Celtics rally from 26-point deficit to top 76ers 118-110
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-110 on Sunday night.
Tatum added 11 assists and seven rebounds. Jaylen Brown scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds and six assists. Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points and Derrick White added 17.
Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points in the first half to help put the 76ers up by 23 at the break. Maxey finished with 34 points, his fifth straight 30-point game and 14th consecutive game of 28 or more.
Kelly Oubre had 18 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia, Guerschon Yabusele scored 21 points and Ricky Council IV added 11 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
Celtics: It wasn’t just Tatum and Brown for the Celtics in the fourth quarter as they scored 25 of the first 31 points of the frame. White and Sam Hauser hit two 3-pointers each, and a 3 by Tatum with 6:51 left put Boston up for good at 101-100.
76ers: Philadelphia beat the Celtics 118-114 in Boston on Christmas Day thanks to 27 points from Joel Embiid and seven 3-pointers from Caleb Martin. Both missed Sunday’s game. Martin sat out his 12th straight with a hip strain and Embiid his 15th straight with a knee issue.
The 76ers went ahead 94-72 on a dunk by Yabusele with 1:31 left in the third, but the Celtics cut the deficit to 14 after three quarters. The total run was 33-6 into the fourth.
After shooting 33.3% from the field in the first half, the Celtics shot 28 for 42 (67.7%) after the break and 15 for 22 (68.2%) in the fourth quarter.
Celtics: Visit Cleveland on Tuesday for a matchup between the top two teams in the East.
76ers: Host Dallas on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Kristaps Porzingis vs. Guerschon Yabusele (Jrue Holiday gains possession) | |||
11:51 | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | |||
11:49 | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | |||
11:29 | Guerschon Yabusele misses three point jump shot | |||
11:26 | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | |||
11:14 | Tyrese Maxey shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | |||
11:14 | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
11:14 | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 | |
10:57 | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:54 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
10:44 | Derrick White misses three point jump shot | |||
10:40 | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | Tyrese Maxey misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:19 | Justin Edwards offensive rebound | |||
10:16 | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot | 2-3 | |
10:10 | Ricky Council IV personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | |||
10:10 | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-3 | |
9:58 | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | |||
9:56 | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Ricky Council IV's two point driving layup | |||
9:49 | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | |||
9:40 | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point layup (Jrue Holiday assists) | 5-3 | |
9:17 | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:17 | Celtics defensive rebound | |||
9:06 | +2 | Kristaps Porzingis makes two point layup (Jayson Tatum assists) | 7-3 | |
8:54 | Jaylen Brown kicked ball violation | |||
8:47 | +3 | Ricky Council IV makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 7-6 | |
8:38 | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:36 | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | |||
8:26 | +2 | Ricky Council IV makes two point driving layup | 7-8 | |
8:10 | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
8:07 | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | +2 | Guerschon Yabusele makes two point layup (Ricky Council IV assists) | 7-10 | |
7:46 | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | |||
7:43 | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | |||
7:41 | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-11 | |
7:41 | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-12 | |
7:26 | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 10-12 | |
7:11 | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving layup | 10-14 | |
7:11 | Derrick White shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | |||
7:11 | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-15 | |
6:53 | Jayson Tatum misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
6:50 | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | |||
6:44 | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-18 | |
6:44 | Celtics 60 second timeout | |||
6:26 | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | |||
6:25 | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | |||
6:18 | Ricky Council IV offensive foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | |||
6:18 | Ricky Council IV turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:09 | Jaden Springer misses three point jump shot | |||
6:06 | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | |||
5:51 | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot | 10-21 | |
5:30 | Kristaps Porzingis misses two point jump shot | |||
5:28 | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:25 | Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | |||
5:25 | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:25 | 76ers offensive rebound | |||
5:25 | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:22 | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | |||
5:12 | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Brown assists) | 13-21 | |
4:57 | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
4:55 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
4:50 | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point running jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 16-21 | |
4:37 | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving layup | |||
4:35 | Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound | |||
4:30 | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 18-21 | |
4:20 | 76ers 60 second timeout | |||
4:16 | Jaden Springer personal foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | |||
4:00 | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 18-23 | |
3:53 | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | |||
3:50 | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Reggie Jackson steals) | |||
3:34 | Guerschon Yabusele misses two point hook shot | |||
3:31 | Derrick White defensive rebound | |||
3:23 | +3 | Kristaps Porzingis makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 21-23 | |
2:55 | Tyrese Maxey misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:52 | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | |||
2:47 | Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Adem Bona steals) | |||
2:43 | Adem Bona turnover (lost ball) (Jayson Tatum steals) | |||
2:28 | Al Horford misses two point layup | |||
2:26 | Adem Bona defensive rebound | |||
2:22 | +3 | Justin Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 21-26 | |
2:12 | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | |||
2:09 | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | |||
2:01 | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
1:58 | Al Horford defensive rebound | |||
1:54 | Sam Hauser misses three point running jump shot | |||
1:51 | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | |||
1:40 | Adem Bona offensive foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | |||
1:40 | Adem Bona turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:19 | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
1:16 | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | |||
1:11 | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point running finger roll layup (Kyle Lowry assists) | 21-28 | |
1:07 | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | |||
0:46 | Jayson Tatum turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Lowry steals) | |||
0:32 | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | |||
0:32 | Reggie Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:32 | 76ers offensive rebound | |||
0:32 | +1 | Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-29 | |
0:25 | Jaden Springer misses three point jump shot | |||
0:22 | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | |||
0:04 | Tyrese Maxey misses three point pullup bank jump shot | |||
0:02 | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Sam Hauser turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:00 | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | 76ers offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point pullup jump shot | 21-32 | |
11:41 | Adem Bona personal foul (Loose ball) (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | |||
11:32 | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
11:28 | Adem Bona defensive rebound | |||
11:16 | Justin Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Al Horford steals) | |||
11:06 | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | |||
11:02 | Justin Edwards defensive rebound | |||
10:50 | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
10:47 | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | Kyle Lowry shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul) | |||
10:39 | 76ers 60 second timeout | |||
10:39 | +1 | Al Horford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-32 | |
10:39 | +1 | Al Horford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-32 | |
10:24 | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving layup | 23-34 | |
10:17 | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Sam Hauser draws the foul) | |||
10:02 | +2 | Al Horford makes two point hook shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 25-34 | |
9:46 | +3 | Kyle Lowry makes three point jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 25-37 | |
9:30 | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | |||
9:30 | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-37 | |
9:30 | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:27 | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | Kyle Lowry misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:17 | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | |||
9:07 | Jayson Tatum misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
9:02 | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | |||
8:43 | Luke Kornet personal foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | |||
8:28 | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:26 | Adem Bona offensive rebound | |||
8:23 | Kyle Lowry misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:19 | Al Horford defensive rebound | |||
8:13 | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:10 | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:02 | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
8:01 | Celtics defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 28-37 | |
7:31 | Kristaps Porzingis blocks Kelly Oubre Jr.'s two point dunk | |||
7:29 | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | |||
7:27 | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point putback layup | |||
7:24 | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | |||
7:18 | Kristaps Porzingis misses three point jump shot | |||
7:18 | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:07 | +3 | Kyle Lowry makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 28-40 | |
6:50 | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
6:49 | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | |||
6:45 | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 28-43 | |
6:45 | Celtics 60 second timeout | |||
6:33 | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul) | |||