The Celtics couldn't get a win against the 76ers in Christmas, but the game meant so much more to 13-year-old Ikenna Okere, of Rhode Island. He is battling leukemia, and his wish to attend a Christmas Day Celtics game came true.

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Wish of boy, 13, to attend Celtics' Christmas game comes true

BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid popped up from a pregame fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds, making 4 of 5 from 3-point range and sinking a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to turn back Boston’s final rally and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-114 victory on Wednesday. Tyrese Maxey […]

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Embiid shakes off pregame fall, leads Sixers to 118-114 win over Celtics - Seymour Tribune

Philadelphia's Christmas Day win over defending champion Boston is the latest in a string of performances that has turned around the 76ers' season and renewed their championship aspirations.

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Joel Embiid popped up from a pregame fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-114 victory over the Boston Celtics.

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Joel Embiid shakes off pregame fall, leads Sixers to 118-114 win over Celtics

Joel Embiid popped up from a pre-game fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds, making 4 of 5 from 3-point range and sinking a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to turn back Boston’s final rally and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-114 victory on Wednesday.

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Embiid shakes off pre-game fall to lead 76ers past Celtics

At the end of Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics experienced a new chapter of the results crisis experienced by the Boston Celtics, with what was the third loss after the last four games, this time against the Philadelphia 76ers, 114-118. A match played in the state of Massachusetts, TD Garden, marked by the return to the court of Neemias Queta, the Portuguese international 'crossed' by the coach of the defending champions, Joe Mazzulla, who pl…

A crise de resultados desportivos por que passam os Boston Celtics conheceu, ao final da noite de quarta-feira, um novo capítulo, com aquela que foi a terceira derrota ao cabo dos quatro últimos jogos, desta feita, na receção aos Philadelphia 76ers, por 114-118.   Uma partida disputada no estado do Massachusetts, TD Garden, que ficou marcada pelo regresso às quadras de Neemias Queta, internacional português 'riscado' pelo treinador dos campeões …

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Neemias Queta returns, but Boston Celtics don't 'shake' the crisis

Neemias Queta had eight minutes on the field, with two points and five rebounds, but he didn't avoid losing the Boston Celtics to the Philadelphia 76'ers 118-114 in an NBA Christmas Day game.

Neemias Queta somou oito minutos em campo, com dois pontos e cinco ressaltos, mas não evitou a derrota dos Boston Celtics frente aos Philadelphia 76'ers por 118-114, num jogo no dia de Natal da NBA.

Neemias Queta joga oito minutos em nova derrota dos Boston Celtics

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The Philadelphia 76ers still have a steep hill to climb after their injury-riddled, dysfunction-filled, downright disastrous start to the season. But Philly looked Wednesday like the team it hoped to be after its all-in offseason: a legitimate Eastern Conference challenger to the defending champion Celtics. Boston, meanwhile, is now feeling the sting of its first two-game losing streak since April. The Celtics lost to the Sixers 118-114 on Chris…

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Celtics upset by surging 76ers in Christmas Day dud at TD Garden

Boston drops back-to-back games for the first time this season, losing 118-114.

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BOSTON — The Celtics are officially on their first losing streak of the season. While the C’s showed life, they couldn’t make multiple comeback attempts in a 118-114 loss to the 76ers on Wednesday at TD Garden. The game was part of the NBA’s annual Christmas Day slate. The C’s dropped to 22-8 on the season while the Sixers improved to 11-17.

Wish of boy, 13, to attend Celtics' Christmas game comes true

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