The Celtics head to Philadelphia today for a divisional matchup with the Sixers. This will be the the third meeting between the two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings and both being decided by less than a point. Lock in, this one should be fun.
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Celtics vs. Sixers | Information
Matchup Information
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Xfinity Mobile Arena; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
- Tipoff: 8:10 PM EST
Celtics vs. Sixers| 2024/25 Regular Season
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Celtics vs. Sixers | Analysis
The Future is Now
One of the most exciting story lines so far this year has been the emergence of this Philadelphia backcourt. Tyrese Maxey is back healthy and once again going bucket for bucket with the league’s top hoopers. Maxey’s averaging an astounded 33.2 points per game through 10 games, but also adding in 8.2 assists per game for good measure.
Next to Maxey is the rookie, VJ Edgecombe. Edgecombe opened the season with a bang, recording 34 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists against this very Celtics team. He’s averaging 16.3 points per game through 10 games this year but shooting 42.7% from the field. The rook’s shooting 36.5% from beyond the arc and doing a great job on the glass with 5.8 rebounds per game. Head Coach Nick Nurse made him a Day 1 starter and it’s paying dividends early.
Lastly, we can’t forget about Joel Embiid. Embiid will miss tonight’s game with scheduled rest but the former MVP just hasn’t looked the same this year. He’s still on a heavy minutes restriction, averaging just 23.3 minutes per contest and it’s lead to a big decline in his offensive output. Add to that the fact he hasn’t been able to move as easily on the defensive side and you can see why the Sixers net rating is almost cut in half with Embiid on the court.
Growing Pains
The Celtics starting lineup this year looks completely different from a year ago and now changes on almost a nightly basis. Jaylen Brown has taken over as this team’s #1 scoring option and he’s looking like the only one showing consistency this early in the year. Brown’s averaging 28.0 points per game while shooting 52.2% from the field and 35.9% from beyond the arc.
His 34.9% usage rate is the highest of his career and currently ranks 3rd in the NBA (min. 3 games). Brown is currently scoring 37% of the team’s points and taking 45% of the team’s free throw attempts. He’s been great to say the least but the Celtics as a whole have not looked good.
The Celtics currently rank 24th in points per game, 23rd in shooting percentage, 27th in 3-point percentage and 30th in free throw rate. Defensively it gets a little bit better but not much. The Celtics rank 2nd in points allowed but that’s because they play at the 2nd slowest pace in the NBA. They rank 18th in opponent 3-point percentage, 26th in offensive rebounds allowed and 29th in opponent second chance points.
The front court was not built to rebound and it’s been Boston’s kryptonite early in the year.
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Jaylen Brown o26.5 Points (-110) | BetOnline
Like I said, Jaylen Brown is scoring 37% of the Celtics points this year. He’s taking 34% of the team’s shots and over the last week his usage has also jumped to nearly 40%. His usage is too high to ignore and this matchup is one we should see JB take advantage of early and often.
In two games against Philly this year, Brown’s had 32 and 25 points. He shot 59% across the two games and looked to get to the basket as often as possible. Philly ranks 20th in points allowed this year, but dead last in points allowed to the SG position. Brown’s taken 19+ shot attempts in six of his last seven games, clearing this line in each one of those games.
JB’s also been great on the road this year, averaging 28.3 points per game and doing it on shooting splits of 52/42/73. His free throw percentage leaves a little to be desired but he’s been better from the line too; shooting 79% from the strip this year.
Jaylen Brown’s usage over the last week is over 40% pic.twitter.com/8wmWEurGg2
— WinkyChrist (@winkychrist) November 11, 2025
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