The Boston Celtics managed to win in Philadelphia with a decisive score of 123-101 on a night where Paul George was brilliant.
This meeting, which was a spectacular confrontation between Paul George and Jaylen Brown with former teams, finally ended with Boston climbing to the top of the Eastern Conference table (with 9 wins and 2 losses).
The marginal point of the game was Jaylen Brown's misjudgment of former teammate Jayson Tatum before the game began; The confrontation that took place 4 months after the trade of Brown and George. However, Brown had a weak night, scoring just 13 points and committing 4 fouls.
On the opposite side, Paul George, despite boos from the crowd in Philadelphia, was the undisputed star of the field with 36 points and six successful 3-pointers.
Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and scored a spectacular dunk on LeBron James. For Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey scored 24 points, Joel Embiid scored 16 points and LeBron James scored 11 points.