Boston Coach Joe Mazzulla needed to get creative against the 76ers with two starters out, and he came through in a 117-107 Celtics win.
Boston Celtics
Short-handed Celtics fight off 76ers, 117-107
Playing without Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, Boston avenges one of its two losses.
Derrick White, Jayson Tatum lead short-handed Celtics over 76ers in matchup of East leaders
Derrick White scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to a 117-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a matchup of the early pacesetters in the Eastern Conference
NBA roundup: Warriors’ Green suspended for five games
Draymond Green is penalized for grabbing Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert around the neck during a fracas Tuesday night.
Celtics notebook: Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis share bond
The Celtics teammates live in the same building and have become friends, which seems to help them on the court.
Tatum scores 35, 17 in the fourth, to lead the Celtics to a 114-98 win over the Knicks
Boston turns a 91-88 edge into a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum lift Celtics past Raptors
Brown scores 29 and Tatum has 27 in Boston’s 117-94 win over Toronto.
Jaylen Brown scores 28 as the Celtics win their first game in the In-Season Tournament
Boston makes 19 3-pointers in a 121-107 wino ver Brooklyn.
Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey lead 76ers to sixth straight win, 106-103 over Celtics
Boston loses its second straight after opening the season with five wins.
Celtics notebook: Bad habits surfaced in Boston’s first loss
The Celtics had trouble containing Anthony Edwards and played too much one-on-one late in an overtime loss to the Timberwolves.