Tyrese Maxey scored 21 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored the go-ahead basket on a follow with 8.7 seconds left to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 102-100 win over the Boston Celtics.

Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers edged Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics 102-100 on Tuesday, thanks to a late Kelly Oubre Jr. putback, securing a home win despite the absence of Joel Embiid.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wants to build a 2-man game with rookie guard VJ Edgecombe to diversify the offense.

Despite a hard-charging comeback from the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers were able to come away with the home victory after a late putback by Kelly Oubre Jr.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid found a somewhat unexpected comparison for Trendon Watford after the forward posted a triple-double in Saturday's 130-120 win over the Toronto Raptors.

Sixers star Joel Embiid knows all about recovering from injuries as he has suffered through a lot of them in his career. The big fella has been in the ear of McCain giving him advice on how to handle everything.

The Celtics wiped away a clumsy first half with a powerful third quarter, but their 8-point fourth-quarter lead did not hold up.