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When it comes to surviving, and even thriving, without their best player, nobody does it better than the Boston Celtics. The win not only bolstered the Celts' overall record to 36-21, putting them in a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference with Philadelphia, it gave them the season series with the Sixers for the fifth straight year. Continue to Article

February 13, 2019 11:49:am EST

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid can expect to hear from the league office after expressing his blunt opinion of the officiating in Tuesday's latest loss to the Boston Celtics. Embiid tallied 23 points and 14 rebounds, but was whistled for five personal fouls as Philadelphia fell to 0-3 this season against Boston. The Celtics are 10-2 against the Sixers since the start of last season, including a 4-1 series victory in the 2018 Eastern Conference semifinals. Continue to Article

February 13, 2019 11:14:am EST

Gordon Hayward's progress with Celtics in four encouraging stats originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The All-Star version of Gordon Hayward poked his head out again in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. The Boston Celtics forward dropped a game-high 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a 102-99 win over the rival 76ers. The effort marked just the third time Hayward has scored 20 points or more this season, as he's struggled to regain his explosiveness and scoring touch since his gruesome ankle injury on opening night of the 2017-18 season. Continue to Article

February 13, 2019 10:45:am EST

Kevin Garnett got so hyped during tour of Celtics' new practice facility originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Kevin Garnett could get fired up brushing his teeth in the morning. So, imagine KG's excitement when he toured the Boston Celtics' new practice facility. Before he took in Celtics-Lakers at TD Garden last Thursday night, Garnett stopped by the Auerbach Center in Brighton to visit the state-of-the-art facility for the first time since it opened in June 2018. Continue to Article

February 13, 2019 9:00:am EST

Joel Embiid took a swipe at the referees as he exited his media conference following the Philadelphia 76ers' 112-109 defeat to the Boston Celtics at the Wells Fargo Center. Embiid racked up 23 points and 14 rebounds in an entertaining encounter against a Celtics side who were without the injured Kyrie Irving. The center was likely irked by a debatable block by Al Horford in the fourth quarter, which led to a Marcus Smart dunk at the other end that stretched the Celtics' advantage to four. Continue to Article

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