It was far from some of the battles we've seen between the Celtics and Sixers in the past as both teams were down a few stars. Philadelphia was already missing Joel Embiid, who is

Joel Embiid was ruled out for the rest of the year with a knee injury that's plagued him. It's an ominous future for the former MVP winner as the injuries have piled up. In a showdown of the East's top two teams,

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are getting ready to square off tonight for the fourth time this season. In those games, the Celtics are 2-1 over Philadelphia, with the 76ers' only win coming on Christmas Day.

Jayson Tatum is the leader of the Celtics. He is the best player on the team. His consistent play over the years has been one of the reason why pundits have had such high expectations for him over the years.

Jayson Tatum went off against the Sixers, dropping a game-high 35 points, seven rebounds, three steals and five triples to lead the Celtics to a win over a shorthanded Sixers side that did not have the services of Joel Embiid,

The Philadelphia 76ers will attempt to end a five-game road losing streak when they face the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. The 76ers have lost 11 of their last 12 games overall. This will be Philadelphia's fourth game since the team announced Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season for left knee injury management.