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Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 07 May 2023
Tip-off: 19:30
Final 116-115 (OT)
27-19 32-31 33-33 15-24 9-8
Position#4
Record59-30
FormWWWLL
Points / game114.3
Allowed / game110.3
vs
Position#3
Record63-28
FormLWLWW
Points / game118.1
Allowed / game111.4
USANBANBA - Quarter-finals· Wells Fargo Center
NBA2022-23
Meetings · Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics
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24 Apr 2026
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11 Nov 2025
PHI102
BOS100
31 Oct 2025
PHI108
BOS109
20 Feb 2025
PHI104
BOS124
02 Feb 2025
PHI110
BOS118
15 Nov 2023
PHI107
BOS117
08 Nov 2023
PHI106
BOS103
11 May 2023
PHI86
BOS95
07 May 2023
PHI116
BOS115
05 May 2023
PHI102
BOS114
04 Apr 2023
PHI103
BOS101
25 Feb 2023
PHI107
BOS110
15 Feb 2022
PHI87
BOS135
14 Jan 2022
PHI111
BOS99
22 Jan 2021
PHI122
BOS110
20 Jan 2021
PHI117
BOS109
15 Dec 2020
PHI108
BOS99
23 Aug 2020
PHI106
BOS110
21 Aug 2020
PHI94
BOS102
09 Jan 2020
PHI109
BOS98
23 Oct 2019
PHI107
BOS93
20 Mar 2019
PHI118
BOS115
12 Feb 2019
PHI109
BOS112
07 May 2018
PHI103
BOS92
05 May 2018
PHI98
BOS101
11 Jan 2018
PHI103
BOS114
20 Oct 2017
PHI92
BOS102
19 Mar 2017
PHI105
BOS99
03 Dec 2016
PHI106
BOS107
20 Mar 2016
PHI105
BOS120
24 Jan 2016
PHI92
BOS112
15 Dec 2014
PHI87
BOS105
19 Nov 2014
PHI90
BOS101
14 Apr 2014
PHI113
BOS108
05 Feb 2014
PHI108
BOS114
05 Mar 2013
PHI101
BOS109
07 Dec 2012
PHI95
BOS94
23 May 2012
PHI82
BOS75
18 May 2012
PHI92
BOS83
16 May 2012
PHI91
BOS107
23 Mar 2012
PHI99
BOS86
07 Mar 2012
PHI103
BOS71
11 Mar 2011
PHI89
BOS86
09 Dec 2010
PHI101
BOS102
05 Mar 2010
PHI86
BOS96
03 Nov 2009
PHI74
BOS105
14 Apr 2009
PHI98
BOS100
03 Feb 2009
PHI99
BOS100
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Philadelphia 76ers winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Boston Celtics winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Philadelphia 76ersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 Form76ers
Date
Competition
Miami Heat
#10
L
101-129
101
129
-28
95avg 107
H06/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
136-131 OT
136
131
+5
132avg 107
A07/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
134-105
134
105
+29
129avg 107
A09/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
121-101
121
101
+20
117avg 107
H15/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
96-84
96
84
+12
96avg 107
H17/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
102-97
102
97
+5
92avg 107
A20/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
96-88
96
88
+8
87avg 107
A22/04
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
W
119-115
119
115
+4
101avg 107
A01/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
87-121
87
121
-34
72avg 107
A04/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
102-114
102
114
-12
94avg 107
H05/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
31-41
15-26
32-29
23-33
32-31
21-32
33-27
33-29
36-21
25-32
39-39
34-13
30-25
37-33
26-23
28-20
25-25
19-24
24-14
28-21
32-28
26-19
18-35
26-15
22-29
18-19
26-15
30-25
31-38
32-28
24-21
32-28
22-28
27-29
16-35
22-29
29-28
21-29
27-31
25-26
217.9Avg total
109.4Scored
108.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (89)114.3110.3224.6+4.066%
Season at home (44)113.7108.9222.5+4.870%
Season away (45)114.9111.6226.5+3.262%
Last 10 (10)109.4108.5217.9+0.970%
Last 5 (5)101.2107.0208.2-5.860%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (25)111.8109.8221.6+2.060%
vs Weaker (5)128.2111.6239.8+16.6100%
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormCeltics
Date
Competition
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
120-114
120
114
+6
120avg 111
H09/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
112-99
112
99
+13
112avg 111
H15/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
119-106
119
106
+13
119avg 111
H18/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
L
122-130
122
130
-8
110avg 111
A21/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
129-121
129
121
+8
126avg 111
A23/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
L
117-119
117
119
-2
113avg 111
H25/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
128-120
128
120
+8
121avg 111
A28/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#4
L
115-119
115
119
-4
117avg 111
H01/05
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#4
W
121-87
121
87
+34
115avg 111
