76ers vs Celtics, Game 5: 76ers win 113-97, Celtics lead series 3-2
Updated
113–97
Final
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
2026 East First Round · Celtics lead 3-2
76ers vs Celtics Game 5 final: the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 113-97 on April 28, 2026 at TD Garden. Celtics lead 3-2 after Game 5.
76ers vs Celtics Game Info
- Date
- Tuesday, April 28, 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 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 28 | 113 |
| Celtics | 23 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 97 |
76ers vs Celtics Recap
The Celtics lead the series 3-2.
Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 33 points and 8 assists. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 24 points and 16 rebounds.
The 76ers did the damage in the 4th quarter, winning that period by 17.
Top Performers
76ers
- 33 PTS Joel Embiid
- 10 REB Tyrese Maxey
- 8 AST Joel Embiid
Celtics
- 24 PTS Jayson Tatum
- 16 REB Jayson Tatum
- 6 AST Payton Pritchard
Team Stats
| 76ers | Stat | Celtics |
|---|---|---|
| 39-78 | Field Goals | 36-89 |
| 50.0% | FG % | 40.4% |
| 15-42 | 3-Pointers | 11-39 |
| 35.7% | 3P % | 28.2% |
| 20-23 | Free Throws | 14-23 |
| 87.0% | FT % | 60.9% |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Off. Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 17 | Biggest Lead | 13 |
Four Factors
| Team | Effective FG% | Turnover % | Off. rebound % | FT rate (FTM/FGA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 76ers | 59.6% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 0.256 |
 Celtics | 46.6% | 10.8% | 26.3% | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid CF | 38 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12-23 | 0-5 | 9-10 | +13 |
| VJ Edgecombe G | 39 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | +9 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. FG | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | +7 |
| Paul George F | 43 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Tyrese Maxey G | 42 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10-18 | 3-10 | 2-2 | +15 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Quentin Grimes G | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 4-4 | +18 |
| Jabari Walker F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Adem Bona C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Lowry G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Andre Drummond C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Trendon Watford F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Dalen Terry G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Dominick Barlow F | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -7 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown GF | 40 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-23 | 1-4 | 3-5 | -17 |
| Derrick White G | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Sam Hauser GF | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Neemias Queta C | 26 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -10 |
| Jayson Tatum FG | 40 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-19 | 4-12 | 4-7 | -9 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Payton Pritchard G | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 1-1 | +8 |
| Jordan Walsh F | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -2 |
| Baylor Scheierman G | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Ron Harper Jr. F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Hugo Gonzalez G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Amari Williams C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Nikola Vučević C | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Luka Garza C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +5 |
Game Flow
Celtics lead76ers lead
- Lead changes
- 4
- Times tied
- 1
- Celtics largest lead
- 13
- 76ers largest lead
- 17
Play-by-Play
Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown 76ers-Celtics.
1st Quarter 20 scoring plays
- 0:1676ersTyrese Maxey +221-23
