Surprise! The Celtics and Warriors are still awesome

The reigning conference champs handle business on Day 1.

Good morning.

Let’s basketball.

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Scores

Sixers 117, Celtics 126 — Close game and a good win for Boston. Joe Mazzulla found lineups that worked well; James Harden had a big night (35-8-7 with 12 FTAs and shooting 9/14 from the floor) but much of what the Sixers did was in isolation, either Harden up top or Joel Embiid in the post. That’s a touch concerning though offense wasn’t really the problem here. We need to watch Philadelphia’s defense over the next few weeks. Worth noting that Matisse Thybulle appears to be out of the rotation for now.

The Celtics are really good, y’all.