H04/05
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#4
W
114-102
114
102
+12
109avg 111
A05/05
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
29-31
32-33
39-26
20-24
29-19
45-25
20-31
18-24
28-25
33-24
29-32
29-25
37-33
30-41
26-26
29-30
35-25
30-28
27-34
37-34
27-30
39-28
26-24
25-37
35-34
33-33
30-33
30-20
38-31
28-32
21-24
28-32
28-22
29-27
35-16
29-22
28-29
29-21
31-27
26-25
231.4Avg total
119.7Scored
111.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (91)118.1111.4229.5+6.769%
Season at home (46)120.1110.0230.1+10.176%
Season away (45)116.1112.9229.0+3.262%
Last 10 (10)119.7111.7231.4+8.070%
Last 5 (5)119.0109.4228.4+9.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (10)117.7109.0226.7+8.750%
vs Weaker (20)118.2110.6228.8+7.770%
This opponent (Philadelphia 76ers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-5-3+0+3+5Q1Q1: -0.4-0.4Q1: +3.5+3.5Q2Q2: -3.0-3.0Q2: +3.6+3.6Q3Q3: -0.4-0.4Q3: +1.1+1.1Q4Q4: +4.2+4.2Q4: -0.2-0.2
-5-3+0+3+5Q1Q1: -0.4-0.4Q1: +3.5+3.5Q2Q2: -3.0-3.0Q2: +3.6+3.6Q3Q3: -0.4-0.4Q3: +1.1+1.1Q4Q4: +4.2+4.2Q4: -0.2-0.2
Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Philadelphia 76ersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Miami Heat
#10
L
46-67
46
67
-21
H06/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
L
53-63
53
63
-10
A07/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
61-53
61
53
+8
A09/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
67-58
67
58
+9
H15/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
L
44-49
44
49
-5
H17/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
W
58-47
58
47
+11
A20/04
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#13
L
40-48
40
48
-8
A22/04
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
63-66
63
66
-3
A01/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
49-57
49
57
-8
A04/05
NBA
Boston Celtics
#3
L
50-57
50
57
-7
H05/05
NBA
109.6Avg total
53.1Scored
56.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)57.757.5115.2+0.237%-
Last 30 at home (11)54.156.3110.4-2.236%-
Last 30 away (19)59.858.3118.1+1.537%-
Last 10 (10)53.156.5109.6-3.430%-
Last 5 (5)52.055.0107.0-3.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (25)56.256.4112.6-0.332%-
vs Weaker (5)65.463.0128.4+2.460%-
This opponent (Boston Celtics) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Boston CelticsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Atlanta Hawks
#16
L
61-64
61
64
-3
H09/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
74-44
74
44
+30
H15/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
61-49
61
49
+12
H18/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
L
67-74
67
74
-7
A21/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
65-53
65
53
+12
A23/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
66-58
66
58
+8
H25/04
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#16
W
68-67
68
67
+1
A28/04
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#4
W
66-63
66
63
+3
H01/05
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#4
W
57-49
57
49
+8
H04/05
NBA
Philadelphia 76ers
#4
W
57-50
57
50
+7
A05/05
NBA
121.3Avg total
64.2Scored
57.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)61.154.3115.5+6.880%-
Last 30 at home (15)62.352.1114.3+10.293%-
Last 30 away (15)60.056.6116.6+3.467%-
Last 10 (10)64.257.1121.3+7.180%-
Last 5 (5)62.857.4120.2+5.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (10)59.153.8112.9+5.380%-
vs Weaker (20)62.154.6116.8+7.580%-
This opponent (Philadelphia 76ers) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Philadelphia 76erstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Philadelphia 76ers: 109.4 points a game scored
🏀🏀50%
🏀🏀🏀35%
🏀14%
🏀🏀 2-pointers55.2 pts a game · 50% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers38.4 pts a game · 35% of the points
🏀 Free throws15.8 pts a game · 14% of the points
League average for comparison: 114.1 points a game
52%
32%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers53.927.6
51.2%
54.5%55.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers32.812.8
39.0%
35.8%38.4
🏀 Free throws18.615.8
84.9%
78.1%15.8
They take 86.7 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 32.8 of them are 3-pointers, so 38% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Boston Celticstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Boston Celtics: 119.7 points a game scored
🏀🏀46%
🏀🏀🏀42%
🏀12%
