Jrue Holiday had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds
Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, including a three-pointer at the end, and the Boston Celtics beat the division champion Philadelphia 76ers 117-107 on Wednesday.
Derrick White added 27 points and Jrue Holiday had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Now Celtics are on a four-game winning streak. They lead the division by a game over the Sixers after beating them without Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, who were out because of an illness and a knee problem.
Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 20 points, while Robert Covington, De’Anthony Melton and Tobias Harris had 16. However, the Sixers, in a two-game losing streak, followed with eight straight wins.