The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 89-80 at TD Garden on Thursday night. It was the first win of the season for Philly against Boston, after falling to the Celtics in their two previous matchups.
Even with Celtics’ All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving out, this was a good win for the Sixers against the team with the best record in the East. Joel Embiid led all scorers with 26 points while grabbing a game-high 16 rebounds, giving him 19 double-doubles this season.
The Sixers also received a 15 points from T.