76ers vs Celtics, Game 2: 76ers win 111-97, series tied 1-1
Updated
111–97
Final
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
2026 East First Round · Series tied 1-1
76ers vs Celtics Game 2 final: the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on April 21, 2026 at TD Garden. Series tied 1-1 after Game 2.
76ers vs Celtics Game Info
- Date
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026
- Tip-off
- 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
- Arena
- TD Garden, Boston, MA
- Season
- 2025-26 NBA Season
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76ers | 25 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 111 |
| Celtics | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 97 |
76ers vs Celtics Recap
The series is tied 1-1.
VJ Edgecombe led the 76ers with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 36 points.
The 76ers did the damage in the 2nd quarter, winning that period by 11.
Top Performers
76ers
- 30 PTS VJ Edgecombe
- 10 REB VJ Edgecombe
- 9 AST Tyrese Maxey
Celtics
- 36 PTS Jaylen Brown
- 14 REB Jayson Tatum
- 9 AST Jayson Tatum
Team Stats
| 76ers | Stat | Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| 43-90 | Field Goals | 35-89 |
| 47.8% | FG % | 39.3% |
| 19-39 | 3-Pointers | 13-50 |
| 48.7% | 3P % | 26.0% |
| 6-11 | Free Throws | 14-18 |
| 54.5% | FT % | 77.8% |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Off. Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 16 | Biggest Lead | 13 |
Four Factors
| Team | Effective FG% | Turnover % | Off. rebound % | FT rate (FTM/FGA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 76ers | 58.3% | 6.9% | 27.3% | 0.067 |
 Celtics | 46.6% | 10.2% | 37.5% | 0.157 |
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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George F | 35 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Adem Bona C | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyrese Maxey G | 39 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-28 | 5-12 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. FG | 32 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-1 | +10 |
| VJ Edgecombe G | 35 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12-20 | 6-10 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Quentin Grimes G | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Dominick Barlow F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Justin Edwards G | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Andre Drummond C | 26 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | +12 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser GF | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Jaylen Brown GF | 38 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-24 | 5-12 | 9-12 | -9 |
| Jayson Tatum FG | 38 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-19 | 2-8 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Neemias Queta C | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Derrick White G | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-12 | 2-10 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard G | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Luka Garza C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jordan Walsh F | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Baylor Scheierman G | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Ron Harper Jr. F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Nikola Vučević C | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Max Shulga G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
Game Flow
Celtics lead76ers lead
- Lead changes
- 7
- Times tied
- 6
- Celtics largest lead
- 13
- 76ers largest lead
- 16
Play-by-Play
Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown 76ers-Celtics.
1st Quarter 24 scoring plays
- 0:0176ersPaul George +225-28
- 0:52CelticsNikola Vučević +223-28
- 1:3876ersTyrese Maxey +223-26
- 1:5976ersQuentin Grimes +321-26
- 2:1976ersAndre Drummond +218-26
- 3:0276ersTyrese Maxey +316-26
- 3:20CelticsNikola Vučević +313-26
- 4:21CelticsJaylen Brown +213-23
- 4:38CelticsJaylen Brown +113-21
- 5:10CelticsSam Hauser +313-20
- 6:25CelticsNeemias Queta +213-17
- 7:02CelticsJayson Tatum +213-15
- 7:24CelticsDerrick White +313-13
- 7:4876ersTyrese Maxey +213-10
