24th game this season with at least 30 points even though he sat out the entire fourth quarter as Boston won for the ninth time in its last 11 games.

Payton Pritchard added 19 points and Derrick White finished with 12 points after having one of his teeth knocked out in the first half when he took an inadvertent elbow. But he returned to start the third quarter.

Kelly Oubre Jr. led the 76ers with 27 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 17.

Both teams were short-handed.

The Celtics played without Jaylen Brown (knee), Jrue Holiday (finger), Al Horford (toe), Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Sam Hauser (ankle).

The 76ers were missing Joel Embiid (knee), Paul George (left groin), Eric Gordon (wrist), Kyle Lowry (hip), Tyrese Maxey (back) and Jared McCain (knee).

Takeaways 76ers: Oubre tried to carry the scoring load on a night when he was surrounded by reserves. But he didn’t get nearly enough help.

Celtics: As Boston gets over some recent ailments, young players continue to have some promising moments. Neemias Queta was scolded by coach Joe Mazzulla after a first-half stint, but was mostly solid down the stretch, finishing with eight points, nine rebounds and and four assists.

Key moment The Celtics led 97-79 heading into the fourth quarter. They then opened the final period on a 10-0 run that included six straight points – and back-to-back dunks – by Queta as Boston’s lead grew to 30.

Key stat In the third quarter Tatum was whistled for his 10th technical foul of the season. That leaves him six away from a one-game suspension.

Up next The 76ers host Utah on Sunday night. The Celtics host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 123
4th 1.1 Jared Butler makes driving layup 105 - 123
4th 8.0 Jared Butler defensive rebound 103 - 123
4th 10.0 Drew Peterson misses 23-foot three point jumper 103 - 123

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS
40-95 FG 46-91
42.1 Field Goal % 50.5
15-39 3PT 19-48
38.5 Three Point % 39.6
10-12 FT 12-13
83.3 Free Throw % 92.3
45 Rebounds 46
18 Offensive Rebounds 16
27 Defensive Rebounds 30
29 Assists 32
6 Steals 8
5 Blocks 6
15 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 6
18 Fast Break Points 15
38 Points in Paint 42
15 Fouls 16
0 Largest Lead 30
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jrue Holiday, PG Day-To-Day Apr 24
Jayson Tatum, SF Day-To-Day Apr 24
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Guerschon Yabusele, F Out Apr 13
Justin Edwards, F Out Apr 13
Kyle Lowry, PG Out Apr 12
Andre Drummond, C Out Apr 12
Joel Embiid, C Out Apr 11

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2
Full Standings

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