The Sixers came back from 19 points down to beat Washington 139-134 in overtime on Tuesday in D.C. Tyrese Maxey posted game highs of 39 points and 10 assists in 47 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back. Joel Embiid scored 25 points in 23 minutes, while Quentin Grimes added 23 points off the bench.

The Celtics hung on late, this time needing the 76ers to miss right at the buzzer. The end result was a 109-108 Boston victory Friday from Philadelphia. The C’s won their third straight game, getting to 3-3, while the Sixers dropped to 4-1. Boston also improved to 1-0 in NBA Cup play in East Group B.

Payton Pritchard and Derrick White had 15 points apiece for the Celtics, who evened their record at .500 by winning their third straight after beginning the season with three consecutive losses. Boston evened a 117-116 season-opening defeat to the 76ers on Oct. 22.

That starts for this season on Friday night, and the national Amazon Prime Video broadcast between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics will give viewers an early look at thi

The 76ers will be down a pair of rotation players as they face the Celtics at 7 p.m. Friday from Philadelphia. Paul George (left knee surgery) and Jared McCain (right thumb surgery) are both out for Friday’s contest as they have yet to play this season.

The 76ers and Celtics reveal the game statuses for Paul George and Jaylen Brown before their game on Friday night.

Tonight, the Philadelphia 76ers came within inches of a storybook comeback win against the Boston Celtics, but unfortunately, went down 109-108. However, under the bright lights of the NBA Cup’s opening night,

What do these games tell us about this version of the Celtics, if anything? Is it still too soon to say much about Boston in the season ahead?

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