🏀🏀 2-pointers55.6 pts a game · 46% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers49.8 pts a game · 42% of the points
🏀 Free throws14.3 pts a game · 12% of the points
League average for comparison: 114.1 points a game
52%
32%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers47.327.8
58.8%
54.5%55.6
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers41.016.6
40.5%
35.8%49.8
🏀 Free throws17.014.3
84.1%
78.1%14.3
They take 88.3 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 41.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 46% of their shots are threes (league average: 39%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 07 May 2023 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Philadelphia 76ers
LLWWWWWWWL
Boston Celtics
WWLWLWLWWW
#4
League position
#3
+0.9
Net rating
+8.0
112.8
Offensive rating
120.0
111.8
Defensive rating
112.0
54.0%
Effective FG%
59.7%
55.9%
Opp. effective FG%
52.3%
13.1%
Turnover %
12.4%
24.8%
Off. rebound %
22.2%
0.21
Free-throw rate
0.19
39.0%
3-point %
40.5%
55.7%
Assist %
61.7%
70%
Form (last 10/10)
70%

Profile

Offence112.8 · 120.0Defence111.8 · 112.0Shooting54.0% · 59.7%3-point %39.0% · 40.5%Ball care13.1% · 12.4%Off. rebounds24.8% · 22.2%Free throws0.21 · 0.19Form (last 10/10)70% · 70%
■ Philadelphia 76ers   ■ Boston Celtics
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
05/05/23HBoston Celtics102-114
04/05/23ABoston Celtics87-121
01/05/23ABoston Celtics119-115
22/04/23ABrooklyn Nets96-88
20/04/23ABrooklyn Nets102-97
17/04/23HBrooklyn Nets96-84
15/04/23HBrooklyn Nets121-101
09/04/23ABrooklyn Nets134-105
07/04/23AAtlanta Hawks136-131 OT
06/04/23HMiami Heat101-129
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/05/23APhiladelphia 76ers114-102
04/05/23HPhiladelphia 76ers121-87
01/05/23HPhiladelphia 76ers115-119
28/04/23AAtlanta Hawks128-120
25/04/23HAtlanta Hawks117-119
23/04/23AAtlanta Hawks129-121
21/04/23AAtlanta Hawks122-130
18/04/23HAtlanta Hawks119-106
15/04/23HAtlanta Hawks112-99
09/04/23HAtlanta Hawks120-114

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Philadelphia 76ers
NBA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLL66%
HomeWLWWL70%
AwayWWWWL62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games894445
Win %66%70%62%
Points / game114.3113.7114.9
Allowed / game110.3108.9111.6
Point differential+4.0+4.8+3.2
Avg total224.6222.5226.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+31%34%29%
Close games (≤5 pts) won69% (26)57% (14)83% (12)
Overtime %7%9%4%
Boston Celtics
NBA 2022-23
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWW69%
HomeWWLLW76%
AwayLLWWW62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games914645
Win %69%76%62%
Points / game118.1120.1116.1
Allowed / game111.4110.0112.9
Point differential+6.7+10.1+3.2
Avg total229.5230.1229.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%48%29%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (26)46% (13)54% (13)
Overtime %12%13%11%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Boston Celtics91632869%118.1111.4+6.7
2 Milwaukee Bucks87592868%117.0113.9+3.1
3 Philadelphia 76ers89593066%114.3110.3+4.0
4 Denver Nuggets90593166%115.6111.8+3.8
5 Memphis Grizzlies88533560%116.1112.9+3.2
6 Cleveland Cavaliers87523560%111.2106.5+4.8
7 New York Knicks90523858%114.6111.8+2.7
8 Sacramento Kings89513857%120.2117.9+2.3
9 Phoenix Suns90504056%113.8111.8+2.0
10 Miami Heat92514155%110.0109.8+0.2
11 Los Angeles Lakers92504254%116.7115.5+1.2
12 Golden State Warriors92494353%118.5116.8+1.7
13 Brooklyn Nets86454152%112.4112.1+0.3
14 Los Angeles Clippers87454252%113.7113.6+0.1
15 New Orleans Pelicans83424151%114.4112.6+1.8
16 Atlanta Hawks89444549%118.2118.2+0.0
17 Minnesota Timberwolves89444549%115.1115.4-0.3
18 Toronto Raptors83414249%112.8111.3+1.4
19 Chicago Bulls84414349%112.8111.6+1.2
20 Oklahoma City Thunder84414349%117.3116.5+0.8
21 Dallas Mavericks82384446%114.2114.1+0.1
22 Utah Jazz82374545%117.1118.0-0.9
23 Washington Wizards82354743%113.2114.4-1.2
24 Indiana Pacers82354743%116.3119.5-3.2
25 Orlando Magic82344841%111.4114.0-2.6
26 Portland Trail Blazers82334940%113.4117.4-4.0
27 Charlotte Hornets82275533%111.0117.2-6.2
28 Houston Rockets82226027%110.7118.6-7.9
29 San Antonio Spurs82226027%113.0123.1-10.0
30 Detroit Pistons82176521%110.3118.5-8.2
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Philadelphia 76ers273233159116
Boston Celtics193133248115
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