On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers kicked off their regular season with a match against the Boston Celtics. While the match may have just been the start

A former Sacramento Kings star believes the Philadelphia 76ers could "make noise" in the Eastern Conference after their victory over the Boston Celtics.

More alarmingly, the Sixers lost Embiid's court time by a total of 16 points. Sure, he has turned in worse plus-minus performances over the course of his career. But this is the first time Philly was minus-16 or worse with him in the game when he played under 21 minutes.

VJ Edgecombe has been waiting a very long time for this moment. The Philadelphia 76ers rookie was itching to make his NBA debut on Wednesday and he wasted no time when he finally took to the court

Despite an almost complete overhaul of its starting lineup – shuffled as part of the devastating Jayson Tatum Achilles injury – Boston is still a 2-point home favorite in the NBA odds. However, our 76ers vs Celtics predictions and NBA picks have Philadelphia starting its season with a win on Wednesday, October 22.

The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to get back on the right track in the 2025-26 season following a miserable 24-58 year in which nothing went right for them. The Sixers were expected to contend for a title, but instead were ravaged by injuries and were unable to truly recover.

Boston Celtics NBA basketball is finally back with the start of the 2025-26 regular season arriving for the Celtics at their home court of TD Garden as Boston faces the Philadelphia 76ers for what will be the opening game of the season for both Atlantic Division rivals.

Paul George missed the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2025 preseason run, which put his opening night status against the Boston Celtics in question. While there have been