The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers announced their starting lineups ahead of their opening Emirates NBA Cup game on Friday. The Celtics enter Friday's ga

Payton Pritchard and Derrick White had 15 points apiece for the Celtics, who evened their record at .500 by winning their third straight after beginning the season with three consecutive losses. Boston evened a 117-116 season-opening defeat to the 76ers on Oct. 22.

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.

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers have played two incredible games this season. Philadelphia pulled off an incredible comeback win on opening night, and fell just short of doing it once again last night.

The Celtics led by 24 points in the second quarter on Friday and were still fortunate to leave Philadelphia with a win.

What do these games tell us about this version of the Celtics, if anything? Is it still too soon to say much about Boston in the season ahead?

Boston Celtics forward Josh Minott has taken a huge jump in his first season in Boston, and expressed how happy he is with his new home. The fourth-year forward