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The Boston Celtics will look to extend their first win streak of the NBA's 2025-26 regular season with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers faced off in a key early-season clash, each battling significant injury concerns. Boston, without star Jayso
Tyrese Maxey had a great highlight during the third quarter of the 76ers' NBA Cup opener against the Celtics on Friday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Anfernee Simons added 19 and the Boston Celtics never trailed in a 109-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Celtics led by 24 points in the second quarter on Friday and were still fortunate to leave Philadelphia with a win.
Today in Boston Celtics history, Tony Allen played his inaugural tilt for the Celtics in a 98-95 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in 2004.
Boston escaped a near 24-point collapse against the 76ers by diving for loose balls and crashing the offensive glass.
The Celtics hung on late, this time needing the 76ers to miss 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 East Group B play.