Celtics vs 76ers, Game 4: Celtics win 128-96, Celtics lead series 3-1
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128–96
Final
Sunday, April 26, 2026
2026 East First Round · Celtics lead 3-1
Celtics vs 76ers Game 4 final: the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on April 26, 2026 at Wells Fargo Center. Celtics lead 3-1 after Game 4.
Celtics vs 76ers Game Info
- Date
- Sunday, April 26, 2026
- Tip-off
- 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT
- Arena
- Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
- Season
- 2025-26 NBA Season
Score by Quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtics | 34 | 22 | 39 | 33 | 128 |
| 76ers | 18 | 20 | 36 | 22 | 96 |
Celtics vs 76ers Recap
The Celtics lead the series 3-1.
Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 32 points. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 26 points and 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Celtics did the damage in the 1st quarter, winning that period by 16.
Top Performers
Celtics
- 32 PTS Payton Pritchard
- 8 REB Neemias Queta
- 11 AST Jayson Tatum
76ers
- 26 PTS Joel Embiid
- 10 REB Joel Embiid
- 6 AST Joel Embiid
Team Stats
| Celtics | Stat | 76ers |
|---|---|---|
| 42-87 | Field Goals | 33-80 |
| 48.3% | FG % | 41.3% |
| 24-53 | 3-Pointers | 9-30 |
| 45.3% | 3P % | 30.0% |
| 20-28 | Free Throws | 21-24 |
| 71.4% | FT % | 87.5% |
| 51 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Off. Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
| 32 | Biggest Lead | 1 |
Four Factors
| Team | Effective FG% | Turnover % | Off. rebound % | FT rate (FTM/FGA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 62.1% | 10.8% | 36.8% | 0.230 |
 76ers | 46.9% | 8.1% | 14.0% | 0.263 |
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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum FG | 34 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 9-9 | +25 |
| Neemias Queta C | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +12 |
| Derrick White G | 32 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Sam Hauser GF | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Jaylen Brown GF | 31 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-15 | 3-7 | 5-9 | +7 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Luka Garza C | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | +12 |
| Baylor Scheierman G | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Jordan Walsh F | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Nikola Vučević C | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | +11 |
| Hugo Gonzalez G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Max Shulga G | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Payton Pritchard G | 34 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-21 | 6-12 | 2-2 | +20 |
| Ron Harper Jr. F | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Dalano Banton F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid CF | 34 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-21 | 1-6 | 7-9 | -25 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. FG | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -31 |
| Paul George F | 30 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 3-3 | 1-1 | -13 |
| Tyrese Maxey G | 40 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 4-7 | 4-4 | -22 |
| VJ Edgecombe G | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Adem Bona C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Quentin Grimes G | 23 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Dominick Barlow F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Trendon Watford F | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -5 |
| Jabari Walker F | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Dalen Terry G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Justin Edwards G | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Andre Drummond C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -6 |
Game Flow
76ers leadCeltics lead
- Lead changes
- 4
- Times tied
- 1
- 76ers largest lead
- 1
- Celtics largest lead
- 32
Play-by-Play
Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Celtics-76ers.
1st Quarter 27 scoring plays
- 0:01CelticsPayton Pritchard +334-18
- 0:0876ersJoel Embiid +231-18
