Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers player stats and box score (Dec. 25) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers duels are always entertaining considering the history between the two franchises and all the battles they fought in the past and in recent times. The Celtics hosted the 76ers at TD Garden hoping to win the 23th game of the season.

Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey played together again to try to lead the 76ers to the promised land while Derrick White, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown led the charge for the Celtics.

The 76ers pulled off the upset against the Celtics behind terrific performances from Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, who scored 33 and 27 points, respectively, to lead this team to the promised land. Jayson Tatum responded with 32 points, but it wasn't enough for the C's.

Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers player stats and box score

Boston Celtics player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Neemias Queta	2	5	0	0	0	0
Jayson Tatum	32	15	4	1	1	3
Al Horford	17	4	2	0	1	0
Kristaps Porzingis	9	2	3	0	0	0
Derrick White	21	3	4	0	0	4
Jaylen Brown	23	7	4	2	0	5
Sam Hauser	0	2	0	0	0	0
Luke Kornet	6	10	2	0	2	0
Payton Pritchard	4	3	5	0	0	1
Jordan Walsh	0	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia 76ers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Paul George	12	4	4	3	1	1
Caleb Martin	23	3	2	1	0	0
Joel Embiid	27	9	2	0	0	2
Tyrese Maxey	33	4	12	3	1	3
Kelly Oubre Jr	4	8	2	1	2	0
Guerschon Yabusele	12	4	1	1	0	0
Kyle Lowry	5	3	3	0	1	0
Reggie Jackson	2	4	2	1	0	0

Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers game recap

The Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers started the game with a 30-25 win for the visitors in the first quarter, making a statement against the defending champions that they wouldn't go down without a fight.

Philly continued its dominance in the second period, with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey showing off their skills scoring in double digits (18 points each), the same as Guerschon Yabusele, who added 10 points coming off the bench.

Jayson Tatum, Al Horford and Derrick White led the Celtics in the first half with 16, 12 and 11 points, respectively, while Jaylen Brown failed to make an impact with only two points. Despite being up for a big chunk of the second quarter, the 76ers only had a three-point advantage in the second half, entering halftime up 66-58.

The Boston Celtics came back to life in the third quarter, taking it 24-16 to tie the game at 82 points ahead of the fourth and final period. Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey continued their good performances while the Celtics counted on Jayson Tatum and Al Horford to lead this comeback.

The fourth quarter favored the 76ers again, as they went on a 23-12 run in the first seven minutes of the game, taking a 105-94 lead. The Celtics went on a 15-3 run to cut the lead to three points with two minutes left on the clock before the 76ers managed their advantage and grabbed the 118-114 upset win against the defending NBA champions.