76ers vs Celtics, Game 1: Celtics win 123-91, Celtics lead series 1-0

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NBA Playoffs · Eastern conference first round
Philadelphia 76ers76ers
Playoffs 0-1 · Away
91–123
Final
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Boston CelticsCeltics
Playoffs 1-0 · Home

2026 East First Round · Celtics lead 1-0

  1. G1BOS 123-91
  2. G2PHI 111-97
  3. G3BOS 108-100
  4. G4BOS 128-96
  5. G5PHI 113-97
  6. G6PHI 106-93
  7. G7PHI 109-100

76ers vs Celtics Game 1 final: the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 123-91 on April 19, 2026 at TD Garden. Celtics lead 1-0 after Game 1.

76ers vs Celtics Game Info

Date
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Tip-off
1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
Arena
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Season
2025-26 NBA Season

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
76ers1828252091
Celtics33313128123

76ers vs Celtics Recap

The Celtics lead the series 1-0.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 26 points. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 21 points and 8 assists.

The Celtics did the damage in the 1st quarter, winning that period by 15.

Top Performers

Celtics

Team Stats

76ersStatCeltics
35-90Field Goals45-90
38.9%FG %50.0%
4-233-Pointers16-44
17.4%3P %36.4%
17-23Free Throws17-22
73.9%FT %77.3%
40Rebounds43
11Off. Rebounds5
20Assists31
3Steals7
1Blocks3
14Turnovers8
20Fouls21
0Biggest Lead35

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
76ers41.1%12.3%22.4%0.189
Celtics58.9%7.4%14.7%0.189

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

76ers vs Celtics Box Score

Philadelphia 76ers
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
VJ Edgecombe G3313332026-160-51-1-26
Tyrese Maxey G3621180038-201-44-5-29
Kelly Oubre Jr. FG3110720015-140-50-1-21
Paul George F2817410024-81-28-9-10
Adem Bona C143300011-30-01-20
Bench
Justin Edwards G177600003-91-30-1-21
Andre Drummond C212521131-20-10-0-19
Jabari Walker F40100000-00-00-0-3
Quentin Grimes G247420023-61-20-0-13
Trendon Watford F76100003-40-00-0-1
Dalen Terry G61220000-20-11-2-2
Dominick Barlow F144300001-60-02-2-15
Boston Celtics
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jayson Tatum FG32251172019-171-76-6+20
Sam Hauser GF2812721004-64-60-0+14
Derrick White G3210361014-102-70-1+24
Jaylen Brown GF30264320211-212-22-2+23
Neemias Queta C1513210105-50-03-4+12
Bench
Nikola Vučević C173630021-31-20-0+13
Payton Pritchard G3412361024-122-92-3+21
Jordan Walsh F145220002-51-30-2+14
Baylor Scheierman G155200102-51-30-0+8
Hugo Gonzalez G10100100-00-00-0+3
Luka Garza C147210001-41-44-4+5
Ron Harper Jr. F45000002-21-10-0+3

Game Flow

Celtics lead76ers lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
0
Times tied
1
Celtics largest lead
35
76ers largest lead
0
Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown 76ers-Celtics.

