As for the Celtics, they have a long list on the injury report. Star forward Jaylen Brown has been ruled out of this game due to right knee posterior impingement. Co-star Jayson Tatum also landed on the injury report prior to the matchup. Tatum was listed as questionable entering the game and will play in this contest.

The Boston Celtics woke up on Tuesday morning as the No. 2 seed in the NBA's Eastern Conference. The Celtics have been good in recent years, of course, but this is Jayson Tatum-less Boston. Not many would've expected them quite this high in the standings at this point.

Jaylen Brown and Derrick White are shouldering the load for the Boston Celtics while Jayson Tatum rehabs from an achilles tear during last season’s playoffs. Tonight, Brown continued his 30-point scoring streak and entered rare Boston air in the process.

Don't look now, but the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics are the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference standings.

The Sixers’ first game after the All-Star break sure did not set the desired tone. They fell to a sixth consecutive defeat Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center, dropping a 124-104 game to the Celtics. Paul George led the 20-35 Sixers with 17 points.

Jaylen Brown went off on Jalen Brunson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for winning the NBA's Player of the Month awards during his Twitch stream.