Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Final Score & Over/Under Result — Apr 28, 2026

The market opened at 214.5, but Philadelphia's suffocating defense and Boston's third-quarter collapse combined to drag this matchup well below the number. The game landed at 210, cashing the UNDER by 4.5 points—a miss for DAGGER's pregame OVER call. From the jump, the quarter-by-quarter tracking told the story: Q1 opened modestly at 44 combined, then Q2 jumped to 63 as both offenses found rhythm. Boston and Philadelphia traded buckets through the first half's combined 107 points, keeping pace with the market's over-under threshold. But Q3 proved decisive: a 64-point combined quarter—the game's highest-scoring frame—arrived entirely too late. By then, the deficit had narrowed, and Boston's fourth-quarter collapse (just 11 combined points) sealed an underscore finish.

Joel Embiid led the 76ers' attack with 33 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Tyrese Maxey added 25 points with a team-leading 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Boston countered with Jayson Tatum's 24 points and 16 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown's 22 points alongside 5 assists. Quentin Grimes chipped in 18 for Philadelphia; Payton Pritchard supplied 12 points and 6 assists off the bench for the Celtics. Philadelphia's recent form entering this matchup—103.5 points per game over its last 10—proved prescient. The 76ers' defensive intensity limited the pace and scoring flow, preventing the 214.5 ceiling from materializing.