How to Watch 76ers-Celtics 2022-23 NBA Opening Night Game On Tuesday
After losing the 2022 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics have a chance to start the 2022-23 NBA season with a win as they play the opening game of the new season in Boston against the Philadelphia 76ers.
A duel between two Eastern Conference heavyweights, both the Celtics and 76ers head into the new season as favorites to win the 2023 NBA Finals.
Starting with the Boston Celtics, a lot has happened since they made it to the NBA Finals just under four months ago. Not only has Ime Udoka been suspended indefinitely after violating team rules, which resulted in assistant Joe Mazzulla being named interim head coach, but the Celtics have to relinquish knee injuries to veteran Danilo Gallinari and their defensive anchor Robert Williams III waive.
However, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have proven they can carry the load offense for the Celtics, and Boston will get an extra boost this year with the addition of former Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon.
With the Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid remains a favorite to win the Most Valuable Player award after finishing second in consecutive seasons, and both Tyrese Maxey and James Harden make dynamic backcourts in Philly.
PJ Tucker, Montrezl Harrell and De’Anthony Melton are the three new faces on this roster who should be able to make a difference in their respective roles. Tobias Harris has returned to the wing for the Sixers and the 76ers are a much deeper team than they were a season ago, which is why title claims in the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ can never be higher!
This matchup to open the 2022-23 NBA season should be filled with high-quality plays from some of the league’s best, but only one team will start the season with a win as the other will no doubt be left with questions that need answering .
The 2022-23 NBA season is about to begin and here’s how to watch Tuesday’s game with game times and TV, lineups, bios and other important details.
How to watch 76ers vs Celtics
- WHO: Philadelphia 76ers (0-0) vs. Boston Celtics (0-0)
- IF: 7:30 p.m. ET, Tuesday, October 18, 2022
- WHERE: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
- TV: TNT
- Stream: Fubo.tv CLICK HERE
Key stats and facts for 76ers vs Celtics
- The Boston Celtics made their first NBA Finals appearance since 2010 last season after winning 51-31 in the 2021-22 NBA regular season.
- The Philadelphia 76ers have made the Eastern Conference Semifinals four times in the past five seasons and have not made the Eastern Conference Finals since 2001.
- The Celtics are 34-13 all-time at home in the season opener.
- The 76ers are out 12-14 times in season openers.
- In four games against each other last season, both teams won one away and one home game.
Last encounter:
February 15, 2022 – Celtics 135, 76ers 87
Jaylen Brown (29 points), Jayson Tatum (28 points) and the Boston Celtics combined for 57 of their 135 total points and made quick work of their final meeting of the 2021-22 season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Boston led by 17 points at halftime and outscored the 76ers by at least five points in every quarter. Joel Embiid finished the tournament with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the 76ers in 26 total minutes. As a team, the Celtics shot 25-45 (55.6%) from three-point range and 46-82 (56.1%) from the floor.
Latest injury reports:
76s: NONE
Celts: Danilo Gallinari (Knee – ACL) – AUS, Robert Williams (Knee) – AUS,
Expected starters:
PROJECTS 76ERS STARTER (2021-22 regular season stats):
- G James Harden6-foot-5 guard: 22.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 10.3 assists
- G Tyrese Maxey6-2 guard: 17.5 points, 4.3 assists
- F. Tobias Harris6-8 forward: 17.2 points, 6.8 rebounds
- F PJ Tucker6-5 forward: 7.6 points, 5.5 rebounds
- C Joel Embiid7-0 middle: 30.6 points, 11.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists
EXPECTED CELTICS STARTERS (2021-22 regular season stats):
- G Marcus Smart6-3 guard: 12.1 points, 5.9 assists
- G Derrick White6-4 guard: 13.2 points, 4.9 assists
- G/F Jaylen Brown6-6 guard/forward: 23.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists
- F.Jayson Tatum6-8 forward: 26.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists
- F/C Al Hoford6-9 Forward/Center: 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds
Betting Odds:
- According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Celtics are a 2.5-point favorite over the 76ers as of Monday night.
- The over/under for this matchup is currently set at 216 total points.
What to look out for:
- The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers each won 51 games in the 2021-22 season.
- Boston is 264-195 all-time against Philadelphia.
- 76ers center Joel Embiid has now finished second in NBA MVP voting for consecutive years after becoming the first center to lead the league in points since Shaquille O’Neal did so in the 1999-00 season .
- Celtics forward Jayson Tatum averaged career bests in points (26.9), rebounds (8.0) and assists (4.4) a season ago and earned All-NBA First Team honors for the first time in his career.
- The winner of that game gets to brag about winning the first game of the 2022-23 NBA season.