BOSTON — Tyrese Maxey looked over to Nick Nurse for a play call about midway through Tuesday’s fourth quarter, then gave an acknowledgment to his coach of, “Hey, I got it.” The Celtics had just cut the 76ers’ lead in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series to two points.

There will be no Boston Celtics sweep. Rookie VJ Edgecombe stole the show at TD Garden Tuesday night to power the Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics in a 111-97 win. Edgecombe overcame a hard fall on his backside in the first quarter that prompted him to go to the locker room twice.

V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds while playing through pain after taking a hard fall early in the game, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece.

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey praised the rookie VJ Edgecombe following a Game 2 win over the Boston Celtics.

The Philadelphia 76ers entered last night’s Play-In Game as slight favorites against the Orlando Magic, and they delivered. Tyrese Maxey, the 2020 first-round pick, put on a masterclass performance for the hosts,

A massive four-game playoff slate takes place on Sunday, April 19, as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each conference open their first-round matchups against the s

The Boston Celtics dropped Game 2 to the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. What Jaylen Brown said after the loss is worth paying attention to.