Jayson Tatum had 35 points and seven rebounds and the Boston Celtics powered past the Philadelphia ... fourth quarter as Boston won for the ninth time in its last 11 games. Payton Pritchard ...

These two teams have met a total of 587 times, in 471 regular season contests and 116 playoff games ... Boston on Christmas Day 118-114. The Celtics then won the next two matchups in South Philly ...

The two teams had different stories before the break; the Celtics had won seven of their past ... Points per game: Boston 117.2, Philadelphia 109.1 Points allowed per game: Boston 108.1 ...