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Philadelphia @ Boston

Current Records: Philadelphia 34-16; Boston 25-25

What to Know

After a two-game homestand, the Philadelphia 76ers will be on the road. The 76ers and the Boston Celtics will face off in an Atlantic Division battle at 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday at TD Garden. Boston will be strutting in after a victory while the Sixers will be stumbling in from a loss.

On Sunday, the Sixers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies at home by a decisive 116-100 margin. Philadelphia was down 97-71 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. The losing side was boosted by power forward Tobias Harris, who had 21 points in addition to eight boards.

Meanwhile, everything went the Celtics' way against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday as they made off with a 116-86 win. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Boston had established a 98-70 advantage. Their success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but small forward Jayson Tatum led the charge as he had 22 points along with eight rebounds.

Philadelphia is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers Feb. 27 easily too and instead slipped up with a 112-109. In other words, don't count Boston out just yet.

How To Watch

  • When: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: TD Garden -- Boston, Massachusetts
  • TV: TNT
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The 76ers are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Celtics, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the 76ers as a 1-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Boston have won 22 out of their last 31 games against Philadelphia.

  • Jan 22, 2021 - Philadelphia 122 vs. Boston 110
  • Jan 20, 2021 - Philadelphia 117 vs. Boston 109
  • Aug 23, 2020 - Boston 110 vs. Philadelphia 106
  • Aug 21, 2020 - Boston 102 vs. Philadelphia 94
  • Aug 19, 2020 - Boston 128 vs. Philadelphia 101
  • Aug 17, 2020 - Boston 109 vs. Philadelphia 101
  • Feb 01, 2020 - Boston 116 vs. Philadelphia 95
  • Jan 09, 2020 - Philadelphia 109 vs. Boston 98
  • Dec 12, 2019 - Philadelphia 115 vs. Boston 109
  • Oct 23, 2019 - Philadelphia 107 vs. Boston 93
  • Mar 20, 2019 - Philadelphia 118 vs. Boston 115
  • Feb 12, 2019 - Boston 112 vs. Philadelphia 109
  • Dec 25, 2018 - Boston 121 vs. Philadelphia 114
  • Oct 16, 2018 - Boston 105 vs. Philadelphia 87
  • May 09, 2018 - Boston 114 vs. Philadelphia 112
  • May 07, 2018 - Philadelphia 103 vs. Boston 92
  • May 05, 2018 - Boston 101 vs. Philadelphia 98
  • May 03, 2018 - Boston 108 vs. Philadelphia 103
  • Apr 30, 2018 - Boston 117 vs. Philadelphia 101
  • Jan 18, 2018 - Philadelphia 89 vs. Boston 80
  • Jan 11, 2018 - Boston 114 vs. Philadelphia 103
  • Nov 30, 2017 - Boston 108 vs. Philadelphia 97
  • Oct 20, 2017 - Boston 102 vs. Philadelphia 92
  • Mar 19, 2017 - Philadelphia 105 vs. Boston 99
  • Feb 15, 2017 - Boston 116 vs. Philadelphia 108
  • Jan 06, 2017 - Boston 110 vs. Philadelphia 106
  • Dec 03, 2016 - Boston 107 vs. Philadelphia 106
  • Mar 20, 2016 - Boston 120 vs. Philadelphia 105
  • Jan 24, 2016 - Boston 112 vs. Philadelphia 92
  • Nov 25, 2015 - Boston 84 vs. Philadelphia 80
  • Oct 28, 2015 - Boston 112 vs. Philadelphia 95