Paul George scored 36 points, including six 3-pointers, in his return to Philadelphia, and Jayson Tatum added 21 points as the Boston Celtics beat the 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday night, the Associated Press reported on NBA.com.
George, traded to Boston for Jaylen Brown, went 14-for-22 from the field and 6-for-11 from 3-point range, the Celtics said. Brown scored 13 points in his first game against Boston since the trade and got into foul trouble, the AP recap said. Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 24 points. The Celtics entered the fourth quarter ahead 91-82, then opened the period on a 14-0 run started by back-to-back 3-pointers from Payton Pritchard and eight straight points from George, the team said.
The AP recap said the win was Boston’s ninth in 10 games. Attendance was 21,497 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.