Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics
October 31, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the 76ers 109-108 on 2025-10-31 on the road against the 76ers. The 76ers started Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr., Tyrese Maxey, Jabari Walker, and VJ Edgecombe. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, and Josh Minott. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 5 points (1/4) in his matchups, with Kelly Oubre Jr. as his primary defender. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 15 points (7/14) in his matchups, with Xavier Tillman as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
108
Did not play: Johni Broome (DNP - Coach's Decision), Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision)
BOS
Boston Celtics
109
Did not play: Chris Boucher (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Walsh (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · Jabari Walker · VJ Edgecombe Starter 11.5 min
- Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · VJ Edgecombe 9.3 min
- Andre Drummond · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · VJ Edgecombe 5.0 min
- Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · Adem Bona · Justin Edwards 4.3 min
- Kelly Oubre Jr. · Quentin Grimes · Tyrese Maxey · Adem Bona · VJ Edgecombe 3.4 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Josh Minott Starter 9.6 min
- Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser 7.5 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 6.5 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Xavier Tillman · Josh Minott 5.3 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
76ers defense
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Jaylen Brown 5 pts (1/4) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Kelly Oubre Jr. (46 %, 2 pts) · Jabari Walker (19 %, 0 pts) · Tyrese Maxey (10 %, 3 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 12 pts (5/15) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Quentin Grimes (31 %, 3 pts) · Tyrese Maxey (22 %, 7 pts) · VJ Edgecombe (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Tyrese Maxey | Josh Minott: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anfernee Simons: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | Jaylen Brown: 26 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Derrick White: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| VJ Edgecombe | Payton Pritchard: 28 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Derrick White: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Quentin Grimes | Anfernee Simons: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/6) · Derrick White: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Joel Embiid | Neemias Queta: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Xavier Tillman: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Andre Drummond | Luka Garza: 17 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Neemias Queta: 4 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Justin Edwards | Anfernee Simons: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sam Hauser: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Adem Bona | Neemias Queta: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Luka Garza: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trendon Watford | Josh Minott: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jabari Walker | Jaylen Brown: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Celtics defense
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Joel Embiid 15 pts (7/14) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Xavier Tillman (32 %, 3 pts) · Neemias Queta (29 %, 2 pts) · Derrick White (11 %, 2 pts)
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Tyrese Maxey 21 pts (8/19) in 82 possessions
Guarded by: Sam Hauser (24 %, 3 pts) · Payton Pritchard (18 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (15 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick White | VJ Edgecombe: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyrese Maxey: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Payton Pritchard | VJ Edgecombe: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Tyrese Maxey: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/4) |
| Jaylen Brown | Kelly Oubre Jr.: 36 poss., 15 pts (6/8) · Tyrese Maxey: 6 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Anfernee Simons | Quentin Grimes: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Tyrese Maxey: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Sam Hauser | Tyrese Maxey: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Quentin Grimes: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Minott | Jabari Walker: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quentin Grimes: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Neemias Queta | Joel Embiid: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Adem Bona: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Andre Drummond: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Adem Bona: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hugo González | Trendon Watford: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Quentin Grimes: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Xavier Tillman | Joel Embiid: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Quentin Grimes: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Baylor Scheierman | VJ Edgecombe: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyrese Maxey: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |