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Boston had not lost back-to-back games all season until 118-114 vacation setbacks to Philadelphia. Tatum led Celtics with 32 points, but Sixers turned out to be too much behind Tyrese Maxey’s 33 points and 12 assists.

“There are things that we need to address. We need to be better, ”Tatum said. “It’s still a long season. No one is in panic. You just have to be able to navigate the emotional roller coaster in an NBA season. … Everyone is fully skilled and we have always done a good job of answering, and I have no doubt that we will. “

Tatum backed up his words on Friday as he made the winning jumper with less than a second back in a 118-116 road victory over New Orleans Pelicans. He finished with 27 points and 10 assists that complemented Jaylen Brown’s 28-point effort.

Meanwhile, Philadelphia had her four-game-winning strip broken in Friday’s 137-134 defeat against Denver Nuggets. Maxey also stood out in this competition and ended with 42 points and nine assists.

The 76s will be without Joel Embiid (Knee) and Paul George (Finger).

Here’s your preview.

When: Sunday at. 18.00

Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

TV, radio: ESPN, NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5

Line: Boston -10.5. O/u: 221.5.

Celtics

Seasonal record: 34-15. vs. spread: 20-29. Over/below: 22-26, 1 push

Last 10 games: 6-4. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/below: 5-5

76ers

Seasonal record: 19-28. vs. spread: 19-27, 1 push. Over/below: 26-20, 1 push

Last 10 games: 4-6. vs. spread: 5-4, 1 push. Over/below: 7-3

Team statistics

Points per Match: Boston 117.3, Philadelphia 109.0

Points allowed per Match: Boston 108.4, Philadelphia 112.6

Field target percentage: Boston .458, Philadelphia .454

Opposing field target percentage: Boston .452, Philadelphia .489

3-point percentage: Boston .365, Philadelphia .350

Opponent 3-point percentage: Boston .351, Philadelphia .366

Today’s State: 76s average 0.6 more points per Fight (109) than Celtics allows on average (108.4).

Notes: Sixers, despite hoping to send more players to the All-Star game, will not have a representative. … A player who will join Maxey in the starting lineup against Boston is Guerschon Yabusele, a former Celtic’s first round that has been a pleasant surprise for Sixers. The Frenchman scored a career mound 28 points against nuggets and is an average of 10.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in 45 games (23 starts). … Boston Friday won despite being surpassed 48-35 against a New Orleans team that was missing more key players. Celtics also had no answer to Trey Murphy III, who tormented their defense for 40 points. “We didn’t play perfectly, but it’s one of those games where if you win, you’re happy and if you’re losing you aren’t,” said Boston coach Joe Mazzulla. “So you just have to take it all. We had some well -executed plays. I thought we were executing down the stretch. “

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