Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points with 10 assists, and the Sixers stormed back with Joel Embiid on the bench, beating the Wizards 139-134 in overtime to remain unbeaten.

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Tatum was diagnosed with an Achilles injury after exiting Boston’s Game 4 second-round clash against the New York Knicks late in the fourth quarter, making it unsurprising to witness the 6-foot-8 star start the 2025-26 campaign on the bench.

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.

"We said if we got the game to 10 points, we were going to find a way to win," Maxey said. "We got the game to 10. We found a way to win."

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of only four NBA teams left who still haven’t lost a game in this early stage of the 2025-26 season. While it still early days, that is certainly a positive improvement so far from last year when Philadelphia finished with an underwhelming 24-58 record.

Philadelphia and Charlotte squared off in the second game of the season, with a handful of first-year players leaving their mark on the contest.