The Oklahoma City Thunder visited the
Boston Celtics to clinch a stunning
118-112 win. The visiting team was on their A-game, standing on top of the chart of the Western Conference with a staggering 54 wins to their record. The Celtics, also in the second position in the Eastern conference, failed to defend their home court against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company. Here are the box score, player stats, game summary, and everything you need to know about the
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics matchup at TD Garden in Boston on March 12.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics: Box score and player stats
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics. Image via: Charles Krupa/ AP
Oklahoma City Thunder box score and player stats | PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Luguentz Dort | 38:58 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 20:23 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Chet Holmgren | 33:43 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 |
| Cason Wallace | 30:28 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 38:35 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 25:06 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Kenrich Williams | 21:49 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -9 |
| Isaiah Joe | 24:44 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 6:15 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTALS | | 40 | 82 | 48.8 | 13 | 37 | 35.1 | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 118 | 6 |
| PLAYER | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Jaylen Brown | 37:59 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 41:15 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| Al Horford | 33:58 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | -9 |
| Derrick White | 37:19 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | -13 |
| Jrue Holiday | 34:36 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -14 |
| Payton Pritchard | 24:57 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Torrey Craig | 4:14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| Sam Hauser | 11:03 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Luke Kornet | 14:40 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -1 |
| TOTALS | | 41 | 94 | 43.6 | 20 | 63 | 31.7 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 112 | -6 |
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Boston Celtics game summary
The Oklahoma City Thunder put up a strong performance in their latest game against the Boston Celtics, securing a 118-112 victory.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 34 points, hitting 10 of 11 free throws. He also added five rebounds and seven assists. Chet Holmgren added 23 points and 15 rebounds. He also knocked down three three-pointers.
Cason Wallace scored 14 points with four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Luguentz Dort contributed 13 points while hitting three three-pointers. Isaiah Hartenstein added 11 points and six rebounds.
Aaron Wiggins played 20 minutes and was active on the boards, grabbing three rebounds. Kenrich Williams and Isaiah Joe each provided solid contributions, scoring 10 and 11 points, respectively. Ousmane Dieng saw limited action but managed to score two points in just over six minutes.
The Boston Celtics put up a tough fight but fell short of just 6 points.
Jayson Tatum led the team with 33 points. He also contributed eight rebounds and eight assists. Derrick White had a strong performance as well, scoring 22 points.
Al Horford had a solid all-around game, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Jaylen Brown had a rough shooting night, making just 5 of 15 shots and missing all five of his three-point attempts. He finished with 10 points and five rebounds.
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