1st Quarter 26 scoring plays
  • 0:02CelticsJordan Walsh +218-33
  • 0:52CelticsJayson Tatum +218-31
  • 1:19CelticsPayton Pritchard +318-29
  • 1:4376ersKelly Oubre Jr. +218-26
  • 2:04CelticsJayson Tatum +216-26
  • 2:3976ersDominick Barlow +116-24
  • 2:3976ersDominick Barlow +115-24
  • 3:35CelticsPayton Pritchard +214-24
  • 3:4976ersTyrese Maxey +114-22
  • 3:4976ersTyrese Maxey +213-22
  • 5:0476ersPaul George +211-22
  • 5:21CelticsJaylen Brown +29-22
  • 6:19CelticsDerrick White +39-20
  • 6:2876ersTyrese Maxey +29-17
  • 6:53CelticsJayson Tatum +27-17
  • 7:24CelticsJayson Tatum +27-15
  • 7:53CelticsJaylen Brown +27-13
  • 8:25CelticsSam Hauser +37-11
  • 8:3976ersTyrese Maxey +17-8
  • 9:36CelticsJayson Tatum +26-8
  • 9:5576ersPaul George +16-6
  • 9:5576ersPaul George +25-6
  • 10:09CelticsNeemias Queta +23-6
  • 10:5776ersTyrese Maxey +33-4
  • 11:15CelticsSam Hauser +30-4
  • 11:38CelticsNeemias Queta +10-1
2nd Quarter 36 scoring plays
  • 0:1076ersVJ Edgecombe +246-64
  • 0:30CelticsJayson Tatum +144-64
  • 0:30CelticsJayson Tatum +144-63
  • 1:0076ersVJ Edgecombe +244-62
  • 1:14CelticsJayson Tatum +142-62
  • 1:14CelticsJayson Tatum +142-61
  • 1:5076ersTyrese Maxey +142-60
  • 1:5076ersTyrese Maxey +241-60
  • 2:03CelticsJayson Tatum +239-60
  • 2:3876ersVJ Edgecombe +139-58
  • 2:3876ersVJ Edgecombe +238-58
  • 2:47CelticsJayson Tatum +136-58
  • 2:47CelticsJayson Tatum +136-57
  • 3:0876ersTyrese Maxey +236-56
  • 4:1076ersAdem Bona +134-56
  • 4:22CelticsDerrick White +233-56
  • 4:3976ersKelly Oubre Jr. +233-54
  • 5:46CelticsJayson Tatum +331-54
  • 6:40CelticsJaylen Brown +131-51
  • 6:40CelticsJaylen Brown +131-50
  • 7:0376ersVJ Edgecombe +231-49
  • 7:16CelticsPayton Pritchard +129-49
  • 7:21CelticsNeemias Queta +229-48
  • 8:03CelticsJaylen Brown +229-46
  • 8:1276ersAndre Drummond +229-44
  • 8:25CelticsNeemias Queta +227-44
  • 8:4376ersJustin Edwards +227-42
  • 8:59CelticsJaylen Brown +225-42
  • 9:5676ersJustin Edwards +325-40
  • 10:08CelticsLuka Garza +322-40
  • 10:37CelticsBaylor Scheierman +222-37
  • 10:5576ersPaul George +122-35
  • 10:5576ersPaul George +121-35
  • 11:2576ersPaul George +120-35
  • 11:2576ersPaul George +119-35
  • 11:36CelticsLuka Garza +118-34
3rd Quarter 27 scoring plays
  • 0:0076ersTyrese Maxey +271-95
  • 0:10CelticsJaylen Brown +269-95
  • 1:1276ersTyrese Maxey +269-93
  • 1:24CelticsJaylen Brown +267-93
  • 1:4876ersKelly Oubre Jr. +267-91
  • 2:04CelticsJaylen Brown +365-91
  • 2:55CelticsPayton Pritchard +365-88
  • 3:3676ersTyrese Maxey +165-85
  • 3:3676ersTyrese Maxey +264-85
  • 3:46CelticsJaylen Brown +262-85
  • 4:0776ersVJ Edgecombe +262-83
  • 4:3376ersPaul George +160-83
  • 4:3376ersPaul George +159-83
  • 4:51CelticsJaylen Brown +258-83
  • 5:24CelticsJayson Tatum +258-81
  • 5:56CelticsNikola Vučević +358-79
  • 6:24CelticsJaylen Brown +358-76
  • 7:4176ersKelly Oubre Jr. +258-73
  • 8:0276ersVJ Edgecombe +256-73
  • 8:24CelticsDerrick White +354-73
  • 8:3976ersPaul George +354-70
  • 9:01CelticsJaylen Brown +251-70
  • 10:2576ersPaul George +151-68
  • 10:2576ersPaul George +250-68
  • 10:41CelticsDerrick White +248-68
  • 10:5276ersKelly Oubre Jr. +248-66
  • 11:17CelticsNeemias Queta +246-66
4th Quarter 24 scoring plays
  • 0:45CelticsBaylor Scheierman +391-123
  • 1:2376ersTrendon Watford +291-120
  • 1:4376ersTrendon Watford +289-120
  • 2:1576ersTrendon Watford +287-120
  • 2:32CelticsRon Harper Jr. +385-120
  • 2:52CelticsRon Harper Jr. +285-117
  • 3:1176ersDominick Barlow +285-115
  • 3:57CelticsJordan Walsh +383-115
  • 4:1076ersDalen Terry +183-112
  • 4:56CelticsLuka Garza +182-112
  • 4:56CelticsLuka Garza +182-111
  • 5:3376ersJustin Edwards +282-110
  • 6:35CelticsPayton Pritchard +180-110
  • 6:5176ersAdem Bona +280-109
  • 7:02CelticsNeemias Queta +178-109
  • 7:02CelticsNeemias Queta +178-108
  • 8:3976ersQuentin Grimes +378-107
  • 9:03CelticsPayton Pritchard +275-107
  • 9:16CelticsJayson Tatum +275-105
  • 9:42CelticsNeemias Queta +275-103
  • 9:5676ersQuentin Grimes +275-101
  • 10:06CelticsSam Hauser +373-101
  • 11:07CelticsSam Hauser +373-98
  • 11:4976ersQuentin Grimes +273-95

Next for the 76ers

East Conference Semifinals: Knicks vs 76ers · Knicks win 4-0

Knicks vs 76ers series ›

Celtics vs 76ers: Series So Far

GameDateMatchupResultTop scorer
Game 1Apr 1976ers @ CelticsCeltics 123-91Jaylen Brown 26
Game 2Apr 2176ers @ Celtics76ers 111-97Jaylen Brown 36
Game 3Apr 24Celtics @ 76ersCeltics 108-100Tyrese Maxey 31
Game 4Apr 26Celtics @ 76ersCeltics 128-96Payton Pritchard 32
Game 5Apr 2876ers @ Celtics76ers 113-97Joel Embiid 33
Game 6Apr 30Celtics @ 76ers76ers 106-93Tyrese Maxey 30
Game 7May 276ers @ Celtics76ers 109-100Joel Embiid 34

Full series page ›

Series Leaders

Celtics

76ers

Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.

More NBA Games on Apr 19, 2026

That covers 76ers vs Celtics: score, leaders and box score above. Next: 76ers visit the Knicks May 12; Celtics visit the Pistons Oct 20.

76ers vs Celtics FAQs

Who won 76ers vs Celtics Game 1?

The Boston Celtics won 123-91 on April 19, 2026. Celtics lead 1-0 after Game 1.

What is the 76ers vs Celtics series score?

Celtics lead 1-0 in the 2026 East First Round.

Who was the top scorer in 76ers vs Celtics?

Tyrese Maxey scored 21 for the 76ers. Jaylen Brown scored 26 for the Celtics.