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Maxey scores 40 points as 76ers rally to beat Celtics 117-116

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39-85FG41-91
46Field Goal %45
16-413PT11-43
39Three Point %26
23-30FT23-26
10Offensive Rebounds10
30Defensive Rebounds32
23Assists16
3Steals7
4Blocks4
14Turnovers11
0Technical Fouls0
14Points Conceded Off Turnovers17
21Fast Break Points16
23Fouls28
8Largest Lead13

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VJ Edgecombe finishes with 34 points on 13-of-26 shooting on his way to scoring the third-most points in an NBA debut.
VJ Edgecombe finishes with 34 points on 13-of-26 shooting on his way to scoring the third-most points in an NBA debut.

BOSTON -- — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesday night.

Edgecombe scored the most points in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had 43 on Oct. 24, 1959.

Philadelphia led by four with 22 seconds left, but it was down to one when Edgecombe missed a pair of foul shots with 9.1 seconds to play. Payton Pritchard had two shots for the winner and missed both.

Joel Embiid played for the first time since February, scoring four points on 1-of-9 shooting. The 2023 NBA MVP and a two-time league scoring champion had six rebounds in 20 minutes as he returns after a 2024-25 season when he was limited to 19 games because of a sprained left foot, a sinus fracture and arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

Jaylen Brown returned from a hamstring injury in the preseason finale to score 25 points. The 2024 NBA Finals MVP is expected to carry a heavier load this year with fellow All-Star Jayson Tatum, who watched the game from the bench in street clothes, recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Derrick White scored 13 points of his 25 points in the third quarter, when the Celtics scored 16 straight points to turn a five-point deficit into an 11-point lead. The Celtics led 94-84 with nine minutes remaining before the Sixers scored eight straight points to make it close.

Up next

76ers: Host Charlotte on Saturday.

Celtics: At New York on Friday night.

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Dominick Barlow vs. Neemias Queta (Jaylen Brown gains possession)
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11:43
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Neemias Queta makes 7-foot layup (Derrick White assists)
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Kelly Oubre Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists)
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Tyrese Maxey shooting foul
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Payton Pritchard misses free throw 1 of 2
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Payton Pritchard makes free throw 2 of 2
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Joel Embiid misses 19-foot jumper
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Payton Pritchard defensive rebound
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Derrick White makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
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Neemias Queta shooting foul
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VJ Edgecombe misses free throw 1 of 2
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VJ Edgecombe makes free throw 2 of 2
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Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Joel Embiid defensive rebound
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Joel Embiid misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Dominick Barlow offensive rebound
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Tyrese Maxey makes 28-foot three point jumper (Dominick Barlow assists)
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Neemias Queta makes 12-foot two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
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Dominick Barlow misses 24-foot three point jumper
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Neemias Queta defensive rebound
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Dominick Barlow blocks Derrick White 's 2-foot two point shot
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Xavier Tillman enters the game for Neemias Queta
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Dominick Barlow vs. Sam Hauser (VJ Edgecombe gains possession)
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Dominick Barlow makes two point shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)
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Xavier Tillman shooting foul
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Dominick Barlow makes free throw 1 of 1
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Xavier Tillman misses 23-foot three point jumper
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Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound
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Joel Embiid misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
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Jaylen Brown makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
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VJ Edgecombe misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
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Jaylen Brown misses 10-foot two point shot
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Dominick Barlow defensive rebound
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Tyrese Maxey misses 13-foot two point shot
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Jaylen Brown defensive rebound
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Derrick White makes 1-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
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Xavier Tillman blocks Joel Embiid 's 14-foot jumper
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Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
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Xavier Tillman makes two point shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
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76ers Full timeout
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Josh Minott enters the game for Sam Hauser
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Anfernee Simons enters the game for Derrick White
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Quentin Grimes enters the game for Joel Embiid
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Adem Bona enters the game for Kelly Oubre Jr.
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VJ Edgecombe misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Dominick Barlow offensive rebound
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VJ Edgecombe makes driving dunk (Quentin Grimes assists)
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Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Minott assists)
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VJ Edgecombe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)
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Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Adem Bona defensive rebound
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Tyrese Maxey misses driving layup
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Xavier Tillman defensive rebound
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Payton Pritchard misses running pullup jump shot
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Josh Minott offensive rebound
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Josh Minott makes dunk
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VJ Edgecombe makes driving layup
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Xavier Tillman makes 7-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
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VJ Edgecombe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)
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Payton Pritchard makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
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Dominick Barlow bad pass (Xavier Tillman steals)
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Payton Pritchard misses 29-foot three point jumper
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Xavier Tillman offensive rebound
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Derrick White enters the game for Jaylen Brown
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Chris Boucher enters the game for Payton Pritchard
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Jabari Walker enters the game for Tyrese Maxey
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Kelly Oubre Jr. enters the game for Dominick Barlow
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Adem Bona vs. Xavier Tillman (Derrick White gains possession)
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Derrick White misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound
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Kelly Oubre Jr. bad pass (Xavier Tillman steals)
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Xavier Tillman misses 4-foot two point shot
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Quentin Grimes defensive rebound
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Quentin Grimes misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Josh Minott loose ball foul
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Celtics Full timeout
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Luka Garza enters the game for Josh Minott
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Jaylen Brown enters the game for Xavier Tillman
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Luka Garza personal foul
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VJ Edgecombe misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
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Luka Garza defensive rebound
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Luka Garza steps out of bounds turnover
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Quentin Grimes misses layup
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Jabari Walker offensive rebound
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Jabari Walker makes two point shot
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Derrick White makes 25-foot three pointer
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Adem Bona offensive goaltending turnover
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Derrick White misses driving layup
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Adem Bona defensive rebound
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VJ Edgecombe makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)
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Anfernee Simons makes 25-foot three point jumper
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VJ Edgecombe misses 24-foot three point jumper
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Adem Bona offensive rebound
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Adem Bona offensive foul
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Adem Bona turnover
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Neemias Queta enters the game for Luka Garza
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Tyrese Maxey enters the game for VJ Edgecombe
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Jaylen Brown misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
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Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound
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Anfernee Simons shooting foul
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Quentin Grimes misses free throw 1 of 2
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Justin Edwards enters the game for Adem Bona
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Quentin Grimes makes free throw 2 of 2
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Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper
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