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Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors

March 18, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Celtics beat the Warriors 120-99 on 2026-03-18 at home. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, and Sam Hauser. The Warriors started Draymond Green, Kristaps Porziņģis, De'Anthony Melton, Gui Santos, and Brandin Podziemski. Kristaps Porziņģis (Warriors) scored 10 points (3/9) in his matchups, with Neemias Queta as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 13 points (4/12) in his matchups, with Gui Santos as his primary defender.

Box score

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

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 120

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jaylen Brown GS 35:09 32 6 5 2 0 5 3 11-20 1-4 9-9 +23
Derrick White GS 31:26 11 6 1 3 1 2 2 4-8 1-5 2-2 +13
Jayson Tatum GS 30:57 24 10 2 1 0 4 2 7-15 5-11 5-6 +18
Neemias Queta GS 28:09 8 7 3 1 0 0 3 4-7 0-0 0-0 +16
Sam Hauser GS 20:41 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-6 2-5 0-0 +6
Payton Pritchard 30:37 19 0 7 1 0 1 2 8-16 3-7 0-0 +25
Baylor Scheierman 24:31 3 8 3 1 0 1 4 1-4 1-3 0-0 +10
Luka Garza 17:37 15 7 0 3 0 2 1 6-10 1-2 2-2 +10
Hugo González 9:42 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 +2
Ron Harper Jr. 6:43 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 -8
Max Shulga 2:14 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 -5
Charles Bassey 2:14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -5
Totals 120 49 22 12 1 16 20 44-92 14-39 18-19

Did not play: Jordan Walsh (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors 99

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Draymond Green GS 31:58 13 5 5 1 0 4 1 5-12 3-7 0-0 -12
Gui Santos GS 28:03 13 5 0 0 0 3 4 5-12 0-4 3-3 -4
Brandin Podziemski GS 27:48 10 6 5 1 0 2 2 1-8 1-7 7-10 -11
De'Anthony Melton GS 23:21 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 2-9 1-6 0-0 -13
Kristaps Porziņģis GS 22:30 11 5 2 2 2 0 1 4-13 2-7 1-4 +3
Will Richard 25:09 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 3-6 0-3 1-1 -7
Gary Payton II 20:47 14 6 4 4 0 0 2 7-11 0-3 0-0 -17
Quinten Post 20:32 6 5 3 0 0 0 2 2-4 1-2 1-2 -21
Pat Spencer 20:25 14 1 2 1 0 3 1 5-11 2-3 2-2 -8
Malevy Leons 9:54 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 -12
Omer Yurtseven 4:58 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 2-3 0-1 0-0 -3
Nate Williams 4:35 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0
Totals 99 39 26 12 3 14 17 36-90 10-43 17-24

Did not play: LJ Cryer (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

GSW
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors

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 Draymond Green: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · De'Anthony Melton: 12 poss., 10 pts (4/4)
Jayson Tatum Gui Santos: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · De'Anthony Melton: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Derrick White Brandin Podziemski: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Draymond Green: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Neemias Queta Kristaps Porziņģis: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quinten Post: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Payton Pritchard Will Richard: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Pat Spencer: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Baylor Scheierman Gui Santos: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Draymond Green: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Sam Hauser Pat Spencer: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Gui Santos: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Luka Garza Quinten Post: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kristaps Porziņģis: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Hugo González Brandin Podziemski: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Richard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ron Harper Jr. Draymond Green: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Will Richard: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Max Shulga Nate Williams: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Pat Spencer: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Charles Bassey Omer Yurtseven: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Will Richard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Warriors defense

Defender Guarded most
Draymond Green Neemias Queta: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Jaylen Brown: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Gui Santos Jaylen Brown: 12 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Will Richard Derrick White: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaylen Brown: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Brandin Podziemski Payton Pritchard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 3 pts (0/1)
De'Anthony Melton Jaylen Brown: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Pat Spencer Payton Pritchard: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Sam Hauser: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kristaps Porziņģis Jayson Tatum: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Neemias Queta: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Gary Payton II Derrick White: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Quinten Post Jayson Tatum: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Baylor Scheierman: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Malevy Leons Luka Garza: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ron Harper Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Omer Yurtseven Luka Garza: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Hugo González: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Nate Williams Baylor Scheierman: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ron Harper Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)