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Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Anfernee Simons added 19 and the Boston Celtics never trailed in a 109-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Boston escaped a near 24-point collapse against the 76ers by diving for loose balls and crashing the offensive glass.
Tyrese Maxey scores 40 points, and VJ Edgecombe adds 34 to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener on Wednesday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers look to stay unbeaten on the year when they battle the Boston Celtics in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday night. Philadelphia
The Boston Celtics opened up NBA Cup play by getting revenge on the Philadelphia Sixers for an earlier loss this season.