Boston will be looking to slow down the 76ers backcourt duo of Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe, who combined to torch the Celtics for 74 points in a Philadelphia win on opening night.<\/p>\n
The 76ers stayed hot after that victory at TD Garden, winning their first four games to enter Friday\u2019s matchup unbeaten.<\/p>\n
Tip-off in Philadelphia is set for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n
When: Friday, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia<\/p>\n
TV, radio: Amazon, WBZ-FM 98.5<\/p>\n
Line: Philadelphia -1.5. O\/U: 234.5.<\/p>\n
CELTICS<\/p>\n
Season record: 2-3. vs. spread: 2-3. Over\/under: 2-3<\/p>\n
Last 10 games: 4-6. vs. spread: 4-6. Over\/under: 4-6<\/p>\n
76ERS<\/p>\n
Season record: 4-0. vs. spread: 2-2. Over\/under: 4-0<\/p>\n
Last 10 games: 5-5. vs. spread: 4-5, 1 push. Over\/under: 7-3<\/p>\n
TEAM STATISTICS<\/p>\n
Points per game: Boston 114.2, Philadelphia 129.3<\/p>\n
Points allowed per game: Boston 107.2, Philadelphia 123.8<\/p>\n
Field goal percentage: Boston .446, Philadelphia .469<\/p>\n
Opponent field goal percentage: Boston .400, Philadelphia .488<\/p>\n
3-point percentage: Boston .331, Philadelphia .419<\/p>\n
Opponent 3-point percentage: Boston .327, Philadelphia .340<\/p>\n
Stat of the day: Maxey is off to a sizzling start, averaging 37.5 points and 8.3 assists while knocking down 47.4% of his 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
Notes: The Celtics rolled over the Cavaliers 125-105 on Wednesday as Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Sam Hauser added 21, and three other Celtics registered a double-double. \u201cFive games in; we\u2019ve got 77 left,\u201d Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to do it every night. … But there was a lot of minutes over the last two, three games where [I\u2019ve thought], \u2019This is who we have to be.\u2019\u201d … Philadelphia rallied for a 139-134 overtime win Tuesday over the host Wizards. \u201cWe don\u2019t want this to become a habit, but it does say that we\u2019re tough,\u201d Maxey said. … Former MVP Joel Embiid is still nursing a knee injury that is limiting him to about 20 minutes per game. However, he has made the most of those minutes in his last two outings, including a 25-point performance against the Wizards. \u201cit\u2019s extremely annoying,\u201d Embiid said of the minutes restriction, \u201cbut as long as we win, I\u2019m happy. When we lose and I feel like I could have done something, then I might feel some type of way. We\u2019re winning. So, I don\u2019t really care.\u201d<\/p>\n