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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/celtics/onsi as Celtics Offseason Addition Flourishing in Role and Loving His Time in Boston. Boston Celtics forward Josh Minott has taken a huge jump in his first season in Boston, and expressed how happy he is with his new home.

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Watch the Oct. 31 Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers game with ticket info, start time, stats and how to view information.

On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers made their season debut against the Boston Celtics, in a match that would see the pendulum swing both ways throughout

Tyrese Maxey scores 40 points, and VJ Edgecombe adds 34 to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener on Wednesday night.

With Scheierman’s option picked up, the Celtics now have eight players under contract for next season, plus team options for Minott, Neemias Queta and Jordan Walsh. Boston will visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in its first 2025 NBA Cup game.

Coach Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics give their praise to Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe for his performance.

Nikola Jokic has started the season with three consecutive triple doubles and Denver was a shot away from being 3-0. Aaron Gordon dropped 50 points in the season opener, Jamal Murray 43 in their most recent outing, and Denver has the third-ranked offensive efficiency.