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NBA, round 500

AwayBoston Celtics125
Final (OT)
HomePhiladelphia 76ers120
Friday, October 16, 2026Xfinity Mobile ArenaAll Holly sports
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1234OTT
BOS3424263110125
PHI283234215120
Final

Celtics beat 76ers 125-120 in overtime

The Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-120 in overtime on Friday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

The Celtics came back from 10 down after the third quarter. The fourth quarter made the difference: the Celtics outscored the 76ers 31-21.

The Celtics shot 41% to 45% and won the boards 63-46.

For the Celtics, Hugo Gonzalez (G): 21. For the 76ers, Joel Embiid (C): 27.

The Celtics improve to 4-0. The 76ers fall to 1-3.

Attendance: 19,746.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#28
BOS · PointsHugo Gonzalez G21
#44
BOS · AssistsHayden Gray G7
#41
BOS · ReboundsGabe McGlothan F13
#21
PHI · PointsJoel Embiid C27
#23
PHI · AssistsLeBron James F7
#21
PHI · ReboundsJoel Embiid C8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
G. McGlothan F2262-72-70-0132110581+6
T. DeVries F2493-103-80-061120151-2
C. Cenac Jr. F19126-100-20-081111176-14
M. Uzan G23144-92-54-421110022-8
H. Gray G2773-61-10-017330102+11
A. Williams F1442-40-00-032100210+2
D. Mitchell F2573-61-20-0844001710
L. Garza C18133-62-45-761201423+3
R. Harper Jr. G35167-201-91-233510124+18
B. Scheierman G1971-111-64-545210041+4
J. Walsh G1894-91-30-051022142+3
H. Gonzalez G20216-103-76-843010132+2
Team12544-10817-5420-26633121134184525

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Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers: Game Highlights

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Maxey finds LeBron for a massive alley-oop slam

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Hugo Gonzalez throws down the hammer

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Joel Embiid gets up for the rejection

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Joel Embiid throws down powerful slam vs. Boston Celtics

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Labaron Philon Jr. drills 3-pointer vs. Boston Celtics

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Dillon Jones somehow gets the and-1 to fall

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Jameer Nelson Jr. knocks down the 3-pointer

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