NBA
Celtics beat 76ers 144–106 in preseason
Boston improves to 2–0.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and Jayson Tatum added 23 as the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 144–106 in preseason at TD Garden on Saturday.
Pritchard made five of eight 3-point attempts and supplied seven assists in 24:29 off the bench. Tatum shot 9-for-19, including four 3-pointers, and finished with five rebounds and four assists.
Boston made 22 of 48 shots from beyond the arc and shot 52.1 percent overall. Philadelphia went 15-for-53 from 3-point range and 32-for-83 from the field, finishing at 38.6 percent.
Hugo González scored 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting and made all four of his 3-point attempts. Derrick White had 15 points, Paul George 13 and Sam Hauser 11. George also recorded five steals in 24:47.
The Celtics collected 63 rebounds to Philadelphia’s 34, including a 19–7 advantage on the offensive glass. Neemias Queta had 10 rebounds, while Luka Garza grabbed six offensive rebounds in 11:23.
Baylor Scheierman contributed eight assists and five steals. Boston finished with 35 assists and 16 steals, although it also committed 20 turnovers.
VJ Edgecombe led Philadelphia with 19 points and four steals. Jabari Walker and Labaron Philon each scored 14, Justin Edwards had 12 and Jameer Nelson Jr. added 10.
Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid and LeBron James did not play for Philadelphia, with each listed as a coach’s decision in the official box score. Tyrese Maxey finished with eight points in 18:08.
Boston improved to 2–0 in preseason. Pritchard and Tatum combined for 48 points as the Celtics finished with a 38-point winning margin.
