Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who was already dealing with a finger injury, left the game against Portland midway through the third quarter after appearing to hurt his back during a fall. Maxey got up and went to the locker room after falling and didn't return. He finished with five points and six assists in 23 minutes in the loss.

TV channel: KATU (Antenna: 2.2 in Portland. Xfinity: 302 and 1170. DirecTV: 688-1. KUNP (Antenna: 47.1. Xfinity: 16, 302, 1170. DirecTV: 47. Spectrum: 184).

Tyrese Maxey - 16 Jared McCain - 8 Joel Embiid - 8 Paul George - 7 Guerschon Yabusele - 4 Kelly Oubre Jr - 4 Quentin Grimes - 3 Ricky Council IV - 2 KJ Martin - 2 A solid first half had folks wondering if the Sixers’ tank had caught a flat tire.

Dealing with a non-COVID illness, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was in danger of missing Wednesday’s action against the Portland Trail Blazers. With Brown on

Analyzing Thursday’s Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Boston Celtics were down a few players Wednesday and will be even more shorthanded Thursday night when the Philadelphia 76ers come to town.

The depleted Celtics will be missing at least four rotation players when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

Heading into a matchup earlier this week, the Philadelphia 76ers thought there was a chance Quentin Grimes could miss his first set of action since joining the team via trade. Dealing with biceps soreness following a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers,