Celtics vs 76ers, Game 3: Celtics win 108-100, Celtics lead series 2-1

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NBA Playoffs · Eastern conference first round
Boston CelticsCeltics
Playoffs 2-1 · Away
108–100
Final
Friday, April 24, 2026
Philadelphia 76ers76ers
Playoffs 1-2 · Home

2026 East First Round · Celtics lead 2-1

  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

Celtics vs 76ers Game 3 final: the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 on April 24, 2026 at Wells Fargo Center. Celtics lead 2-1 after Game 3.

Celtics vs 76ers Game Info

Date
Friday, April 24, 2026
Tip-off
7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
Arena
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
Season
2025-26 NBA Season

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics29252529108
76ers24232726100

Celtics vs 76ers Recap

The Celtics lead the series 2-1.

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 25 points and 7 assists. Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 31 points and 6 assists.

Top Performers

Celtics

76ers

Team Stats

CelticsStat76ers
36-81Field Goals38-87
44.4%FG %43.7%
20-473-Pointers12-35
42.6%3P %34.3%
16-17Free Throws12-16
94.1%FT %75.0%
45Rebounds37
15Off. Rebounds13
21Assists18
6Steals6
11Blocks8
17Turnovers11
19Fouls20
10Biggest Lead4

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Celtics56.8%16.1%38.5%0.198
76ers50.6%10.5%30.2%0.138

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

Celtics vs 76ers Box Score

Boston Celtics
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Sam Hauser GF176300002-42-20-0-6
Jayson Tatum FG4225571019-175-92-3+2
Jaylen Brown GF4025741369-161-26-6+13
Derrick White G3311421323-121-84-4-6
Neemias Queta C126701231-10-04-4-2
Bench
Baylor Scheierman G126312002-42-40-0-5
Nikola Vučević C3011640344-103-90-0+7
Payton Pritchard G3315420015-125-100-0+18
Luka Garza C43210001-31-20-0+1
Jordan Walsh F120400000-20-10-0+18
Philadelphia 76ers
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kelly Oubre Jr. FG3917611106-121-44-4-8
Tyrese Maxey G42314612112-315-132-2-5
Adem Bona C2210501333-50-04-6+9
Paul George F4118052017-144-70-0-4
VJ Edgecombe G41101051125-170-70-00
Bench
Andre Drummond C2512600025-62-20-2-17
Justin Edwards G120200020-10-10-0-7
Quentin Grimes G142410100-10-12-2-8

Game Flow

76ers leadCeltics lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
8
Times tied
7
76ers largest lead
4
Celtics largest lead
10
Play-by-Play

