The air was one of great challenges, because on one hand they were there the reigning champions and on the other the most accredited challengers in the Eastern Conference. The race between Celtics e Sixers took place last night BostonHowever, it actually lasted just a few minutes. Philadelphia in fact, it showed up at the TD Garden deprived of all its ownersleft at rest as a precaution or due to a tactical choice on the part of coach Nick Nurse. The hosts, however, in addition to the injured player Kristaps Porzingisthey couldn’t just rely on Al Horford among the protagonists who brought the 18th NBA title in the history of the franchise. And after a 1° quarto finished 40-18 for the boys of Joe Mazzullathe match turned into a long training session for both teams.
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Net of many absences among the ranks of the Sixerswho sealed the fate of the match from the opening whistle, was the one who impressed compactness and it state of form of the Celtics. Jayson Tatum he finished with a double-double (16 points e 10 rebounds) in just 23 minutes played, the same playing time as Jaylen Brown (18 points e 8 rebounds). Good too Luke Cornett e Sam Hauserauthors of 15 points each, and Xavier Tillman(11 points e 7 rebounds), rotation players to whom Mazzulla could give a lot of space during the season. For Philadelphia the only positive note is represented by the rookie Jared McCain, who confirmed that he has a strong confidence in his abilities by taking himself 21 counts and scoring 20 points. To really have an idea of the balance of forces between the two big favorites in the East, however, we will have to wait until the regular season.
