PHILADELPHIA -- — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Anfernee Simons added 19 and the Boston Celtics never trailed in a 109-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

Payton Pritchard and Derrick White had 15 points apiece for the Celtics, who evened their record at .500 by winning their third straight after beginning the season with three consecutive losses. Boston evened a 117-116 season-opening defeat to the 76ers on Oct. 22.

Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points to lead Philadelphia, which entered as one of four unbeaten teams in the league.

The game was the first as part of the NBA Cup for both teams.

Maxey’s drive with 20.8 seconds to play pulled Philadelphia to 109-108. After a Boston turnover on its ensuing possession, Maxey missed on an underhand scoop shot from the lane with 4 seconds left that would have given Philadelphia the lead.

Boston's Josh Minott then missed both free throws with 3.8 seconds left, but Joel Embiid was long on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Boston led by 20 points in a dominating first half. Maxey’s drive with 6 1/2 minutes left in the third tied it at 72-all, but Philadelphia never was able to go in front.

Embiid, playing a minutes restriction of about 20 minutes after offseason knee surgery, had 20 points in 25:04. Rookie VJ Edgecombe had 17 points after scoring 34 against the Celtics in his NBA debut.

Philadelphia came back from a 16-point, fourth-quarter deficit against Washington on Tuesday in a 139-34 overtime win and nearly rallied against the Celtics.

Up next

Celtics: Host Miami on Saturday night.

76ers: At Brooklyn on Sunday night.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Neemias Queta vs. Kelly Oubre Jr. (Payton Pritchard gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:38	Josh Minott offensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Payton Pritchard makes 19-foot two point shot	0	2
11:14	Tyrese Maxey misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	2
11:12	Derrick White defensive rebound	0	2
11:06	Payton Pritchard makes 12-foot running pullup jump shot	0	4
10:45	Jaylen Brown personal foul	0	4
10:31	Jabari Walker makes layup (Joel Embiid assists)	2	4
10:14	Payton Pritchard makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	2	6
9:54	Josh Minott shooting foul	2	6
9:54	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
9:54	Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:37	Tyrese Maxey personal foul	4	6
9:25	Josh Minott misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	6
9:24	76ers defensive team rebound	4	6
9:05	Tyrese Maxey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	4	6
9:04	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	4	6
8:54	Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	4	9
8:34	Jaylen Brown blocks Joel Embiid's two point shot	4	9
8:32	Jabari Walker offensive rebound	4	9
8:29	Neemias Queta blocks Jabari Walker 's 1-foot two point shot	4	9
8:29	Derrick White defensive rebound	4	9
8:21	Jaylen Brown makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Payton Pritchard assists)	4	11
8:01	Joel Embiid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	7	11
7:49	Payton Pritchard out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	11
7:44	Kelly Oubre Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover	7	11
7:26	Jaylen Brown makes 16-foot two point shot (Derrick White assists)	7	13
7:08	Joel Embiid makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	9	13
7:08	Josh Minott shooting foul	9	13
7:08	Sam Hauser enters the game for Josh Minott	9	13
7:08	Quentin Grimes enters the game for Jabari Walker	9	13
7:08	Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 1	10	13
6:42	Payton Pritchard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	10	15
6:30	Joel Embiid lost ball turnover (Derrick White steals)	10	15
6:25	Quentin Grimes personal foul	10	15
6:25	76ers Full timeout	10	15
6:25	Adem Bona enters the game for Joel Embiid	10	15
6:25	Luka Garza enters the game for Derrick White	10	15
6:25	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Neemias Queta	10	15
6:17	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	15
6:15	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	10	15
6:15	Luka Garza personal foul	10	15
6:02	VJ Edgecombe makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	12	15
5:43	Jaylen Brown makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Sam Hauser assists)	12	17
5:28	Tyrese Maxey makes 15-foot two point shot	14	17
5:18	Sam Hauser misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	17
5:15	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	14	17
5:08	Kelly Oubre Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	17
5:03	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	14	17
4:58	Anfernee Simons misses driving floating jump shot	14	17
4:55	Adem Bona defensive rebound	14	17
4:52	Quentin Grimes makes two point shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)	16	17
4:37	Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	17
4:35	Sam Hauser offensive rebound	16	17
4:28	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup	16	19
4:18	Sam Hauser personal foul	16	19
4:18	Tyrese Maxey misses free throw 1 of 2	16	19
4:18	76ers offensive team rebound	16	19
4:18	Justin Edwards enters the game for VJ Edgecombe	16	19
4:18	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 2	17	19
4:02	Anfernee Simons makes 3-foot two point shot	17	21
3:51	Quentin Grimes misses driving layup	17	21
3:50	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	17	21
3:46	Anfernee Simons makes 24-foot three point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)	17	24
3:33	Tyrese Maxey bad pass (Jaylen Brown steals)	17	24
3:29	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot	17	26
3:28	76ers Full timeout	17	26
3:12	Tyrese Maxey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)	20	26
2:52	Jaylen Brown makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	20	28
2:52	Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul	20	28
2:52	Neemias Queta enters the game for Payton Pritchard	20	28
2:52	Derrick White enters the game for Luka Garza	20	28
2:52	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	20	29
2:31	Adem Bona offensive goaltending turnover	20	29
2:31	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Jaylen Brown	20	29
2:12	Derrick White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	20	32
2:03	Justin Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	32
2:02	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	20	32
1:55	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hugo Gonzalez assists)	20	35
1:41	Justin Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	35
1:39	Derrick White defensive rebound	20	35
1:31	Anfernee Simons misses 16-foot two point shot	20	35
1:26	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	20	35
1:16	Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)	23	35
57.4	Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	35
55.1	Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound	23	35
48.9	Neemias Queta blocks Tyrese Maxey 's 3-foot two point shot	23	35
46.0	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	23	35
41.7	Hugo Gonzalez makes 26-foot three point shot (Anfernee Simons assists)	23	38
30.0	Justin Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	38
26.7	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	23	38
18.7	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	38
15.8	Justin Edwards defensive rebound	23	38
5.8	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	23	38
5.8	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 1 of 2	24	38
5.8	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Hugo Gonzalez	24	38
5.8	Tyrese Maxey makes free throw 2 of 2	25	38
0.1	Payton Pritchard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	38
0.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	25	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	38

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Xfinity Mobile Arena

Philadelphia, PA

Date & Time

11:00 PM, October 31, 2025

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Prime Video

Attendance

19,746

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Kevin Cutler, J.T. Orr

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	34	18	.654	W5
New York	33	19	.635	L1
Toronto	31	22	.585	W1
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

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