The Boston Celtics couldn't complete the comeback at home, falling 118-114 to the rival Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas
When the Philadelphia 76ers lured in Caleb Martin from the Miami Heat in free agency, it was hard for NBA fans not to notice Martin’s past success against the B
Joel Embiid evaluates how this new Philadelphia 76ers roster matches up with the Boston Celtics after a Christmas Day win.
Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers happily played the "Grinch" role at TD Garden on Christmas Day. Amid plenty of boos from the Boston crowd,
The Celtics fell to 6-5 in December after a 118-114 loss to the 76ers in a Christmas clash at TD Garden. "We've got to look in the mirror," said Jayson Tatum.
But Maxey zipped past Pritchard and found a clear lane to the basket, where he put in an off-balance layup just before time expired. The play all but finished off the Celtics in this 118-114 loss, and it was an example of the uncharacteristic missteps that doomed them.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid fell to the parquet during warmups before Wednesday's game against the Boston Celtics but remained in the starting lineup for the Christmas Day matchup.
Boston has dropped two straight and three of its last four after a loss on Christmas to Philadelphia.
After dropping the first back-to-back losses in quite some time, the Boston Celtics will look to right the ship as they host the Indiana Pacers.