Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics 4/6/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia 76ers look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Philadelphia is 34-16 following a 116-100 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for Philadelphia. Philadelphia is tied for the lead in the Atlantic division with the Brooklyn Nets nine games in front of both the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. Philadelphia continues to play without its leading scorer and rebounder Joel Embiid.

With Joel Embiid sidelined, the leading scorer for Philadelphia is Tobias Harris with an average of 20.8 points per game while the leading rebounder is Dwight Howard with an average of 8.2 rebounds per game. Ben Simmons is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 15.4 points and 7.3 assists per game. Philadelphia is scoring an average of 114.5 points per game while allowing an average of 109.4 points per game. 

Boston improved to 25-25 following its 116-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. Jayson Tatum was the leading scorer for Boston with 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds. The Celtics have won two straight but are nine games behind the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets in the Atlantic division and are eighth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Jayson Tatum is the leading scorer for Boston with an average of 25.3 points per game, while Jaylen Brown is close behind with an average of 24.6 points per game. Tristan Thompson is the leading rebounder for Boston with an average of 8.4 points per game and Marcus Smart is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 per game. Boston is scoring an average of 112.3 points per game and allowing an average of 111.5 points per game.