Regarding the tanking aspect, however, head coach Joe Mazzulla didn't even want to bring that up, saying that he doesn't pay attention to it and that he has a responsibility to the fans in Boston and the players in Boston to go out every single night and do his best job to ensure the team has a chance to win.

After the exit of Jrue, Horford, Kornet, and KP and their replacement by Minott, Queta, Garza, and Simons has required the Celtics to shake up their offensive playbook.

That starts for this season on Friday night, and the national Amazon Prime Video broadcast between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics will give viewers an early look at thi

The Boston Celtics face the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 (10/31/25) in a regular season NBA game at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

We can all safely file 2025 under the ‘most Achilles injuries in a year’ column. While Tyrese Haliburton’s setback stands out as particularly painful, Jayson Tatum also faced a tough blow.

Hugo Gonzalez’s defensive assignments to start his Celtics career have featured a who’s who of the East’s All-Star guards. Last week it was the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson, followed by the Pistons’ Cade Cunningham.

They gave up all of that massive advantage, as well as most of a 10-point lead in the final minutes. But in the end, Joel Embiid’s potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer was off, and the Celtics escaped with a 109-108 win, their third in a row, in this NBA Cup round robin game.

"The challenge is they're going to come with a different mentality," Justin Edwards said. "We beat them at home in the opener. We just got to try to build off of what we did last game and then add the pieces that we have and the film that we've been watching just trying to put into the game."