Boston Celtics veteran Paul George drew first blood against his former team, scoring a season-high 36 points in a 123-101 blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers, who traded with Brad Stevens for Jaylen Brown this summer.
The Boston Celtics will take on the Toronto Raptors less than 24 hours after a 123-101 win in Philadelphia that gave them the top spot in the East. They’ll try to stretch their winning streak to five against a Raptors team again missing Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard.
The game everyone in the basketball world had circled on their calendars has come and gone. Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took on Jaylen Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers for the first time on Tuesday night, a matchup with some extra drama tacked on to the already existing Boston-Philly rivalry.
Remember when Jaylen Brown told his former teammate Jayson Tatum to “stay ready at all times”? Well, Tatum certainly got the message. When the two finally shared the court as opponents, the Celtics star was ready for the matchup.
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Tuesdays’ big-stage matchup between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers saw no shortage of storylines. Buried beneath the Jaylen Brown vs. Jayson Tatum, Celtics vs.
The Boston Celtics just had a great game against Philadelphia in the Brown-Tatum reunion, but now they have to play without Paul George, who scored 36 points and made six threes on Tuesday; he’s out tonight because he’s sick.
The Boston Celtics visit the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Scotiabank Arena, with tipoff at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Celtics are 9-2 and have won 4 straight.
TORONTO — The Celtics and Raptors will each miss key players as they meet on Wednesday night. For the Celtics, Paul George is out with an illness; the star is just a day removed from a 36-point performance against his former squad, the Philadelphia 76ers.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
If you’re going to mess up a broadcast, don’t do it on the one thing everyone was watching for. Fans were practically drooling over the drama heading into the Celtics vs 76ers, waiting to see if years of simmering tension between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown would finally spill over.
The Boston Celtics are 9-2, and 2-2 against teams that came into the season with realistic expectations of finishing at the top (or near the top) of their respective conferences.
The first meeting between Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown as opponents brought plenty of attention before the Boston Celtics faced the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
Philadelphia sports fans are known for their passion for their teams, but Corey from Germantown took it to the next level in a legendary call-in. 94WIP host Buzz was hosting postgame coverage of the Boston Celtics-Philadelphia 76ers game.
In the weeks leading up to the first Celtics-Sixers matchup of the season, Jaylen Brown had been hyping up the reunion. But just six minutes into Tuesday night’s game, his long-awaited rivalry debut began to unravel.
The Boston Celtics comfortably beat the Philadelphia 76ers 123-101, and Stephen A. Smith took to social media to give his two cents on the matter. The Boston Celtics have become the No.
Jaylen Brown says he wasn’t paying attention when Jayson Tatum tried to greet him before Tuesday’s game. By the end of the night, the Celtics had given him plenty to think about.
The Boston Celtics delivered a statement performance against the Philadelphia 76ers, dismantling their Eastern Conference rivals 123-101 behind an outstanding shooting display and impressive contributions throughout the rotation.
Enjoying a bit of a career renaissance as Jayson Tatum's new co-star in Boston, George, a nine-time All-Star, is averaging exactly 22 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists through 10 games.
The Boston Celtics seemed to be on the ropes as the Philadelphia 76ers mounted a huge comeback attempt in the third quarter. They even tied the game at one point, but thanks in part to Payton Pritchard, the Celtics were able to keep the 76ers at bay.
While the basketball world continues to litigate the Brown trade and all of its aftermath, don't forget about George. Clearly, he's still liable to punish anybody who does.
The Boston Celtics are preparing to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday for the first time since the Jaylen Brown trade, and they had a little fun with the situation at their shootaround.
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will face each other as opponents for the first time Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Plenty of people will be watching for something beyond the final score.
Mitchell Robinson was a perfect six-for-six from the floor on Sunday night, finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds, and four steals in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks.