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Why the Celtics can cover. The Celtics fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 118-114 on Christmas Day despite a quality game from Jayson Tatum, who dropped a double-double on 32 points a

A slow start from the Boston Celtics in their Christmas Day game against the Philadelphia 76ers left the Boston Celtics fighting an uphill battle and eventually consigned them to their eighth loss of the season.

After starting the season 21-5, the Celtics have now lost three of their last four and are in danger of dropping three straight for the first time since the 2023 playoffs. Here are three things to look for as Boston hosts the plucky Pacers – a team that rarely makes it easy – tonight at 7:30 p.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following a Christmas Day win over the Boston Celtics.

A lackluster defensive effort caused the Celtics to come up short. The post Tyrese Maxey torches Celtics’ defense as 76ers beat Celtics on Christmas: 9 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

Tyrese Maxey collected 33 points and 12 assists to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-114 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.