It’s always destined to be a fun watch when two storied rivals meet, and that’s exactly how we’d describe Monday night’s bout between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.
Two underperforming teams on the season that are looking to rise up the ranks in the Eastern Conference standings, the match-up was a hard-fought one from beginning to end that saw constant lead changes, star players performing up to their levels, and a game score that was up in the air essentially until the final buzzer sounded, where, ultimately, the Sixers pulled away with a 108-103 victory.
The recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country — and, frankly, the globe — has obviously made its way into the NBA, and the Cs have personally been affected by this, seeing two of their key players in Al Horford and Grant Williams being sidelined because of it.
As a result, head coach Ime Udoka was forced to get experimental with his rotation and, though they may not have come away from the night victorious, the majority of players that saw their roles boosted because of this managed to produce admirably.
Of course, the top dogs for the shamrocks were their two cornerstone wings in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who combined for 47 points, 14 rebounds,10 assists, four steals, and two blocks, but there were several other contributors that came out and stepped up their games alongside them.
That said, as one can tell based on the end result of the contest, there were still some players who ultimately didn’t play their best brand of basketball and, to us, inadvertently contributed to the team’s fifth loss in seven games.
In regard to their latest defeat, today we at HH pinpoint 1 stud and 1 dud performer from Boston’s down to the wire game against Philadelphia: