The Boston Celtics moved to 48-24 with a 119-109 result over the Oklahoma City Thunder, who entered at 57-16, at 7:30 PM EDT at TD Garden.
First quarter
The Celtics opened with 20 points while the Thunder countered with 31 points in the first quarter.
The Thunder built momentum with 10 fast-break points on 57 percent finishing, while the Green Machine produced 4 fast-break points on 40 percent.
The Celtics collected 56 total rebounds in the game, a foundation that started against the Thunder’s 40.
Second quarter
The Celtics scored 29 points in the second quarter to the Thunder’s 22 as the game tightened with 7 ties and 3 lead changes.
The C’s generated 25 assists on 38 made field goals, while OKC recorded 17 assists on 38 made field goals.
Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder match summary centered on Boston’s 18 made 3-pointers on 44 percent, compared with the Thunder’s 12 made 3-pointers on 32 percent.
Third quarter
The Celtics’ 39-point third quarter flipped the game against the Thunder’s 30 in the period.
Boston produced 19 second-chance points, while OKC finished with 2 second-chance points as the Celtics turned 10 second-chance attempts into 7 makes.
Jaylen Brown’s 31 points and 8 assists from the previous game framed the kind of creation Boston leaned on as the Celtics pushed the offensive pace through the middle quarters.
Fourth quarter
The Celtics closed with 31 points in the fourth quarter while the Thunder scored 26 as Boston protected its lead after holding a biggest lead of 14.
Boston went 25-for-29 at the line for 86 percent, while OKC went 21-for-26 for 81 percent, a gap that mattered in a game with 21 Celtics fouls and 22 Thunder fouls.
The Thunder forced 13 Celtics turnovers and turned them into 20 points off turnovers, and that stretch defined what went wrong for Boston Celtics even as the Celtics answered with 11 points off 7 Thunder turnovers.
Jayson Tatum’s 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists from the previous game reflected the all-around production Boston has used to stabilize late-game possessions, while
Derrick White’s 6 assists in that outing fit the Celtics’ ball movement that produced a 58 effective field goal percent team mark in this win.
The Boston Celtics vs Oklahoma City Thunder full match report also included the Thunder’s 34 points in the paint, but Boston answered with 40 points in the paint and 7 offensive rebounds.
Next up
The Celtics are scheduled to host the Atlanta Hawks at TD Garden in Boston on 3/27/2026 at 7:30 PM EDT, with broadcasts listed on FDSSE and NBCS-BOS, and Boston Celtics post-game interviews will follow the televised coverage.
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