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Boston Celtics125
Philadelphia 76ers120
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSBoston Celtics | 34 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 125 |
| PHIPhiladelphia 76ers | 28 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 120 |
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia · 19,746 fans · Fri, Oct 16, 4:10 PM PT tip · preseason
Tuna’s ticket
+$329.31
Boston to win at 21¢, on $87.54
Boston on Kalshi
39.5¢ to 21.5¢
2 PM PT to the tip
Closing line
BOS +330
DraftKings; opened +154
Spread
PHI −10.5
opened −5.5; Boston won by 5
Bench points
77 to 36
Boston’s bench, ESPN box
NBA preseason · Fri, Oct 16 · Final, overtime
Celtics 125, 76ers 120 Boston’s bench wins the finale in overtime
Philadelphia’s stars built a 94-84 lead through three quarters and then sat. Boston’s training-camp roster won the fourth 31-21, Ron Harper Jr. tied it twice in the last 2:16, and Dillon Mitchell’s dunk and three won overtime 10-5. Exclusive Tuna’s Boston to win ticket, bought at 21¢ before the tip, settled at $1.00: $416.85 back on $87.54, a profit of $329.31 (+376.2%).
Exclusive TunaLead writerPublished · Graded from Kalshi’s settlement and ESPN’s final box score
Before the tip: the lines, the rest news and the price falling to 21¢. See the matchup
The price, quarter by quarter
Boston’s camp players led 34-28 after one and the price ran to 38.5¢. Philadelphia won the second and third, and late in the third, down 12, Boston to win traded at 8.5¢: the ticket was worth about $35 then. It was 11.5¢ as the fourth began, with Embiid and Maxey on the bench. It went back past 50¢ on Harper’s tying shots, sat at 52.5¢ as overtime started, and was at 99¢ before the final horn. Kalshi traded 3,188,190 Boston to win contracts from the tip to settlement.
When the stars sat, the game changed hands
| Player | Left at | Score | Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | Q3 3:25 | 77-86 | 8.5¢ |
| Joel Embiid | Q4 12:00 | 84-94 | 12.5¢ |
| Tyrese Maxey | Q4 12:00 | 84-94 | 12.5¢ |
| Jaylen Brown | Q4 7:51 | 95-98 | 29.5¢ |
Caldwell-Pope went out at 4:13 of the third and did not return. The five starters played 136 of the game’s 265 player minutes and were +66 together while they did. Philadelphia’s bench was -91. Boston’s bench outscored Philadelphia’s 77-36 and the Celtics won the offensive glass 18-5.1
The last minutes and overtime
| Clock | The play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2:16 | Ron Harper Jr. driving layup ties it | 113-113 |
| Q4 1:30 | Dillon Jones running layup | 113-115 |
| Q4 0:51.5 | Ron Harper Jr. 14-footer ties it (Dillon Mitchell assist) | 115-115 |
| OT 4:37 | Dillon Jones two | 115-117 |
| OT 3:21 | Milos Uzan two free throws | 117-117 |
| OT 3:02 | Dillon Mitchell running dunk (Gabe McGlothan assist) | 119-117 |
| OT 1:31 | Dillon Mitchell 26-foot three | 122-117 |
| OT 0:21.1 | Milos Uzan 20-foot pull-up | 124-117 |
| OT 0:11.2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. 26-foot step-back three | 124-120 |
| OT 0:07.8 | Ron Harper Jr. free throw | 125-120 |
Ron Harper Jr. had 16 points in 35 minutes and the two shots that sent it to overtime: a driving layup for 113-113 and a 14-footer from Dillon Mitchell’s pass for 115-115 with 51.5 seconds left. Philadelphia scored first in overtime, then Milos Uzan made two free throws and Mitchell scored five straight. Hugo Gonzalez led everyone off the bench with 21 on 6-of-10 shooting.
