Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers 1/14/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Boston Celtics look for their fourth consecutive victory when visiting the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Boston is 21-21 and fourth in the Atlantic division six games behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets. Boston defeated the Indiana Pacers 119-100 on Wednesday. The leading scorer for Boston was Jaylen Brown with 34 points, while Jayson Tatum scored 33 points. 

Jayson Tatum is the leading scorer for Boston with an average of 25.5 points per game, while Jaylen Brown is the second leading scorer with an average of 24.2 points per game. Robert Williams III is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.0 rebounds per game Marcus Smart is the leader in assists with an average of 5.3 assists per game. Boston is scoring an average of 107.5 points per game while shooting 44.3% overall and 33.5% from three-point territory.

Philadelphia looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting Boston on Friday. The 76ers are 23-17 and second in the Atlantic division three games behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets. Philadelphia was defeated by the Charlotte Hornets 109-98 on Wednesday. Joel Embiid was the leading scorer for Philadelphia with 31 points. The 76ers were outrebounded by Charlotte 42-33 and Philadelphia committed 17 turnovers.

Joel Embiid is leading Philadelphia in scoring and rebounding with averages of 27.0 points and 10.6 rebounds per game while Tobias Harris is the second leading scorer with an average of 18.4 points per game. Tyrese Maxey is the leader in assists with an average of 4.5 assists per game. Philadelphia is scoring an average of 107.5 points per game, while shooting 46.1% overall and 35.3% from three-point territory.