Live updates: Jaylen Brown, Sixers host heated matchup with Celtics

Sixers blog Live Updates Live updates: Jaylen Brown, Sixers host heated matchup with Celtics Follow along for live updates as the Sixers host Jayson Tatum and the Celtics in a highly anticipated reunion. By Eva Cheeseman • Published 2 hours ago • Updated 2 minutes ago What to Know The East-leading Sixers (9-2) host the Celtics (8-2) for a highly anticipated reunion at XFinity Mobile Arena. Paul George makes his regular-season return to South Philly after he was traded to the Celtics for Jaylen Brown . Tension between Jayson Tatum and Brown has lingered since the trade as comments were made by both parties. Here's a full Sixers-Celtics preview with storylines and matchups to watch. Adem Bona (cervical spine sprain) and Dominick Barlow (back) are both out for Tuesday night's matchup. Watch a special hour-long edition of Sixers Pregame Live at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Philadelphia. New Updates 1 MIN AGO 7:00 PM EST Back in Philadelphia with Celtics, Paul George looks forward to ‘a regular game' By Noah Levick After two seasons with the Sixers, Paul George has returned to Philadelphia. Paul George’s presence back in town was one of the many swirling morning storylines at Xfinity Mobile Arena. For good reason, former Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will draw immense attention Tuesday night. After all, Brown has said there “might be a little lamb chops with some gravy” between the two, if not a full-blown beef. But George’s return to Philadelphia is more than a tiny subplot. Following two seasons in Philadelphia, he was the centerpiece of the Sixers’ summer trade package to acquire Brown. 16 MINS AGO 6:45 PM EST Familiar faces, different places By Karli Cauley The Sixers and Celtics renew their rivalry Tuesday night with both teams near the top of the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia enters at 9-2, its best start since the 2000-01 season, while Boston sits just behind at 8-2. The Celtics have won three straight and eight of their last nine, while the Sixers have won four of five. Boston is averaging 115.0 points per game and allowing 104.3, compared with Philadelphia’s 111.0 points scored and 107.9 allowed. This matchup will look much different after the offseason trade that sent Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia and Paul George to Boston. Brown is averaging 22.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 47.7% from the field in his first season with the Sixers. George has averaged 20.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists through his first nine games with the Celtics. Both teams are coming off impressive wins. Philadelphia beat Chicago 127-121 behind 29 points from Brown and 27 from Tyrese Maxey, while Boston beat Milwaukee 117-97 with George scoring 27. Jayson Tatum leads Boston at 27.1 points per game, while Maxey is pacing Philadelphia at 26.9. The rivalry also comes with some recent postseason history. The Sixers knocked Boston out in the first round last season, overcoming a 3-1 deficit and winning 109-100 in Game 7 at Boston. Now, with Brown and George on opposite sides of the rivalry, the two teams meet again as two of the East’s early frontrunners. 27 MINS AGO 6:34 PM EST They have arrived By NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff 31 MINS AGO 6:30 PM EST ‘Let's check the ball up': Jaylen Brown ready for first game against Celtics By Cole Weintraub Brown will face Boston for the first time Tuesday as the Eastern Conference’s top two teams meet in Philadelphia. Jaylen Brown was asked Sunday whether he and Jayson Tatum had spoken since the former teammates addressed their relationship during the preseason. “No,” Brown said. Does he plan to approach Tatum before Tuesday night’s game at Xfinity Mobile Arena? 1 HOUR AGO 5:51 PM EST All the Jaylen-Jayson lore since the trade By NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff Here's all the major plot points of the back-and-forth between Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum since the trade news broke in July. 1 HOUR AGO 5:30 PM EST Paul George on his return to Philly 👀 By NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff View this post on Instagram 1 HOUR AGO 5:19 PM EST RAV4 Things to Know By NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff View this post on Instagram 2 HOURS AGO 4:46 PM EST Throw the ball up 🏀 By NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff 2 HOURS AGO 4:45 PM EST LeBron Log No. 4: A courtside sip, 16,000 makes and Cleveland's welcome By Cole Weintraub James sampled a fan’s wine, reached an unprecedented scoring milestone and experienced Cleveland’s full emotional range. LeBron James’ latest week with the Sixers included a sip of a stranger’s wine, yet another number no NBA player had reached and a return to the city where his career began. It also included his worst performance with Philadelphia, followed less than 48 hours later by his highest-scoring game with the team. Welcome to the fourth edition of the LeBron Log. 2 HOURS AGO 4:40 PM EST WATCH: Sixers Pregame Live By NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff Tune in for an hour-long special ahead of Sixers-Celtics. Watch live here or on NBC Sports Philadelphia at 7:00 p.m. This article tagged under: Sixers blog