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Tyrese Maxey scores 40 points, and VJ Edgecombe adds 34 to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener on Wednesday night.

Throughout the first quarter of the Friday night matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics, VJ Edgecombe attempted just one shot. Since the

Simons is now averaging 15.5 points per game on the year with terrific shooting from 3-point range (40 percent). If he continues to find his groove with this new mentality within Boston’s second unit offense, the Celtics will be a much better team for it.

Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez brought the effort Boston needed to beat the rival (and previously undefeated) 76ers in Philadelphia.

Just a day removed from enacting their vengeance against the Philadelphia 76ers in another one-point nailbiter and winning their third straight game this season

Joel Embiid dissects the team's defensive struggles after the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Cup.

The 76ers have gotten off to one of the fastest starts in the league this year. The Celtics started a bit slower amid a flurry of injuries. The two teams reveal whether Paul George or Jaylen Brown will play in their matchup on Friday.