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Recap - Celtics Defeat Philadelphia 128-101

The battle between the Celtics and 76ers didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Philadelphia was handed a 128-101 defeat on Wednesday at HP Field House.

Boston won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -4.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 213.0.

Boston got 33 points from Jayson Tatum and another 22 points from Kemba Walker. Jayson Tatum contributed 5 assists, while Enes Kanter cleaned the glass with 9 rebounds.

Philadelphia got 34 points from Joel Embiid in a losing cause and another 18 points from Josh Richardson. Shake Milton contributed 4 assists for the 76ers, while Tobias Harris had 11 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Boston were victorious, as the score was 65-57 at the break.

Boston won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 43-39.