Go ahead preseason games in the NBA they basically serve three things: one, so that the most important players Warm up the engines little by little, but without excesses. Two, take away the NBA to unusual placesalthough this is not the case of this match, played in the TD Garden. And three for players with no apparent gap in the squad try to convince the coach that they can trust them. This last section is the one that coaches value most and that is why you see NBA games that do not look like they are from the NBA.
Philadelphia played in Boston without their main players: They were on the bench but did not play Paul George, Eric Gordon, Kyle Lowry, Tyrese Maxey, Kelly Oubre, Andre Drummond, Reggie Jackson, Caleb Martin… y Joel Embiid He didn’t even travel to Boston.
Jayson Tatum ante Jared McCain.
In the Celtics, to begin with, less Al Horfordabsent the entire preseason, and Kristaps Porzingis the rest was the gala team with Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown y Jrue Holiday further Luke Kornetcon Pritchard, Hauser o Tillman coming off the bench. With these premises, a beating was coming.
And there was. In a game without history, the Celtics they destroyed the Sixers, 139-89 in a game that was buried in the first quarter, 40-18and that with the third partial at the exit of the locker room, 37-15it became a horrible party. It probably didn’t even help the coaches draw valid conclusions. Neither good nor bad (well, bad in the Sixers anyway…).
But it served to see the first ownershipalthough in preseason, Guerschon Yabusele in Philly. He came out from the beginning in what was his third preparation game to leave 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in 20 minutes of play. Yabusele was able to play in the TD Gardenwhere his first adventure in the NBA began in 2018.
In the Sixersonly Jared McCain scored in double digits, 20, the rest very far away with KJ Martin 9, Justin Edwards 9, It was left over 8 y Jordan Tucker 8. Poor image of the meritorious Philadelphia.
In the Celticswith little rival resistance, Brown he made 18 and 8 rebounds, Tatum16 and 10 rejections (and 6 assists), The grain y Hauser15 points, and Pritchard, Tillman y Walsh11.
He Celtics-Sixers It will be one of the battles that will focus the most interest throughout the regular season. Even with the permission of the Knicksmaybe they are playing for a ticket in May for the NBA Finals in the Eastern Conference Finals. For now, the preseason is worth little although the beating has been taken by those from the city of brotherly love.
