Boston visits Philadelphia following Maxey's 42-point showing

Updated Feb. 1, 2025 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Boston Celtics (34-15, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (19-28, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts the Boston Celtics after Tyrese Maxey scored 42 points in the Philadelphia 76ers' 137-134 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

The 76ers are 3-3 against the rest of their division. Philadelphia gives up 112.6 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.6 points per game.

The Celtics are 5-2 against the rest of the division. Boston has a 6-3 record in one-possession games.

The 76ers score 109.0 points per game, 0.6 more points than the 108.4 the Celtics allow. The Celtics average 17.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.3 more made shots on average than the 13.4 per game the 76ers allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Guerschon Yabusele is scoring 10.8 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the 76ers. Maxey is averaging 30.1 points and 3.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Jayson Tatum is scoring 26.7 points per game and averaging 8.9 rebounds for the Celtics. Kristaps Porzingis is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 4-6, averaging 115.1 points, 35.3 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points per game.

Celtics: 6-4, averaging 114.5 points, 43.5 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.5 points.

INJURIES: 76ers: Paul George: day to day (illness), Joel Embiid: day to day (knee), Jared McCain: out for season (meniscus), Caleb Martin: day to day (hip), Andre Drummond: day to day (toe), KJ Martin: day to day (foot).

Celtics: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.