The Boston Celtics opened the 2022-2023 regular season at home with a rousing 126-117 win against the Philadelphia 76ers. The game began with a beautiful tribute to the late Bill Russell, and ended with an emphatic Celtics victory.
With plenty of new faces in the rotation and a new coach on the sidelines, assessing these Celtics will take a little bit of time. That said, Boston is the defending eastern conference champions, with a combined 70 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celts firmly put the Sixers to bed for the night.
Boston’s offense looked fast, and Tatum in particular was positively electric. Here’s three quick takeaways from Boston’s opening night tilt against Philly.