ESPN box score
| Player | Min | Pts | FG | 3PT | Reb | Ast | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe McGlothan starter | 22 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 13 | 2 | +6 |
| Tucker DeVries starter | 24 | 9 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 6 | 1 | −2 |
| Chris Cenac Jr. starter | 19 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | −14 |
| Milos Uzan starter | 23 | 14 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2 | 1 | −8 |
| Hayden Gray starter | 27 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1 | 7 | +11 |
| Ron Harper Jr. | 35 | 16 | 7-20 | 1-9 | 3 | 3 | +18 |
| Hugo Gonzalez | 20 | 21 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 4 | 3 | +2 |
| Luka Garza | 18 | 13 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | +3 |
| Jordan Walsh | 18 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | +3 |
| Dillon Mitchell | 25 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 19 | 7 | 1-11 | 1-6 | 4 | 5 | +4 |
| Amari Williams | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | +2 |
| Player | Min | Pts | FG | 3PT | Reb | Ast | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid starter | 29 | 27 | 7-13 | 2-7 | 8 | 5 | +6 |
| Tyrese Maxey starter | 30 | 22 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | +8 |
| Jaylen Brown starter | 31 | 20 | 8-14 | 1-5 | 8 | 3 | +9 |
| LeBron James starter | 25 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 8 | 7 | +17 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope starter | 21 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | +26 |
| Jabari Walker | 19 | 13 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 4 | 0 | −6 |
| Labaron Philon Jr. | 27 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1 | 5 | −20 |
| Jameer Nelson Jr. | 10 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | −4 |
| Dillon Jones | 10 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | −8 |
| Justin Edwards | 25 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 6 | 1 | −24 |
| Dean Wade | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | −6 |
| Rayan Rupert | 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | −14 |
| Caleb Love | 7 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 |
The tickets, graded
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Win
NBA · Fri, Oct 16Exclusive TunaWriter
YES Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers
- Entry
- 21¢
- Target
- $1.00
- Fallback
- N/A
+$329.31 on $87.54 (+376.2%)
Proof: the ticket on Kalshi (opens in new tab)
Locked Oct 16, 4:10 PM PT, before the start · graded Oct 17, 12:30 PM PT from Kalshi's settlement
Winner · paid in full at $1.00
Held to settlement at 100¢
Lockedlead time not on file
Bought before the tip: $87.54 for 416.85 contracts at 21¢. Settled at $1.00 after overtime: $416.85 back, +$329.31. See it on Kalshi · Read the column
The same night, Tuna had one over on every game on the slate in a 12 market Kalshi combo, Celtics at 76ers over 204.5 among them: $28.49 paid $117.73, 12 of 12, posted on Kalshi after the slate. See the combo on Kalshi
Agent Dime posted his own 12 leg totals parlay for the same slate before the games: one total per game, whichever side the market rated likelier, which made four of them unders. Two of the unders missed: Raptors at Pistons finished at 254 points against his under 241.5, and Trail Blazers at Warriors finished at 246 points against his under 245.5. His ticket went 10 of 12. See Dime’s ticket
| Game | Line | Total | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks at Pacers | Over 213.5 | 255 | +41.5 |
| Trail Blazers at Warriors | Over 205.5 | 246 | +40.5 |
| Kings at Spurs | Over 210.5 | 223 | +12.5 |
| Jazz at Suns | Over 205.5 | 235 | +29.5 |
| Celtics at 76ers | Over 204.5 | 245 | +40.5 |
| Timberwolves at Bulls | Over 213.5 | 249 | +35.5 |
| Raptors at Pistons | Over 201.5 | 254 | +52.5 |
| Wizards at Pelicans | Over 210.5 | 213 | +2.5 |
| Hawks at Mavericks | Over 212.5 | 246 | +33.5 |
| Hornets at Grizzlies | Over 209.5 | 215 | +5.5 |
| Nuggets at Lakers | Over 212.5 | 227 | +14.5 |
| Heat at Magic | Over 212.5 | 251 | +38.5 |
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Sources
- ESPN game summary, event 401898407: score by quarter and overtime, box score, play log with ESPN’s logged times, DraftKings open and close; and ESPN’s Oct 16 NBA scoreboard. Read Sat, Oct 17. Kept as data/results/nba-2026-10-16-bos-phi-espn.json. Open the game on ESPN
- Kalshi public API, Boston to win (Celtics at 76ers, Oct 16): hourly candles from Mon, Oct 12 and one-minute candles from 1 PM PT Oct 16 to settlement, read Sat, Oct 17. Prices are the middle of the closing bid and ask. Kept as data/results/nba-2026-10-16-bos-phi-kalshi.json.
- CelticsBlog via Yahoo Sports, “Celtics announce unexpected starting lineup,” Oct 16, 10:47 PM UTC (3:47 PM PT). Read it
- Covers, NBA preseason moneyline picks for Friday, Oct 16, 2026 (1:38 PM ET). Read it
- Action Network preview via Yahoo Sports, Celtics vs 76ers prediction, Oct 16, 12:04 PM UTC (8:04 AM ET). Read it
- MassLive via Yahoo Sports, 4 takeaways as the Celtics beat the Sixers, Oct 17, 3:04 AM UTC: who sat for Boston and the 18-5 offensive rebounds. Read it
- Tuna’s Kalshi post, “Why the weird odds?”: BOS Celtics, 21% chance, cost $87.54, paid out $416.85. See the ticket on Kalshi
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