Tatum leads Celtics Past 76ers

Jayson Tatum scored 26 points with 16 rebounds on Wednesday night, shaking off a hard final quarter tumble to lead the Boston Celtics to a 88-87 triumph over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tatum scored 11 points in the fourth, and Robert Williams III obstructed Georges Niang's shot at the signal to give Celtics the triumph in their first game this season against their long-term Eastern Conference opponents and previous mentor Doc Rivers. Joel Embiid had 18 rebounds for Philadelphia, including 13 points on 3-for-17 shooting while Seth Curry scored 17 points and Shake Milton chipped in with 16. Boston took a 88-84 lead with 38 seconds left when Dennis Schröder was headed to the basket and won the match.