The Boston Celtics (43-17, 19-10 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, travel to face the Philadelphia 76ers (39-19, 24-8 Home) on Saturday. Boston defeated the Indiana Pacers 142-138 in overtime at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday. Jayson Tatum was the scoring leader with 31 points.
Malcolm Brogdon added 24 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and two steals. The Celtics are 0.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks atop the Eastern Conference, currently sitting in first. Philadelphia won their fifth in a row on Thursday at Wells Fargo Center, beating the Memphis Grizzlies 110-105.
James Harden had 31 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists to lead the team. The 76ers are the third seed in the Eastern Conference, three games behind the Celtics. This is the last meeting of the season between the teams.
Boston will be aiming for a season sweep against Philadelphia after triumphing in both of their prior meetings, the last of which was a 106-99 victory at TD Garden on February 8, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Derrick White led the Celtics with 19 points and six rebounds. Joel Embiid had 28 points in the losing effort. The Celts have been led this season by Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who are averaging 30.6 and 26.6 points per game, respectively.
Tatum is sixth in the league in scoring. Tatum also has grabbed 8.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Marcus Smart is dishing 7.0 assists per game.Embiid (33.0 ppg) has been the primary provider of the Sixers’ offense.
He ranks as the second-highest scorer in the NBA. Embiid also has collected 10.3 rebounds per game, ninth-most in the league. Harden has tallied 10.7 assists per game. The Celtics are averaging 118.3 points per game, ranking as one of the top scoring offenses in the league (3rd).
The 76ers have had success in recent matchups between the teams at Wells Fargo Center, winning seven of the last 10. Philadelphia has won five straight at home this season.
In the last 10 games, Boston is 8-2 with an average margin of +9.1 (121.5-112.4). Philadelphia has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 111.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 107.9 (+3.9 margin).
CELTICS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Derrick White: 33.2 | 19.0 | +14.2
Points per game:
Derrick White: 22.2 | 11.9 | +10.4
Rebounds per game:
Jaylen Brown: 11.0 | 7.1 | +3.9
Assists per game:
Marcus Smart: 4.5 | 7.0 | -2.5
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Shake Milton: 5.8 | 14.7 | -8.9
Points per game:
De’Anthony Melton: 5.0 | 10.5 | -5.5
Rebounds per game:
Tobias Harris: 4.2 | 5.9 | -1.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
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