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Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics

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33-36, 14-21 Away
Final
99 - 120

46-23, 24-10 Home

Brown scores 32, Tatum adds double-double as Celtics top Warriors 120-99

Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics: Game Highlights

Jayson Tatum added 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won three straight.

It was Tatum’s fifth time scoring at least 20 points in the six games he’s played since making his season debut following Achilles tendon surgery. It also marked his third double-double.

Golden State cut a 21-point third-quarter deficit to 11 early in the fourth, but Boston responded with a 17-6 run to push the lead back to 22 with just more than five minutes to play.

Gary Payton II and Pat Spencer both had 14 points to lead the Warriors, who have lost six of seven. They are 6-13 since star guard Stephen Curry was sidelined with a right knee injury. Draymond Green and Gui Santos scored 13 apiece.

Kristaps Porzingis, who played for the first time in TD Garden since winning a championship with Boston to cap the 2023-24 season, finished with 11 points and five rebounds.

Porzingis was traded by Atlanta to the Warriors last month and made his Golden State debut against the Celtics in San Francisco on Feb. 19. But this was his first game in Boston since the Celtics dealt him to the Hawks in July 2025.

A fan favorite during his two seasons with the Celtics, Porzingis received a standing ovation when a tribute video to him was played on the jumbotron between the first and second quarters. Several of his Warriors teammates joined in on the applause as Porzingis reciprocated.

Porzingis opened the game by blocking Tatum’s layup attempt and Neemias Queta’s putback on the Celtics’ first possession. He then scored the game’s first points, connecting on a 3-pointer.

That didn’t stop Boston from taking a 63-50 lead into halftime on the strength of a combined 39 points from Brown and Tatum.

Up next Warriors: At Detroit on Friday night.

Celtics: At Memphis on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 99 - 120
4th 23.3 Celtics defensive team rebound 99 - 120
4th 28.0 Pat Spencer misses 23-foot three point jumper 99 - 120
4th 43.2 Max Shulga bad pass turnover (Pat Spencer steals) 99 - 120

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/gs.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originGS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS
36-90 FG 44-92
40 Field Goal % 48
10-43 3PT 14-39
23 Three Point % 36
17-24 FT 18-19
71 Free Throw % 95
39 Rebounds 49
14 Offensive Rebounds 15
25 Defensive Rebounds 34
26 Assists 22
12 Steals 12
3 Blocks 1
14 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
13 Fast Break Points 15
44 Points in Paint 48
17 Fouls 20
4 Largest Lead 26
5 Lead Changes 5
5 Percent Led 92
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kristaps Porzingis, C Day-To-Day Sep 28
Jimmy Butler III, F Out Sep 28
Moses Moody, G Out Sep 28

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 0 0 .000 - -
LA Clippers 0 0 .000 - -
LA Lakers 0 0 .000 - -
Phoenix 0 0 .000 - -
Sacramento 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 0 - 0 0
Brooklyn - 0 - 0 0
New York - 0 - 0 0
Philadelphia - 0 - 0 0
Toronto - 0 - 0 0
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