The red-hot Philadelphia 76ers put a perfect record on the line Friday night as they welcome Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in the group stage of the 2025-’26 NBA Cup.

Coming off their first loss of the season, the Chicago Bulls return home Tuesday to face a Philadelphia 76ers team armed with a blueprint for handling such a setback.

On Tuesday evening, the Philadelphia 76ers kept their winning ways going with a narrow overtime road victory over the Washington Wizards. The 76ers found themselves trailing by ten with under three minutes ago in this one, but another Herculean effort from Tyrese Maxey eventually got the game into overtime, where Philadelphia secured the win.

The 76ers are in a much better place to start this season than they were last year. Paul George will miss the team’s season opener against the Celtics. The Philadelphia 76ers will begin this season in a much better position than they were in a year ago.

The Nets announced on Saturday that rookie forward Danny Wolf will miss Sunday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers due to a left ankle sprain that he suffered heading into the first game of the regular season.

The Sixers are undefeated, and their 24-year-old guard is the best player on the floor every night. Tyrese Maxey didn’t come into this season to ease in.

The Celtics led by nine points with four minutes remaining before the 76ers erupted on a 15-2 scoring run, enough to give them a win.

While the Thunder remain untouched at the top of the NBA power rankings, the Bucks, 76ers, and Blazers are all making big jumps in Week 2.

Here is the full injury report for Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Boston Celtics on Friday to begin the NBA Cup.