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Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates during the second half against the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena on November 11, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 11: Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates during the second half against the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena on November 11, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.   Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Emilee Chinn / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers

Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK -- Tyrese Maxey and hometown hero Justin Edwards sparked the Philadelphia 76ers over Boston 102-100 on Tuesday while reigning champion Oklahoma City improved their NBA-best record to 11-1.Maxey, the NBA&#x27;s number two scorer this season, netted 21 points and Edwards came off the bench to score 22.But it was Kelly Oubre&#x27;s putback shot with 8.7 seconds remaining off the only miss of the night by Edwards that produced the winning points.&quot;Extremely tough. He fought in there,&quot; Maxey said of Oubre&#x27;s final basket. &quot;We got Justin the good look and KO got the rebound and put it back.&quot;<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762935328486AFP__20251112__2246273867__v2__HighRes__BostonCelticsVPhiladelphia76ers.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates during the second half against the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena on November 11, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP"/>Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers celebrates during the second half against the Boston Celtics at Xfinity Mobile Arena on November 11, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images/AFP</div>Boston&#x27;s Derrick White missed a desperation half-court heave at the finish and the 76ers (7-4) improved to 2-1 over the Celtics this year, the games decided by a total of four points.&quot;That&#x27;s how it goes,&quot; Maxey said. &quot;We&#x27;ve played them 100 times, it feels like, since I&#x27;ve been in the NBA. They know what we&#x27;re going to do and we know what they&#x27;re going to do.&quot;Maxey said winning tight games comes down to simple things.&quot;Resilient. We trust each other,&quot; he said. &quot;Just try to make great plays and play great defense in the fourth quarter.&quot;Edwards, a two-time state high school champion at Philadelphia&#x27;s Imhotep High School, went 8-for-8 from the floor and 5-of-5 from three-point range in a sizzling display until his final miss that set up the winning basket.Sixers reserve Quentin Grimes added 18 points while Boston&#x27;s Jaylen Brown had a game-high 24 points.Philadelphia was without Cameroonian big man Joel Embiid due to a sore right knee.The Sixers led 23-22 after the lowest-scoring first quarter by each club this season and 51-41 at half-time but needed a Grimes three-pointer from half-court at the third-quarter buzzer to pull within 77-71, setting the stage for a fourth-quarter fightback.Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and 11 assists to lead reigning champion Oklahoma City in a 126-102 home victory over the Golden State Warriors.Chet Holmgren added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder, who boosted their NBA-best record to 11-1 with a third consecutive triumph.<div> </div><div>- Win streaks hit five -</div>New York&#x27;s Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, hitting six of nine three-point attempts, and passed off 10 assists to spark the host Knicks over Memphis 133-120.The Knicks (7-3), who also got 21 points and 13 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns, stretched their win streak to five games and improved to 7-0 at home this season.Also boosting their win streak to five games were the Denver Nuggets (8-2), who won 122-108 at Sacramento behind Serbian center Nikola Jokic&#x27;s 35 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists.The three-time NBA MVP averages 25.2 points, a league-best 11.9 assists and an NBA second-best 13.0 rebounds per contest.Toronto&#x27;s Brandon Ingram scored 25 points and Immanuel Quigley added 24 to lift the Raptors over host Brooklyn 119-106.The Nets sank to 1-10, matching Washington with the NBA&#x27;s worst record, and 0-6 at home.Finland&#x27;s Lauri Markkanen scored 35 points to lead the Utah Jazz over Indiana 152-128, the Pacers falling to 0-6 on the road and into the NBA basement at 1-10.

Tyrese Maxey and hometown hero Justin Edwards sparked the Philadelphia 76ers over Boston 102-100 on Tuesday while reigning champion Oklahoma City improved their NBA-best record to 11-1.

Tyrese Maxey and hometown hero Justin Edwards sparked the Philadelphia 76ers over Boston 102-100 on Tuesday while reigning champion Oklahoma City improved their NBA-best record to 11-1.

Sixers edge Celtics while Thunder reach NBA-best 11-1

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Sixers edge Celtics while Thunder reach NBA-best 11-1

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