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Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers — 2026-10-16 NBA Game Analysis

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Boston Celtics 125, Philadelphia 76ers 120. Final OT.

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Final/OTXfinity Mobile Arena
Boston CelticsBOS125
Philadelphia 76ersPHI120
  1. 1st 11:303BOSMilos Uzan makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Hayden Gray assists)3–0
  2. 1st 10:372BOSHayden Gray makes 2-foot two point shot5–0
  3. 1st 10:162PHIJoel Embiid makes 14-foot jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)5–2
  4. 1st 10:161PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 15–3
  5. 1st 9:301PHITyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 25–4
  6. 1st 9:301PHITyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 25–5
  7. 1st 8:511PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 25–6
  8. 1st 8:511PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 25–7
  9. 1st 8:272BOSChris Cenac Jr. makes running dunk (Hayden Gray assists)7–7
  10. 1st 7:591PHITyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 27–8
  11. 1st 7:591PHITyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 27–9
  12. 1st 7:352PHILeBron James makes dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists)7–11
  13. 1st 7:262BOSChris Cenac Jr. makes layup (Hayden Gray assists)9–11
  14. 1st 7:202PHIJaylen Brown makes 2-foot two point shot9–13
  15. 1st 7:093BOSGabe McGlothan makes 24-foot three point jumper (Milos Uzan assists)12–13
  16. 1st 6:162PHIJaylen Brown makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)12–15
  17. 1st 6:161PHIJaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 112–16
  18. 1st 5:412BOSHugo Gonzalez makes layup (Luka Garza assists)14–16
  19. 1st 5:321PHITyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 114–17
  20. 1st 4:582BOSHugo Gonzalez makes driving layup16–17
  21. 1st 4:482PHIJoel Embiid makes 12-foot jumper (Dean Wade assists)16–19
  22. 1st 4:381BOSBaylor Scheierman makes free throw 1 of 217–19
  23. 1st 4:122BOSRon Harper Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)19–19
  24. 1st 4:041PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 219–20
  25. 1st 3:293BOSLuka Garza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)22–20
  26. 1st 3:072PHITyrese Maxey makes 3-foot layup (Joel Embiid assists)22–22
  27. 1st 3:031BOSHugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 223–22
  28. 1st 2:412BOSLuka Garza makes two point shot25–22
  29. 1st 2:112BOSJordan Walsh makes 1-foot dunk (Ron Harper Jr. assists)27–22
  30. 1st 1:222BOSHugo Gonzalez makes 1-foot running dunk29–22
  31. 1st 1:131PHILabaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 229–23
  32. 1st 1:131PHILabaron Philon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 229–24
  33. 1st 1:021BOSLuka Garza makes free throw 1 of 230–24
  34. 1st 1:021BOSLuka Garza makes free throw 2 of 231–24
  35. 1st 56.51PHIJaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 231–25
  36. 1st 56.51PHIJaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 231–26
  37. 1st 25.23BOSHugo Gonzalez makes 24-foot running jump shot (Baylor Scheierman assists)34–26
  38. 1st 4.02PHIJustin Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists)34–28
  39. 2nd 11:132PHIJaylen Brown makes 1-foot running dunk (Dean Wade assists)34–30
  40. 2nd 10:192PHILabaron Philon Jr. makes 21-foot jumper34–32
  41. 2nd 10:071BOSMilos Uzan makes free throw 1 of 235–32
  42. 2nd 10:071BOSMilos Uzan makes free throw 2 of 236–32
  43. 2nd 9:472PHILeBron James makes layup (Jaylen Brown assists)36–34
  44. 2nd 9:073PHIJaylen Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)36–37
  45. 2nd 8:292BOSAmari Williams makes tip shot38–37
  46. 2nd 7:312PHILeBron James makes 1-foot layup (Tyrese Maxey assists)38–39
  47. 2nd 6:503PHITyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three pointer (Joel Embiid assists)38–42
  48. 2nd 6:352BOSAmari Williams makes 5-foot hook shot (Baylor Scheierman assists)40–42
  49. 2nd 6:062PHITyrese Maxey makes running layup (LeBron James assists)40–44
  50. 2nd 5:501PHIJabari Walker makes free throw 1 of 240–45
  51. 2nd 5:501PHIJabari Walker makes free throw 2 of 240–46
  52. 2nd 5:261PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 240–47
  53. 2nd 5:261PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 240–48
  54. 2nd 4:343BOSBaylor Scheierman makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)43–48
  55. 2nd 3:491BOSLuka Garza makes free throw 1 of 244–48
  56. 2nd 3:491BOSLuka Garza makes free throw 2 of 245–48
  57. 2nd 3:171PHIJabari Walker makes free throw 1 of 245–49
  58. 2nd 3:171PHIJabari Walker makes free throw 2 of 245–50
  59. 2nd 2:453BOSHugo Gonzalez makes 27-foot three pointer (Ron Harper Jr. assists)48–50
  60. 2nd 2:132PHIJaylen Brown makes two point shot48–52
  61. 2nd 2:073BOSJordan Walsh makes 28-foot three pointer51–52
  62. 2nd 1:383BOSLuka Garza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Baylor Scheierman assists)54–52
  63. 2nd 1:212PHITyrese Maxey makes driving layup54–54
  64. 2nd 1:002BOSJordan Walsh makes 1-foot two point shot (Hugo Gonzalez assists)56–54
  65. 2nd 53.33PHIJoel Embiid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)56–57
  66. 2nd 38.61PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 256–58
  67. 2nd 31.81BOSHugo Gonzalez makes free throw 1 of 257–58
  68. 2nd 31.81BOSHugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 258–58
  69. 2nd 13.02PHIJoel Embiid makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)58–60
