As the highly anticipated Christmas Day matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics approaches, both teams have notable names on the injury re

The Boston Celtics host their Atlantic Division rivals the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden for a Christmas Day (Wednesday, Dec. 25) tilt after dropping a road game to the Orlando Magic on Monday, Dec.

The Boston Celtics will be spending part of the Christmas holiday on the parquet at the TD Garden. The team will be facing off against the Philadelphia 76ers in one of five NBA games played on Christmas Day that can be seen on WMUR-TV. The holiday has long been a big day for the NBA, and the Celtics-76ers is one of the league's marquee matchups.

Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and made two crucial plays in the final minute, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied after Joel Embiid was ejected to beat Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Monday night.

Tyrese Maxey racked up 32 points that included eight in a rousing run over the final two and a half minutes as the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers held off the visiting San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Monday in a gritty clash.

That said, when asked about the situation, Tyrese Maxey threw everyone for a loop with a comical response to a question about how the game was officiated. "Amazing, great game, it was lit," Maxey said.