Philadelphia faces Boston following overtime win
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Boston Celtics (2-3, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (4-0, second in the Eastern Conference)
Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts the Boston Celtics following the Philadelphia 76ers’ 139-134 overtime win against the Washington Wizards.
Philadelphia finished 24-58 overall, 3-13 in Atlantic Division play and 12-29 at home a season ago. The 76ers gave up 115.8 points per game while committing 19.0 fouls last season.
Boston finished 61-21 overall and 39-13 in Eastern Conference play during the 2024-25 season. The Celtics averaged 116.3 points per game while allowing opponents to score 107.2 last season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The 76ers won 117-116 in the last matchup on Oct. 22.
INJURIES: 76ers: Paul George: day to day (knee), Dominick Barlow: day to day (elbow), Jared McCain: out (thumb).
Celtics: Jayson Tatum: out (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.