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Despite continuing their early-season trend of storming back into games, the Sixers fell to a 109-108 loss to the Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Joel Embiid missed a game-winning three-point attempt at the final buzzer.
The 76ers must play aggressively for an entire game. They miss Dominick Barlow’s rebounding and versatility. And the Sixers must find a way for VJ Edgecombe to play off Joel Embiid. Those three things stood out in the Sixers’ 109-108 loss to the Boston Celtics in Friday’s NBA Cup East Group B opener at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
On Friday night, the Philadelphia 76ers will welcome the Boston Celtics into the Xfinity Mobile Arena for the opening match of the NBA Cup tournament. The Sixer
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The Sixers dug themselves yet another early hole, but couldn’t quite complete the comeback in a 109-108 loss to the Celtics.
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