- 8:1376ersTyrese Maxey +211-10
- 8:23CelticsJayson Tatum +29-10
- 9:0976ersVJ Edgecombe +29-8
- 9:2376ersTyrese Maxey +17-8
- 9:27CelticsJaylen Brown +26-8
- 9:5176ersVJ Edgecombe +26-6
- 10:1776ersPaul George +24-6
- 10:42CelticsSam Hauser +32-6
- 11:0976ersPaul George +22-3
- 11:37CelticsJayson Tatum +30-3
2nd Quarter 32 scoring plays
- 0:5676ersVJ Edgecombe +362-54
- 1:0176ersKelly Oubre Jr. +259-54
- 1:40CelticsJaylen Brown +157-54
- 1:40CelticsJaylen Brown +157-53
- 1:40CelticsJaylen Brown +157-52
- 1:5276ersVJ Edgecombe +357-51
- 2:05CelticsJaylen Brown +154-51
- 2:05CelticsJaylen Brown +254-50
- 2:1776ersVJ Edgecombe +254-48
- 3:2576ersTyrese Maxey +252-48
- 3:42CelticsDerrick White +250-48
- 4:2776ersVJ Edgecombe +350-46
- 4:5876ersVJ Edgecombe +347-46
- 5:15CelticsJaylen Brown +244-46
- 5:3176ersTyrese Maxey +344-44
- 5:44CelticsJayson Tatum +241-44
- 6:16CelticsJaylen Brown +141-42
- 6:16CelticsJaylen Brown +141-41
- 6:57CelticsJayson Tatum +141-40
- 7:1376ersAndre Drummond +241-39
- 8:0376ersVJ Edgecombe +239-39
- 8:23CelticsNeemias Queta +237-39
- 8:3976ersAndre Drummond +337-37
- 8:58CelticsBaylor Scheierman +234-37
- 9:1676ersPaul George +334-35
- 9:4676ersQuentin Grimes +331-35
- 10:10CelticsJayson Tatum +228-35
- 10:2476ersJustin Edwards +228-33
- 10:4276ersAndre Drummond +126-33
- 10:53CelticsNikola Vučević +125-33
- 10:53CelticsNikola Vučević +125-32
- 11:33CelticsBaylor Scheierman +325-31
3rd Quarter 22 scoring plays
- 1:1876ersVJ Edgecombe +284-77
- 1:37CelticsJaylen Brown +382-77
- 2:0076ersVJ Edgecombe +282-74
- 2:5776ersVJ Edgecombe +380-74
- 3:54CelticsJaylen Brown +177-74
- 3:54CelticsJaylen Brown +177-73
- 5:04CelticsPayton Pritchard +277-72
- 5:40CelticsNikola Vučević +277-70
- 6:0976ersKelly Oubre Jr. +277-68
- 6:3276ersPaul George +175-68
- 6:50CelticsJaylen Brown +374-68
- 7:1376ersKelly Oubre Jr. +274-65
- 8:13CelticsJaylen Brown +372-65
- 8:31CelticsJayson Tatum +272-62
- 8:4876ersKelly Oubre Jr. +372-60
- 9:13CelticsJayson Tatum +269-60
- 9:35CelticsJaylen Brown +269-58
- 9:5276ersTyrese Maxey +269-56
- 11:1376ersPaul George +267-56
- 11:32CelticsNeemias Queta +165-56
- 11:32CelticsNeemias Queta +165-55
- 11:4676ersPaul George +365-54
4th Quarter 20 scoring plays
- 0:36CelticsLuka Garza +2111-97
- 1:0976ersTyrese Maxey +3111-95
- 2:04CelticsJaylen Brown +3108-95
- 2:4276ersTyrese Maxey +1108-92
- 2:4276ersTyrese Maxey +2107-92
- 3:1376ersVJ Edgecombe +3105-92
- 3:40CelticsJaylen Brown +3102-92
- 4:0776ersKelly Oubre Jr. +3102-89
- 4:3676ersAndre Drummond +299-89
- 5:0676ersTyrese Maxey +397-89
- 5:3976ersTyrese Maxey +394-89
- 6:25CelticsJaylen Brown +291-89
- 6:57CelticsJayson Tatum +391-87
- 9:1076ersPaul George +191-84
- 9:1076ersPaul George +190-84
- 9:32CelticsNeemias Queta +289-84
- 9:5376ersJustin Edwards +389-82
- 10:4776ersPaul George +286-82
- 11:06CelticsPayton Pritchard +284-82
- 11:47CelticsDerrick White +384-80
Next for the 76ers
East Conference Semifinals: Knicks vs 76ers · Knicks win 4-0
Celtics vs 76ers: Series So Far
| Game | Date | Matchup | Result | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Apr 19 | 76ers @ Celtics | Celtics 123-91 | Jaylen Brown 26 |
| Game 2 | Apr 21 | 76ers @ Celtics | 76ers 111-97 | Jaylen Brown 36 |
| Game 3 | Apr 24 | Celtics @ 76ers | Celtics 108-100 | Tyrese Maxey 31 |
| Game 4 | Apr 26 | Celtics @ 76ers | Celtics 128-96 | Payton Pritchard 32 |
| Game 5 | Apr 28 | 76ers @ Celtics | 76ers 113-97 | Joel Embiid 33 |
| Game 6 | Apr 30 | Celtics @ 76ers | 76ers 106-93 | Tyrese Maxey 30 |
| Game 7 | May 2 | 76ers @ Celtics | 76ers 109-100 | Joel Embiid 34 |
Series Leaders
Celtics
Jaylen Brown7 GP25.7PTS5.7REB3.3AST
Jayson Tatum6 GP23.3PTS10.7REB6.8AST
Payton Pritchard7 GP14.6PTS3.7REB5.1AST
76ers
Joel Embiid4 GP28.0PTS9.0REB7.0AST
Tyrese Maxey7 GP26.9PTS4.9REB6.6AST
Paul George7 GP17.4PTS4.0REB3.0AST
Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.
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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 2?
The Philadelphia 76ers won 111-97 on April 21, 2026. Series tied 1-1 after Game 2.
What is the 76ers vs Celtics series score?
Series tied 1-1 in the 2026 East First Round.
Who was the top scorer in 76ers vs Celtics?
VJ Edgecombe scored 30 for the 76ers. Jaylen Brown scored 36 for the Celtics.