Celtics and 76ers Meet in Divisional Showdown
The Boston Celtics take on the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night.

The Celtics (43-28) have battled their fair share of inconsistency this season, but they'll come into Wednesday's contest in the midst of one of their better stretches. Boston has notched wins in five of their last seven games, although one of their two losses during that span came by a 114-105 score to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Kyrie Irving provided 30 points, adding five rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block. Al Horford delivered 20 points, six rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block. Marcus Morris delivered 13 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Marcus Smart supplied 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

The Celtics will list Horford (knee) as probable for Wednesday's game. Robert Williams and Guerschon Yabusele both figure to be listed as questionable with their respective illnesses, while Gordon Hayward (concussion) has already been ruled out.

The 76ers (46-25) come into Wednesday's game in the midst of an impressive five-game winning streak. Their most recent win came at the expense of the Charlotte Hornets, which they edged by a 118-114 score on Tuesday night. Ben Simmons led the way in Embiid's absence with 28 points, adding eight rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal. J.J. Redick followed with a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double that also included eight assists. Jimmy Butler provided 23 points, nine assists, four rebounds, two steals and one block. Tobias Harris generated a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double that also included three assists and one steal. James Ennis III led the second unit with 14 points.

The 76ers will continue to be without Furkan Korkmaz (knee) on Wednesday. Joel Embiid is projected to return to action after resting Tuesday.

Wednesday's game marks the fourth and final meeting between the teams this season. The Celtics own a 3-0 series lead, having notched 105-87, 121-114 (overtime) and 112-109 victories on Oct. 26, Dec. 25 and Feb. 12, respectively.
Posted on: 3/19/2019 9:13 PM
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