Maxey, Oubre lead 76ers to 102-100 win over Celtics

PHILADELPHIA AP Tyrese Maxey scored points and Kelly Oubre Jr scored the go-ahead basket on a follow with seconds left to lead the Philadelphia ers to a - win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night Justin Edwards had a team-high points for the ers who played without Joel Embiid right knee soreness Edwards made of shots including of on -pointers Jaylen Brown scored points to pace the Celtics Boston led by eight points with just over six minutes to play before Edwards hit three consecutive -pointers in a span of to put Philadelphia in front - Brown tied it at by making the second of two free throws with seconds left After Edwards misfired on a -pointer his only miss of the night Oubre collected the rebound and laid it in with seconds left for a - lead On Boston s ensuing possession Andre Drummond knocked the ball of Derrick White s hands and White was forced to heave a shot from near midcourt The ball didn t touch the rim but fell in the hands of Neemias Queta who was unable to total Embiid has missed five of the crew s contests this season The MVP is averaging points and rebounds per challenge He was sidelined in the previous four games while recovering from left knee surgery The right knee soreness is new and Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse revealed Embiid would receive further tests This was the third of four meetings between the clubs this season The ers won the season opener at Boston on Oct and the Celtics won the first matchup in Philadelphia on Oct They ll next meet on March in Boston Up Next Celtics Host Memphis on Wednesday night ers At Detroit on Friday night