- 0:32CelticsNikola Vučević +219-23
- 1:49CelticsPayton Pritchard +219-21
- 2:1176ersTyrese Maxey +219-19
- 2:33CelticsBaylor Scheierman +317-19
- 2:4676ersTyrese Maxey +217-16
- 2:59CelticsJaylen Brown +215-16
- 3:22CelticsNeemias Queta +215-14
- 4:07CelticsJayson Tatum +215-12
- 4:4176ersJoel Embiid +215-10
- 4:54CelticsJayson Tatum +213-10
- 5:3876ersVJ Edgecombe +313-8
- 5:53CelticsJaylen Brown +210-8
- 6:52CelticsNeemias Queta +210-6
- 7:3576ersTyrese Maxey +210-4
- 8:09CelticsJaylen Brown +28-4
- 9:3276ersPaul George +38-2
- 10:0576ersKelly Oubre Jr. +25-2
- 10:55CelticsDerrick White +23-2
- 11:1576ersPaul George +33-0
2nd Quarter 35 scoring plays
- 0:1676ersJoel Embiid +150-57
- 0:1676ersJoel Embiid +149-57
- 0:35CelticsJaylen Brown +348-57
- 1:34CelticsPayton Pritchard +248-54
- 1:55CelticsJaylen Brown +248-52
- 2:1076ersTyrese Maxey +348-50
- 2:4276ersJoel Embiid +245-50
- 2:59CelticsJayson Tatum +343-50
- 3:32CelticsNeemias Queta +243-47
- 3:5976ersAndre Drummond +143-45
- 3:5976ersAndre Drummond +142-45
- 4:3876ersTyrese Maxey +141-45
- 4:3876ersTyrese Maxey +140-45
- 5:1476ersJoel Embiid +239-45
- 5:36CelticsNikola Vučević +337-45
- 6:0976ersQuentin Grimes +237-42
- 6:5176ersQuentin Grimes +135-42
- 6:5176ersQuentin Grimes +334-42
- 7:08CelticsJayson Tatum +331-42
- 7:1876ersJoel Embiid +131-39
- 7:1876ersJoel Embiid +130-39
- 7:37CelticsJayson Tatum +129-39
- 7:37CelticsJayson Tatum +129-38
- 7:4876ersPaul George +229-37
- 8:03CelticsDerrick White +227-37
- 8:2176ersVJ Edgecombe +127-35
- 8:39CelticsNikola Vučević +326-35
- 8:5276ersJoel Embiid +126-32
- 9:05CelticsJayson Tatum +225-32
- 9:32CelticsPayton Pritchard +225-30
- 9:5476ersJoel Embiid +225-28
- 10:26CelticsLuka Garza +223-28
- 10:4076ersJoel Embiid +223-26
- 10:54CelticsPayton Pritchard +121-26
- 10:54CelticsPayton Pritchard +221-25
3rd Quarter 32 scoring plays
- 0:1476ersTyrese Maxey +385-86
- 0:59CelticsJayson Tatum +282-86
- 1:2176ersQuentin Grimes +382-84
- 1:33CelticsJayson Tatum +179-84
- 1:4476ersPaul George +379-83
- 1:52CelticsJaylen Brown +276-83
- 2:1476ersQuentin Grimes +376-81
- 2:28CelticsJayson Tatum +373-81
- 2:5276ersAndre Drummond +373-78
- 3:34CelticsLuka Garza +170-78
- 3:34CelticsLuka Garza +170-77
- 4:05CelticsJaylen Brown +270-76
- 4:36CelticsPayton Pritchard +370-74
- 4:5376ersTyrese Maxey +370-71
- 5:12CelticsJayson Tatum +367-71
- 6:0076ersJoel Embiid +267-68
- 6:18CelticsJaylen Brown +265-68
- 6:3776ersVJ Edgecombe +365-66
- 7:0076ersJoel Embiid +262-66
- 7:19CelticsJordan Walsh +160-66
- 7:5276ersJoel Embiid +260-65
- 8:08CelticsJayson Tatum +158-65
- 8:1976ersJoel Embiid +258-64
- 8:41CelticsJaylen Brown +156-64
- 9:0676ersJoel Embiid +156-63
- 9:0676ersJoel Embiid +155-63
- 9:3276ersPaul George +254-63
- 9:5776ersKelly Oubre Jr. +252-63
- 10:13CelticsDerrick White +150-63
- 10:13CelticsDerrick White +150-62
- 11:18CelticsJaylen Brown +250-61
- 11:45CelticsSam Hauser +250-59
4th Quarter 22 scoring plays
- 0:25CelticsAmari Williams +1113-97
- 0:4076ersDominick Barlow +1113-96
- 0:4076ersDominick Barlow +1112-96
- 1:5076ersTyrese Maxey +2111-96
- 2:16CelticsJaylen Brown +1109-96
- 2:16CelticsJaylen Brown +1109-95
- 2:2576ersVJ Edgecombe +3109-94
- 3:3976ersTyrese Maxey +2106-94
- 4:5276ersJoel Embiid +1104-94
- 4:5276ersJoel Embiid +1103-94
- 5:1776ersJoel Embiid +2102-94
- 5:5876ersQuentin Grimes +3100-94
- 7:03CelticsNeemias Queta +297-94
- 7:2076ersQuentin Grimes +197-92
- 7:2076ersQuentin Grimes +196-92
- 7:2076ersQuentin Grimes +195-92
- 7:37CelticsSam Hauser +394-92
- 7:5876ersTyrese Maxey +294-89
- 8:3076ersJoel Embiid +292-89
- 8:57CelticsSam Hauser +390-89
- 10:1876ersJoel Embiid +290-86
- 11:4376ersPaul George +388-86
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.
More NBA Games on Apr 28, 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 5?
The Philadelphia 76ers won 113-97 on April 28, 2026. Celtics lead 3-2 after Game 5.
What is the 76ers vs Celtics series score?
Celtics lead 3-2 in the 2026 East First Round.
Who was the top scorer in 76ers vs Celtics?
Joel Embiid scored 33 for the 76ers. Jayson Tatum scored 24 for the Celtics.