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

1st Quarter 26 scoring plays
  • 0:10CelticsNikola Vučević +329-24
  • 0:2976ersKelly Oubre Jr. +126-24
  • 0:2976ersKelly Oubre Jr. +126-23
  • 0:4876ersTyrese Maxey +126-22
  • 0:4876ersTyrese Maxey +126-21
  • 1:03CelticsPayton Pritchard +326-20
  • 1:57CelticsJayson Tatum +323-20
  • 2:0776ersTyrese Maxey +220-20
  • 2:46CelticsJaylen Brown +220-18
  • 3:0976ersKelly Oubre Jr. +218-18
  • 3:21CelticsJayson Tatum +318-16
  • 4:18CelticsNikola Vučević +315-16
  • 4:3476ersTyrese Maxey +212-16
  • 5:1876ersAdem Bona +212-14
  • 5:43CelticsJaylen Brown +312-12
  • 6:0276ersTyrese Maxey +39-12
  • 6:48CelticsPayton Pritchard +39-9
  • 8:0976ersAdem Bona +16-9
  • 8:0976ersAdem Bona +16-8
  • 8:57CelticsNeemias Queta +26-7
  • 9:0576ersAdem Bona +24-7
  • 9:5176ersKelly Oubre Jr. +34-5
  • 10:3676ersVJ Edgecombe +24-2
  • 10:51CelticsDerrick White +14-0
  • 10:51CelticsDerrick White +13-0
  • 11:22CelticsJaylen Brown +22-0
2nd Quarter 22 scoring plays
  • 0:05CelticsDerrick White +254-47
  • 0:2876ersKelly Oubre Jr. +252-47
  • 0:54CelticsSam Hauser +352-45
  • 1:21CelticsNikola Vučević +249-45
  • 1:5876ersKelly Oubre Jr. +247-45
  • 2:2976ersAndre Drummond +247-43
  • 3:21CelticsJayson Tatum +247-41
  • 3:3976ersAdem Bona +145-41
  • 3:5376ersVJ Edgecombe +245-40
  • 4:18CelticsJaylen Brown +245-38
  • 6:0476ersPaul George +343-38
  • 7:28CelticsJaylen Brown +243-35
  • 7:4276ersVJ Edgecombe +241-35
  • 8:0476ersPaul George +241-33
  • 8:24CelticsBaylor Scheierman +341-31
  • 8:4076ersQuentin Grimes +138-31
  • 8:4076ersQuentin Grimes +138-30
  • 8:58CelticsLuka Garza +338-29
  • 9:1976ersVJ Edgecombe +235-29
  • 9:38CelticsDerrick White +335-27
  • 10:53CelticsBaylor Scheierman +332-27
  • 11:2676ersPaul George +329-27
3rd Quarter 26 scoring plays
  • 0:37CelticsPayton Pritchard +379-74
  • 0:5676ersKelly Oubre Jr. +276-74
  • 1:32CelticsPayton Pritchard +376-72
  • 2:3676ersTyrese Maxey +273-72
  • 2:54CelticsNeemias Queta +173-70
  • 2:54CelticsNeemias Queta +172-70
  • 3:12CelticsJaylen Brown +171-70
  • 3:12CelticsJaylen Brown +170-70
  • 3:3776ersAndre Drummond +369-70
  • 4:08CelticsJaylen Brown +269-67
  • 5:14CelticsJayson Tatum +167-67
  • 5:29CelticsNeemias Queta +166-67
  • 5:29CelticsNeemias Queta +165-67
  • 5:4876ersTyrese Maxey +364-67
  • 6:1976ersTyrese Maxey +264-64
  • 7:0276ersAdem Bona +264-62
  • 7:2776ersTyrese Maxey +364-60
  • 7:4676ersTyrese Maxey +264-57
  • 8:06CelticsJayson Tatum +264-55
  • 9:47CelticsJaylen Brown +162-55
  • 9:47CelticsJaylen Brown +161-55
  • 10:1776ersPaul George +360-55
  • 10:4576ersPaul George +260-52
  • 11:17CelticsJayson Tatum +360-50
  • 11:3376ersPaul George +357-50
  • 11:50CelticsSam Hauser +357-47
4th Quarter 28 scoring plays
  • 0:06CelticsDerrick White +1108-100
  • 0:06CelticsDerrick White +1107-100
  • 0:27CelticsJayson Tatum +3106-100
  • 1:0076ersKelly Oubre Jr. +1103-100
  • 1:0076ersKelly Oubre Jr. +1103-99
  • 1:17CelticsPayton Pritchard +3103-98
  • 1:4176ersPaul George +2100-98
  • 1:57CelticsJayson Tatum +3100-96
  • 2:1976ersAndre Drummond +297-96
  • 2:39CelticsJayson Tatum +197-94
  • 2:5576ersAndre Drummond +296-94
  • 3:14CelticsJaylen Brown +296-92
  • 3:3376ersTyrese Maxey +294-92
  • 3:49CelticsJaylen Brown +294-90
  • 4:1576ersKelly Oubre Jr. +292-90
  • 4:5376ersAndre Drummond +392-88
  • 5:39CelticsJaylen Brown +192-85
  • 5:39CelticsJaylen Brown +191-85
  • 6:10CelticsJaylen Brown +290-85
  • 6:44CelticsDerrick White +288-85
  • 7:04CelticsJayson Tatum +286-85
  • 8:4276ersTyrese Maxey +384-85
  • 9:1676ersTyrese Maxey +284-82
  • 9:24CelticsJayson Tatum +284-80
  • 9:5576ersVJ Edgecombe +282-80
  • 10:1876ersAdem Bona +182-78
  • 10:37CelticsNikola Vučević +382-77
  • 11:0276ersTyrese Maxey +379-77

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 24, 2026

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

Celtics vs 76ers FAQs

Who won Celtics vs 76ers Game 3?

The Boston Celtics won 108-100 on April 24, 2026. Celtics lead 2-1 after Game 3.

What is the Celtics vs 76ers series score?

Celtics lead 2-1 in the 2026 East First Round.

Who was the top scorer in Celtics vs 76ers?

Jayson Tatum scored 25 for the Celtics. Tyrese Maxey scored 31 for the 76ers.