Celtics vs Sixers: Tatum-Brown Era Clash

0:00On April 19th, the Boston Celtics welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to TD Garden for Game 1 of the first round NBA playoffs. This marks the 23rd playoff class between these two, the most in league history, dating back to Philly's days as the Syracuse Nationals. Boston leads the all-time series 15 wins to 7 and has taken the last six meetings, including all three in the Tatum Brown era. Another season games split 2-2, with three of four decided by two points or less. Philly edged out close ones early when Boston was still jelling with new pieces, but the Celtics blew them out by 16 later on. Key absences shaped those matchups. No Jason Tatum for Boston, no Paul George or Joel Embed for stretches in Philly. No major injuries for the Celtics heading in. They rested everyone in the finale and rolled with a clean report. Philly misses Embed after his April 9th epindectomy, out at least early in the series, likely

1:00opening the door for rookie Adam Bonat center. Paul George returns as a big two-way threat against Tatum. Watch Derek Y containing Tyree's Maxi, who torched Boston for 30 points of pop this year and Tatum battling George head-to-head for the first time. Defense and rebounding standout, Celtics ranked top four in both, while Philly's clutch D was elite, but now tests without their big man. Expect Joe Mozilla to lean on ball movement and board crashes against Nick Nursesquad. If Boston avoids those nail-biteers and exploits the paint, they steal home court momentum right out the gate. Team coverage, powered by AI. This is Boston Celtics News Today, I'm Corey with the story.