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Boston Celtics vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

March 25, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Celtics beat the Thunder 119-109 on 2026-03-25 at home. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, and Sam Hauser. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 16 points (5/8) in his matchups, with Derrick White as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 14 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 119

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jaylen Brown GS 38:54 31 8 8 2 0 5 4 9-17 1-3 12-14 +7
Jayson Tatum GS 35:25 19 12 7 3 1 5 2 5-12 3-6 6-6 +2
Derrick White GS 33:08 12 2 6 0 0 1 2 3-11 2-7 4-4 +6
Neemias Queta GS 29:54 13 5 2 0 2 0 5 5-7 0-0 3-4 +3
Sam Hauser GS 28:39 9 5 0 0 0 0 2 3-9 3-8 0-0 +4
Payton Pritchard 32:52 14 2 1 0 1 1 2 5-11 4-6 0-0 +11
Baylor Scheierman 19:45 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 4-8 3-7 0-0 +11
Luka Garza 11:55 7 2 0 0 0 1 3 3-4 1-2 0-1 +9
Hugo González 9:29 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-2 1-2 0-0 -3
Totals 119 43 25 5 4 13 21 38-81 18-41 25-29

Did not play: Charles Bassey (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ron Harper Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Max Shulga (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan Walsh (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder 109

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GS 36:58 33 2 8 2 0 2 3 10-12 3-4 10-12 +1
Chet Holmgren GS 25:42 10 5 0 0 0 1 1 3-7 1-2 3-4 -5
Jalen Williams GS 23:39 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 2-9 0-3 3-4 -5
Isaiah Hartenstein GS 22:18 6 5 2 3 0 0 2 3-6 0-0 0-0 -1
Luguentz Dort GS 21:38 14 5 0 0 1 3 3 5-9 4-6 0-0 -1
Ajay Mitchell 25:26 8 3 2 0 1 1 4 4-9 0-3 0-0 +3
Cason Wallace 24:17 7 4 0 1 1 0 3 2-5 1-4 2-2 -1
Alex Caruso 21:14 9 4 2 1 0 0 2 3-11 1-8 2-2 -12
Jaylin Williams 13:43 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1-2 1-2 1-2 -5
Jared McCain 12:56 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-6 0-2 0-0 -17
Isaiah Joe 12:09 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2-4 1-3 0-0 -7
Totals 109 35 17 7 3 7 22 38-80 12-37 21-26

Did not play: Branden Carlson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Aaron Wiggins (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kenrich Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Celtics defense

Defender Guarded most
Jaylen Brown Luguentz Dort: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Cason Wallace: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jayson Tatum Jalen Williams: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Alex Caruso: 12 poss., 3 pts (0/0)
Derrick White Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Ajay Mitchell: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Payton Pritchard Ajay Mitchell: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Cason Wallace: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Neemias Queta Isaiah Hartenstein: 28 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Chet Holmgren: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Sam Hauser Chet Holmgren: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Baylor Scheierman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luka Garza Jaylin Williams: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Isaiah Hartenstein: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Hugo González Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Chet Holmgren: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Thunder defense

Defender Guarded most
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jaylen Brown: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Derrick White: 15 poss., 7 pts (1/1)
Chet Holmgren Jayson Tatum: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Sam Hauser: 12 poss., 3 pts (0/0)
Ajay Mitchell Payton Pritchard: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Hauser: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jalen Williams Derrick White: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jayson Tatum: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Cason Wallace Jaylen Brown: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Payton Pritchard: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/1)
Isaiah Hartenstein Neemias Queta: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Jayson Tatum: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luguentz Dort Jaylen Brown: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Derrick White: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/4)
Alex Caruso Neemias Queta: 9 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Jayson Tatum: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Jaylin Williams Luka Garza: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jared McCain Payton Pritchard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sam Hauser: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Isaiah Joe Payton Pritchard: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)