NBA · 2025-01-05 (UTC)

Boston Celtics at Oklahoma City Thunder

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

28 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 13-point margin, a 11-attempt free-throw edge for BOS, 3 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 36 total · BOS 18, OKC 18 · even

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 13 pts
  • Fouls : BOS 18, OKC 18 — even
  • Late-game fouls : 3 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : BOS 24, OKC 13 — +11 BOS
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

OKC (Home)

  • Jalen Williams — 5 PF (Q4 0:59.1)

BOS (Away)

  • Kristaps Porzingis — 5 PF (Q4 5:47)

Foul trouble added more availability pressure for OKC in late-game minutes.

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Boston Celtics: Limited team-specific sample
  • Oklahoma City Thunder: Limited team-specific sample

Postgame result

BOS 92–105 OKC · Winner: Oklahoma City Thunder

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 36 total fouls
  • BOS fouls: 18
  • OKC fouls: 18

For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.

Challenge analysis

2 challenge/review events — 2 unresolved.

TeamClockKindOutcome
OKC 4:36 Coach's challenge Unresolved
BOS 5:03 Ref-initiated review Unresolved