![]() Sam Hauser and Al Horford took the places of Brown and Porzingis in the starting lineup and had productive moments, with Horford - a long time starter who has adjusted to bench life- scoring 14 points and providing a big block of a driving layup by Maxey that ended with White hitting a backbreaking 3-pointer with 4:47 left that extended the Celtics' lead to seven points. He's one of those guys who just shows up and makes the big play." And when we can get him into those pick and rolls with his right hand, it's a good effective play for us. "With the matchups that we had, his efficiency was sky high. "I didn't say it in those words, but he kind of knows that," Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla said. White took charge of the offense early in the fourth quarter, running toward the rim and mixing between penetration and outside shots that seemed to throw Philadelphia's defense. ![]() I think that we gave up some easy offense and dug ourselves a hole." "It's not always easy coming off a back-to-back like that and it took us a minute to get into the game. "The physicality on the ball, we were not able to get into things as crisply as we would like to," Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said. The Sixers played most of the night seemingly with tired legs and struggled to adjust defensively as the Celtics whipped the ball around. That total was well below the season-scoring average for both. Philadelphia (8-3), playing its second game in a back-to-back and third game in four nights, got 20 points apiece from Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. But you have to step it up just a little bit and I think that a lot of guys stepped up tonight." "Everyone has to step it up a little bit," said White, who was 7 of 12 from the floor. Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 29 points and Jrue Holiday added 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for the Celtics (9-2), who were missing Jaylen Brown (non-COVID illness) and Kristaps Porzingis (right knee contusion). ![]() PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Derrick White scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to a 117-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a matchup of the early pacesetters in the Eastern Conference. ![]()
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