The Philadelphia 76ers began NBA Cup play with a tough 109-108 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday to begin play in Group B. The Sixers trailed by as many as 24 points before clawing their way back into the game, but they ultimately came up short as they took their first loss of the season.
The loss puts the Sixers behind the 8-ball a bit in the race to Las Vegas to win the Cup and bring it back to Philadelphia. This is the third season of the NBA Cup and the Sixers have not been able to get out of group play so this loss doesn’t help their cause, but there are still three more group games left so Philadelphia will have its chance.
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With that said, here is a look at the updated NBA Cup standings for the Sixers in Group B:
Nov. 1 Group B standings
Boston Celtics 1-0 — GB Plus-1 point differential
Philadelphia 76ers 0-1 1 GB Minus-1 point differential
The Sixers will take on the Pistons on the road on Nov. 14 for their next NBA Cup game. That will give Philadelphia a chance to get back on track in the Cup standings.
East Wild Card standings
4. Toronto Raptors 1-0 — GB Plus-11 point differential
5. Philadelphia 76ers 0-1 1 GB Minus-1 point differential
6. New York Knicks 0-1 1 GB Minus-10 point differential
7. Cleveland Cavaliers 0-1 1 GB Minus-11 point differential
Remaining NBA Cup schedule for Group B teams
Sixers: Nov. 14 @ Pistons, Nov. 25 vs. Magic, Nov. 28 @ Nets
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Celtics: Nov. 7 @ Magic, Nov. 21 vs. Nets, Nov. 26 vs. Pistons
Pistons: Nov. 7 @ Nets, Nov. 14 vs. 76ers, Nov. 26 @ Celtics, Nov. 28 vs. Magic
Magic: Nov. 7 vs. Celtics, Nov. 14 vs. Nets, Nov. 25 @ 76ers, Nov. 28 @ Pistons
Nets: Nov. 7 vs. Pistons, Nov. 14 @ Magic, Nov. 21 @ Celtics, Nov. 28 vs. 76ers
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Updated NBA Cup Group B standings after Sixers fall to Celtics