How to Watch 76ers vs. Celtics: Live, TV Channel, NBA Game Start Time

Through 3 quarters

The Philadelphia 76ers flex their muscles against the Boston Celtics, showing why they were favored to victory all the time. After three quarters, it looks more and more like the 76ers ’strong attack is way too much for Boston as Philadelphia leads 83-66.

Philadelphia has been run by downtown Joel Embiid, which has so far dropped to double with 22 points and ten rebounds in addition to four Dimes. Boston has relied on downtown performance Robert Williams III, who has doubled by 14 boards and 12 points.

Boston has been getting used to leading their leadership in the fourth quarter recently, so let’s see how they react to the deficit.

Who’s playing

Boston @ Philadelphia

Current records: Boston 21-21; Philadelphia 23-17

What to know

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics will face off in an Atlantic Division match at 7pm ET on Jan. 14 at Wells Fargo Center. Philadelphia are set to cut off a five-match losing streak at home.

The 76ers ended up far behind Charlotte Hornets when it played on Wednesday and lost 109-98. The losing side was confirmed by the center Joel Embiid, who scored 31 points and took six rebounds. The match made it eighth in a row for Embiid by at least 31 points.

Meanwhile, Boston had enough points to win and then a few points against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, when the game took 119-100. A small striker from the Celtics Jayson Tatum did his job and scored 33 points in addition to the seven boards.

Philadelphia is the favorite here, with an expected 3.5-point profit margin. Those who play the odds have seen things go back and forth with Philadelphia, which is against a 19-20-1 spread.

Philadelphia is now 23-17 and Boston 21-21. A couple of stats to keep an eye on: the 76ers enter the race with an average of 5.83 blocked shots per match, which is good for the league’s fourth best. But the Celtics are even better: they come into the game to boast the league’s second-most-blocked shots at 5.95. Points in the finish can be difficult to find.

How to watch

• When:Friday at 7pm ET
• Where:Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• TV:NBC Sports Boston
• Online streaming:fuboTV (Try it for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow:CBS Sports app
• Ticket price:$ 42.25

Odds

According to the latest data, the 76ers are a 3.5-point favorite against the Celtics NBA Odds.

The odds were in line with the betting community as the game opened and stayed up 3.5 points.

Over / Under: -111

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Series history

Boston have won in their last 23 matches against Philadelphia.

• 12/20/2021 – Philadelphia 108 vs. Boston 103
• December 1, 2021 – Boston 88 vs. Philadelphia 87
• 6.4.2021 – Philadelphia 106 vs. Boston 96
• 1/22/2021 – Philadelphia 122 vs. Boston 110
• 1/20/2021 – Philadelphia 117 vs. Boston 109
• August 23, 2020 – Boston 110 vs. Philadelphia 106
• August 21, 2020 – Boston 102 vs. Philadelphia 94
• August 19, 2020 – Boston 128 vs. Philadelphia 101
• August 17, 2020 – Boston 109 vs. Philadelphia 101
• February 1, 2020 – Boston 116 vs. Philadelphia 95
• 1/9/2020 – Philadelphia 109 vs. Boston 98
• December 12, 2019 – Philadelphia 115 vs. Boston 109
• October 23, 2019 – Philadelphia 107 vs. Boston 93
• March 20, 2019 – Philadelphia 118 vs. Boston 115
• February 12, 2019 – Boston 112 vs. Philadelphia 109
• 12/25/2018 – Boston 121 vs. Philadelphia 114
• October 16, 2018 – Boston 105 vs. Philadelphia 87
• May 9, 2018 – Boston 114 vs. Philadelphia 112
• May 7, 2018 – Philadelphia 103 vs. Boston 92
• May 5, 2018 – Boston 101 vs. Philadelphia 98
• May 3, 2018 – Boston 108 vs. Philadelphia 103
• April 30, 2018 – Boston 117 vs. Philadelphia 101
• January 18, 2018 – Philadelphia 89 vs. Boston 80
• January 11, 2018 – Boston 114 vs. Philadelphia 103
• November 30, 2017 – Boston 108 vs. Philadelphia 97
• October 20, 2017 – Boston 102 vs. Philadelphia 92
• March 19, 2017 – Philadelphia 105 vs. Boston 99
• February 15, 2017 – Boston 116 vs. Philadelphia 108
• January 6, 2017 – Boston 110 vs. Philadelphia 106
• 12/3/2016 – Boston 107 vs. Philadelphia 106
• March 20, 2016 – Boston 120 vs. Philadelphia 105
• January 24, 2016 – Boston 112 vs. Philadelphia 92
• November 25, 2015 – Boston 84 vs. Philadelphia 80
• October 28, 2015 – Boston 112 vs. Philadelphia 95

Philadelphia Injury Report

• Danny Green: Out (hip)
• Shake Milton: Out (back)

Boston Injury Report

• Marcus Smart: Out (Covid-19)