They gave up all of that massive advantage, as well as most of a 10-point lead in the final minutes. But in the end, Joel Embiid’s potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer was off, and the Celtics escaped with a 109-108 win, their third in a row, in this NBA Cup round robin game.

The 76ers and Celtics reveal the game statuses for Paul George and Jaylen Brown before their game on Friday night.

The red-hot Philadelphia 76ers put a perfect record on the line Friday night as they welcome Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in the group stage of the 2025-’26 NBA Cup.

Anfernee Simons made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and the Boston Celtics earned their first victory over the season by pulling away to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-90 on Monday night. Payton Pritchard added 18 points for the Celtics,

The Cleveland Cavaliers face the Boston Celtics in a regular season NBA game on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025 (10/29/25) at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics survived a comeback attempt from the Philadelphia 76ers to open their NBA Cup slate with a victory.

Cade Cunningham scored 25 points and Jalen Duren had 24 to help the Detroit Pistons hold off the Boston Celtics for a 119-113 win on Sunday. Jaylen Brown scored 41 points for Boston, which led 14-2 in the opening minutes and by as much as 17 points.

The Boston Celtics opened up NBA Cup play by getting revenge on the Philadelphia Sixers for an earlier loss this season.