- 0:32CelticsJordan Walsh +331-16
- 0:50CelticsBaylor Scheierman +328-16
- 2:15CelticsPayton Pritchard +225-16
- 2:3676ersTyrese Maxey +323-16
- 2:49CelticsJayson Tatum +123-13
- 2:49CelticsJayson Tatum +122-13
- 2:49CelticsJayson Tatum +121-13
- 3:30CelticsJayson Tatum +220-13
- 3:56CelticsPayton Pritchard +318-13
- 4:30CelticsPayton Pritchard +315-13
- 4:4176ersPaul George +312-13
- 4:53CelticsLuka Garza +112-10
- 5:2476ersVJ Edgecombe +211-10
- 5:40CelticsPayton Pritchard +211-8
- 6:4676ersJoel Embiid +29-8
- 6:59CelticsNikola Vučević +29-6
- 7:53CelticsNikola Vučević +27-6
- 8:1076ersJoel Embiid +25-6
- 9:2776ersJoel Embiid +15-4
- 9:2776ersJoel Embiid +15-3
- 9:35CelticsNeemias Queta +15-2
- 9:59CelticsNeemias Queta +24-2
- 11:2076ersJoel Embiid +12-2
- 11:2076ersJoel Embiid +12-1
- 11:40CelticsNeemias Queta +22-0
2nd Quarter 21 scoring plays
- 0:06CelticsJaylen Brown +256-38
- 0:4776ersJoel Embiid +154-38
- 0:54CelticsJaylen Brown +354-37
- 1:1576ersJoel Embiid +151-37
- 1:4576ersPaul George +251-36
- 2:2176ersTyrese Maxey +251-34
- 2:50CelticsLuka Garza +351-32
- 3:4476ersTyrese Maxey +148-32
- 3:4476ersTyrese Maxey +148-31
- 4:24CelticsDerrick White +348-30
- 4:4376ersKelly Oubre Jr. +145-30
- 4:4376ersKelly Oubre Jr. +145-29
- 5:0676ersAdem Bona +245-28
- 5:4376ersAdem Bona +245-26
- 5:59CelticsSam Hauser +345-24
- 7:2976ersQuentin Grimes +242-24
- 8:12CelticsPayton Pritchard +242-22
- 8:3276ersQuentin Grimes +340-22
- 8:51CelticsPayton Pritchard +340-19
- 9:36CelticsJaylen Brown +337-19
- 11:4476ersPaul George +134-19
3rd Quarter 41 scoring plays
- 0:01CelticsPayton Pritchard +195-74
- 0:01CelticsPayton Pritchard +194-74
- 0:0776ersAndre Drummond +193-74
- 0:0776ersAndre Drummond +193-73
- 0:13CelticsPayton Pritchard +293-72
- 0:3276ersPaul George +391-72
- 0:37CelticsPayton Pritchard +291-69
- 0:4976ersTyrese Maxey +189-69
- 0:4976ersTyrese Maxey +189-68
- 1:18CelticsPayton Pritchard +289-67
- 1:30CelticsJaylen Brown +187-67
- 1:3976ersTyrese Maxey +286-67
- 1:55CelticsJaylen Brown +186-65
- 1:55CelticsJaylen Brown +185-65
- 2:0576ersQuentin Grimes +284-65
- 2:4176ersJoel Embiid +384-63
- 3:01CelticsPayton Pritchard +384-60
- 3:2376ersPaul George +381-60
- 3:44CelticsPayton Pritchard +381-57
- 4:0276ersJoel Embiid +278-57
- 4:22CelticsJayson Tatum +378-55
- 4:4176ersJoel Embiid +275-55
- 4:59CelticsJaylen Brown +275-53
- 5:1376ersPaul George +273-53
- 5:29CelticsJayson Tatum +173-51
- 5:29CelticsJayson Tatum +172-51
- 5:4976ersTyrese Maxey +371-51
- 6:5176ersJoel Embiid +171-48
- 6:5176ersJoel Embiid +271-47
- 7:06CelticsJayson Tatum +271-45
- 7:2576ersVJ Edgecombe +169-45
- 7:2576ersVJ Edgecombe +169-44
- 7:57CelticsJayson Tatum +369-43
- 8:30CelticsJaylen Brown +166-43
- 8:30CelticsJaylen Brown +265-43
- 10:20CelticsJaylen Brown +363-43
- 10:5776ersPaul George +260-43
- 11:07CelticsJaylen Brown +160-41
- 11:33CelticsJayson Tatum +159-41
- 11:33CelticsJayson Tatum +258-41
- 11:5476ersTyrese Maxey +356-41
4th Quarter 27 scoring plays
- 1:24CelticsMax Shulga +3128-96
- 1:51CelticsLuka Garza +2125-96
- 2:0676ersJabari Walker +2123-96
- 2:32CelticsRon Harper Jr. +3123-94
- 2:4876ersTrendon Watford +1120-94
- 2:4876ersTrendon Watford +1120-93
- 3:1576ersTrendon Watford +2120-92
- 3:47CelticsSam Hauser +3120-90
- 4:4376ersQuentin Grimes +1117-90
- 5:1576ersQuentin Grimes +2117-89
- 5:31CelticsJayson Tatum +1117-87
- 5:31CelticsJayson Tatum +1116-87
- 6:03CelticsJayson Tatum +3115-87
- 6:2576ersQuentin Grimes +2112-87
- 7:09CelticsDerrick White +3112-85
- 7:2776ersJoel Embiid +2109-85
- 7:49CelticsNeemias Queta +1109-83
- 7:49CelticsNeemias Queta +1108-83
- 8:1376ersJoel Embiid +2107-83
- 8:4376ersTyrese Maxey +3107-81
- 8:59CelticsBaylor Scheierman +3107-78
- 10:0276ersTyrese Maxey +2104-78
- 10:1576ersVJ Edgecombe +2104-76
- 10:39CelticsJayson Tatum +1104-74
- 10:39CelticsJayson Tatum +3103-74
- 11:04CelticsNeemias Queta +2100-74
- 11:43CelticsJayson Tatum +398-74
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 26, 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 4?
The Boston Celtics won 128-96 on April 26, 2026. Celtics lead 3-1 after Game 4.
What is the Celtics vs 76ers series score?
Celtics lead 3-1 in the 2026 East First Round.
Who was the top scorer in Celtics vs 76ers?
Payton Pritchard scored 32 for the Celtics. Joel Embiid scored 26 for the 76ers.