1. Entering Saturday night, the Celtics had lost all three matchups to the 76ers this season. All three were close, but Philadelphia had been able to pull them out and was showing signs of turning the tide against Boston. So, of course, the shorthanded Celtics hammered the Sixers from the jump and won going away. Let’s take a look at how Boston pulled it off.
2. Just like everyone else in the league, the Celtics are smaller than the 76ers. Before the season when asked how Boston would defend Philadelphia, an NBA scout told CelticsBlog how Brad Stevens would draw up defenses to try and slow the bigger opponent.