  70. 3rd 11:332PHIJaylen Brown makes 1-foot running pullup jump shot (LeBron James assists)58–62
  71. 3rd 11:123PHIJoel Embiid makes 24-foot running jump shot (LeBron James assists)58–65
  72. 3rd 10:321BOSHugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 259–65
  73. 3rd 9:531BOSBaylor Scheierman makes free throw 1 of 360–65
  74. 3rd 9:531BOSBaylor Scheierman makes free throw 2 of 361–65
  75. 3rd 9:531BOSBaylor Scheierman makes free throw 3 of 362–65
  76. 3rd 9:401PHIKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 362–66
  77. 3rd 9:401PHIKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 3 of 362–67
  78. 3rd 9:192PHIJoel Embiid makes driving dunk (LeBron James assists)62–69
  79. 3rd 8:412PHIJoel Embiid makes 17-foot jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)62–71
  80. 3rd 8:173BOSHugo Gonzalez makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Walsh assists)65–71
  81. 3rd 7:421BOSLuka Garza makes free throw 1 of 366–71
  82. 3rd 6:562PHITyrese Maxey makes two point shot (Joel Embiid assists)66–73
  83. 3rd 6:391PHITyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 266–74
  84. 3rd 6:391PHITyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 266–75
  85. 3rd 6:282BOSJordan Walsh makes driving layup (Baylor Scheierman assists)68–75
  86. 3rd 6:221PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 268–76
  87. 3rd 6:221PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 268–77
  88. 3rd 6:071BOSHugo Gonzalez makes free throw 1 of 269–77
  89. 3rd 6:071BOSHugo Gonzalez makes free throw 2 of 270–77
  90. 3rd 5:383PHIKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)70–80
  91. 3rd 5:132BOSChris Cenac Jr. makes dunk72–80
  92. 3rd 4:532PHIKentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot72–82
  93. 3rd 4:342PHITyrese Maxey makes 2-foot two point shot72–84
  94. 3rd 4:032PHILeBron James makes 19-foot jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)72–86
  95. 3rd 3:513BOSGabe McGlothan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Cenac Jr. assists)75–86
  96. 3rd 3:262BOSMilos Uzan makes running layup77–86
  97. 3rd 3:132PHIJabari Walker makes 4-foot hook shot (Joel Embiid assists)77–88
  98. 3rd 2:441PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 277–89
  99. 3rd 2:441PHIJoel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 277–90
  100. 3rd 2:072BOSDillon Mitchell makes dunk79–90
  101. 3rd 1:393BOSMilos Uzan makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)82–90
  102. 3rd 1:242PHIJabari Walker makes driving layup (Joel Embiid assists)82–92
  103. 3rd 44.62BOSHayden Gray makes 21-foot jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)84–92
  104. 3rd 31.22PHITyrese Maxey makes 19-foot pullup jump shot84–94
  105. 4th 11:382BOSRon Harper Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Amari Williams assists)86–94
  106. 4th 10:533BOSTucker DeVries makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gabe McGlothan assists)89–94
  107. 4th 10:333BOSTucker DeVries makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hayden Gray assists)92–94
  108. 4th 10:052PHIJaylen Brown makes 18-foot fade away jump shot92–96
  109. 4th 8:323BOSRon Harper Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dillon Mitchell assists)95–96
  110. 4th 8:122PHIJaylen Brown makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)95–98
  111. 4th 7:362BOSRon Harper Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Amari Williams assists)97–98
  112. 4th 7:152PHILabaron Philon Jr. makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Justin Edwards assists)97–100
  113. 4th 6:302BOSChris Cenac Jr. makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot99–100
  114. 4th 6:033BOSTucker DeVries makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Hayden Gray assists)102–100
  115. 4th 5:412PHIJabari Walker makes layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)102–102
  116. 4th 5:172PHIJabari Walker makes 1-foot two point shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)102–104
  117. 4th 5:171PHIJabari Walker makes free throw 1 of 1102–105
  118. 4th 4:572BOSChris Cenac Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Hayden Gray assists)104–105
  119. 4th 4:352BOSRon Harper Jr. makes alley oop layup (Hayden Gray assists)106–105
  120. 4th 3:512PHILabaron Philon Jr. makes driving layup106–107
  121. 4th 3:412BOSChris Cenac Jr. makes 1-foot running dunk (Ron Harper Jr. assists)108–107
  122. 4th 3:163PHILabaron Philon Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot108–110
  123. 4th 2:583BOSHayden Gray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tucker DeVries assists)111–110
  124. 4th 2:432PHIJameer Nelson Jr. makes two point shot (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)111–112
  125. 4th 2:311PHIJameer Nelson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2111–113
  126. 4th 2:162BOSRon Harper Jr. makes driving layup113–113
  127. 4th 1:302PHIDillon Jones makes running layup (Labaron Philon Jr. assists)113–115
  128. 4th 51.52BOSRon Harper Jr. makes 14-foot two point shot (Dillon Mitchell assists)115–115
  129. OT 4:372PHIDillon Jones makes two point shot115–117
  130. OT 3:211BOSMilos Uzan makes free throw 1 of 2116–117
  131. OT 3:211BOSMilos Uzan makes free throw 2 of 2117–117
  132. OT 3:022BOSDillon Mitchell makes 1-foot running dunk (Gabe McGlothan assists)119–117
  133. OT 1:313BOSDillon Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer122–117
  134. OT 21.12BOSMilos Uzan makes 20-foot pullup jump shot124–117
  135. OT 11.23PHIJameer Nelson Jr. makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot124–120
  136. OT 7.81BOSRon Harper Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2125–120

