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2022/23 National Basketball Association (NBA) season
Regular Season
Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, USA
Sunday, 26 February 2023
03h30
Philandopehia 76ers will battle it out with the Boston Celtics in the
National Basketball Association (NBA) match on February 26.
Head-to-Head
This will be the 462nd meeting between the two teams in regular-season games since the 1949/50 season which was the inaugural NBA campaign.
The Celtics have dominated this rivalry having recorded 266 wins compared to the 76ers' 195 victories from 461 matches.
Last Meeting
The Celtics defeated the 76ers, 106-99 as Malcolm Brogdon and Derrick White each added 19 points in the victory on 9 February 2023.
Therefore, the Celtics improved to 39-16 on the season, while the 76ers fall to 34-19 in a game which took place at the TD Garden.
What Is At Stake
The 76ers are contenders for the Western Conference title and they are placed second on the standings having recorded 41 victories and 17 defeats.
They are looking to catch the Celtics who are placed at the top of the Western Conference standings having registered 42 wins and 17 defeats.
The 76ers are considered to be the Celtics' second greatest rival, after the Los Angeles Lakers.
Key Players
The 76ers will look to their influential center Joel Embiid who recorded 28 points and seven rebounds against the Celtics on February 9 and he has been tipped to win the 2022-23 NBA MVP award.
While Jayson Tatum will be looking to torment the 76ers once again as he registered 12 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists for the Celtics in their previous meeting.
Quotes
“I’m focused on the season [with the 76ers]," Cameroonian, American and French citizen Embiid said when asked who he will represent at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
"We have a long season ahead, second half of the season. Once I get there, the main goal is to win. That’s where my focus is.
"Go out and do whatever it takes to try to accomplish that goal to win a championship. So, like I said, that’s where I’m focused.”
NBA fixtures - 25 and 26 February
Saturday, February 25
02:00 - Washington Wizards v New York Knicks
02:30 - Atlanta Hawks v Cleveland Cavaliers
02:30 - Milwaukee Bucks v Miami Heat
03:00 - Chicago Bulls v Brooklyn Nets
03:00 - Minnesota Timberwolves v Charlotte Hornets
05:00 - Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets
05:00 v Phoenix Suns v Oklahoma City Thunder
05:30 - Los Angeles Clippers v Sacramento Kings
19:00 - Detroit Pistons v Toronto Raptors
Sunday, February 26
02:00 - Charlotte Hornets v Miami Heat
02:00 - Orlando Magic v Indiana Pacers
02:30 - New York Knicks v New Orleans Pelicans
03:00 - Memphis Grizzlies v Denver Nuggets
03:30 - Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics
04:00 - Utah Jazz v San Antonio Spurs
20:00 - Milwaukee Bucks v Phoenix Suns
22:00 - Atlanta Hawks v Brooklyn Nets
22:30 - Chicago Bulls v Washington Wizards
22:30 - Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Lakers
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