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
119
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
109
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
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser Starter 11.4 min
- Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard 5.0 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Baylor Scheierman 3.1 min
- Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman 3.1 min
- Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser 2.6 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams Starter 10.8 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 8.4 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Jalen Williams · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell 4.1 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 3.4 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Jalen Williams · Jared McCain · Ajay Mitchell 2.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 16 pts (5/8) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (32 %, 3 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (15 %, 6 pts) · Sam Hauser (14 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Williams 10 pts (4/9) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Jayson Tatum (45 %, 6 pts) · Derrick White (13 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (9 %, 2 pts)
| 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
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Jaylen Brown 14 pts (6/11) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (27 %, 2 pts) · Cason Wallace (20 %, 0 pts) · Luguentz Dort (18 %, 5 pts)
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Jayson Tatum 12 pts (5/11) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (31 %, 3 pts) · Jalen Williams (15 %, 4 pts) · Alex Caruso (12 %, 3 pts)
| 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) |