The Boston Celtics will look to extend their first win streak of the NBA's 2025-26 regular season with a win against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Preview the Philadelphia 76ers' NBA matchup with Boston, including betting odds, tips, trends, and game information.

The Sixers take on the Celtics on Friday night for the opening match of the NBA Cup tournament, with tip-off from the Xfinity Mobile Arena slated for 7:00 p.m. EST. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/76ers/onsi as Sixers To Miss Key Rotation Piece Against Celtics.

That would be 6-foot-7 sniper Sam Hauser, who set a league record this season for most three pointers made in one quarter with five. What makes it more impressive is the fact that he did it in the first quarter, and he isn’t part of the starting lineup.

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics surrendered a 17-point lead in a 119-113 loss to the Detriot Pistons to fall to 0-3 on the young regular season. Brown was listed as questionable before playing in a game where the Celtics were a minus-17 in rebounds, including 19 offensive boards, which the Pistons converted into 30 second-chance points.

Today in Boston Celtics history, ex-Celtics head coach and current President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens coached his first regular-season game.

Jerry West holds the record for most points in Game 7 of the NBA Finals with 42 for the Lakers in 1969. The three highest-scoring performances in a Game 7 all came in losing efforts; LeBron James' 37 points in 2013 are the most by a player on the winning team.