Despite continuing their early-season trend of storming back into games, the Sixers fell to a 109-108 loss to the Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Joel Embiid missed a game-winning three-point attempt at the final buzzer.

The Sixers came back from 19 points down to beat Washington 139-134 in overtime on Tuesday in D.C. Tyrese Maxey posted game highs of 39 points and 10 assists in 47 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back. Joel Embiid scored 25 points in 23 minutes, while Quentin Grimes added 23 points off the bench.

The most impressive plays of the previous 10 days in Philadelphia sports were one that didn’t count and one that didn’t happen. The one that didn’t count In the first half against the Magic on Monday,

Throughout the first quarter of the Friday night matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics, VJ Edgecombe attempted just one shot. Since the

Joel Embiid has been ruled out due to injury management with his left knee. This was the same reason the team gave when he missed his first game last week against the Orlando Magic.

The Sixers will not go 82-0 in 2025-26, as the Celtics handed them their first loss of the season. They will have to settle for 4-1 for now.

Edgecombe gave the Sixers a three-point lead by converting two free throws with 14.1 seconds left. He went 0 for 2 on his next trip to the foul line, keeping the door open for a Celtics game-winner, but the Sixers got the stop to ensure his fantastic debut was victorious.

The Boston Celtics handed the Philadelphia 76ers their first loss of the season and delivered a wire-to-wire reminder of their resilience, edging out a tense 109-108 victory to open NBA Cup play on Friday night.

The Sixers care about the NBA Cup. How much different will their four Group Play games look? What happens if they make the Knockout Rounds for the first time?

Here is the full injury report for Paul George and the Philadelphia 76ers as they take on the Brooklyn Nets to begin a 3-game road trip.