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Game recap

Preseason. Final OT. Quarters: Boston Celtics 34, 24, 26, 31, 10; Philadelphia 76ers 28, 32, 34, 21, 5.

Hugo Gonzalez 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists. Ron Harper Jr. 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. Milos Uzan 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists

Joel Embiid 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists. Tyrese Maxey 22 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists. Jaylen Brown 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers — NBA Game Analysis

Boston Celtics defeated Philadelphia 76ers 125–120 (Final/OT), a 5-point margin. Philadelphia 76ers shot 45% from the field, compared with 41% from the field for Boston Celtics. Boston Celtics shot 31% from three-point range, compared with 18% from three-point range for Philadelphia 76ers. Boston Celtics led the rebounding count, 63 to 46. Philadelphia 76ers committed fewer turnovers, 18 to 21.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatBoston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
FG44-10841-92
Field Goal %4145
3PT17-547-38
Three Point %3118
FT20-2631-41
Free Throw %7776
Rebounds6346
Offensive Rebounds185
Defensive Rebounds4541
Assists3129
Steals1314
Blocks45
Turnovers2118
Total Turnovers2418
Fast Break Points1825
Points in Paint4452

Leaders

  • PointsJoel Embiid · PHI · 27
  • AssistsLeBron James · PHI · 7
  • ReboundsJoel Embiid · PHI · 8
  • PointsHugo Gonzalez · BOS · 21
  • AssistsHayden Gray · BOS · 7
  • ReboundsGabe McGlothan · BOS · 13

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