Overview
- Tipoff is 8:00 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, with coverage on NBC and Peacock.
- The season series is split 1–1 after a 117–116 Sixers win on opening night and a 109–108 Celtics win on Oct. 31.
- Tyrese Maxey is second in the NBA in scoring at about 33.2 points per game, while Jaylen Brown has led Boston’s offense in Jayson Tatum’s continued absence.
- Joel Embiid has been limited this season following knee surgery, and local reporting indicates he is slated to return, though his minutes are being managed.
- Pregame odds list Philadelphia around -1.5 with a total near 231.5; the Sixers list Paul George, Dominick Barlow, and Johni Broome out, and Boston lists Tatum out with Sam Hauser probable.