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Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe discuss partnership as Sixers move forward

The Philadelphia 76ers got a glimpse of the future in Wednesday's 117-116 season-opening win over the Boston Celtics.

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Nick Nurse and Tyrese Maxey have already spotted something "mature" about Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe

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Sixers takeaways: VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey dominate, Joel Embiid struggles and more

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Celtics show flashes, but 76ers claim season opener behind historic rookie performance: 8 takeaways

The Celtics showed flashes of what they can be at their best this season, but the 76ers got a historic rookie performance from VJ Edgecombe and a huge game from Tyrese Maxey to take the season opener ...

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VJ Edgecombe makes history in debut as 76ers rally to beat Celtics

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VJ Edgecombe breaks records held by LeBron James, Allen Iverson in Philadelphia 76ers debut

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Instant observations: VJ Edgecombe's historic debut, Tyrese Maxey's dominance lead Sixers to thrilling win on opening night

The Sixers have officially generated more momentum in 2025-26 than they ever had in the year before. They can thank their starting backcourt.

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Tyrese Maxey scores 40 points as Sixers rally to beat Boston Celtics, 117-116

BOSTON — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season-opener Wednesday night. Edgecombe scored the most points in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had 43 on Oct. 24, 1959.

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It took one night for VJ Edgecombe to flip the Rookie of the Year race upside-down

Together, Edgecombe and Maxey combined for over 60 percent of the Sixers' 117 points, all on a night where even under a minutes restriction returning from a very truncated 2024-25 campaign, Joel Embiid, Philadelphia's biggest star, was disturbingly dull (11 percent from the field, 0-of-4 on 3s, 6 rebounds, minus-16).