Philadelphia 76ers - Boston Celtics (+3,5) Greetings to all. At the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Sixers welcome them Celtics, at 02:00 on Friday mornings.
The last ones are not on a good moon Sixers that may have been a tough win for the Thunder (120-113) in their most recent game, but they previously had 4 consecutive defeats. At the same time, Brett Brown's team will be deprived both tonight and in the ensuing match of the services of Joel Embiid, who suffered a left knee fracture. The Sixers have 7 wins and 3 losses in the 4 games they have played without their superstar. The 24-14 overall record of the team in the 5th place in the Eastern Region, while staying particularly strong at 17-2.
From two solid '' cuffs' 'tonight' s showdown comes Celtics. Initially, 4 days ago they were defeated in Washington by the Wizards (99-94) and then on Thursday morning they saw the Spurs beat them, much easier than the final 129-114 says in the Garden. The common denominator of both defeats is the laxity with which Brad Stevens entered the games as a result of which he is back early in the score and can not then return. 25-10 the record of the Celtics who are in 3rd place in the eastern region.
Summarizing, both the two opponents come from '' strange '' results with the hosts wanting to build on the Thunder victory and the guests in a rebuilding effort. I appreciate that Embiid's absence will play a decisive role in the outcome of the game since this is the key point the Sixers have over the Celtics and I would therefore prefer to go double with the handicap of +3,5 points.
