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Unbeaten Sixers Host Tatum-Less Celtics to Open NBA Cup Group Play

Tyrese Maxey's league-leading scoring drives Philadelphia's 4-0 surge under a minutes cap for Joel Embiid.

Overview

  • Philadelphia enters at 4-0 with the NBA’s top three-point percentage (about 41.9%) and a high-powered offense, offset by opponents averaging roughly 123.8 points.
  • Jayson Tatum is listed out for Boston with a right Achilles repair, while the 76ers have Jared McCain, Paul George, and Dominick Barlow out.
  • Maxey is averaging about 37.5 points and 8.3 assists, including 39 in an overtime comeback win at Washington that pushed the Sixers to 4-0.
  • Rookie VJ Edgecombe has 89 points through four games after a 34-point debut in Boston, the most in a first game by any player since Wilt Chamberlain.
  • Tonight’s group-stage game tips at 7 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena and streams on Amazon Prime, with the teams placed in East Group B alongside the Nets, Pistons and Magic.