Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and former Long Island Lutheran star VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesday night.

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

Rookie wing VJ Edgecombe looked more than worth the Sixers’ robust tanking efforts last season in his regular-season debut. The post Celtics show flashes, but 76ers claim season opener behind historic rookie performance: 8 takeaways appeared first on Boston.

The Philadelphia 76ers got the 2025-26 season underway on Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics, and star guard Tyrese Maxey was already in midseason form following an offensive explosion in the first half of the game.

VJ Edgecombe scored 34 points for the Philadelphia 76ers in their 117-116 win over the Boston Celtics. This performance marks the most points by a player in their first NBA game since Wilt

The Philadelphia 76ers battle the Boston Celtics to start the 2025-26 season Wednesday from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

Philadelphia 76ers' future takes shape as Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe combine for 38 first-half points against Celtics, raising questions about Joel Embiid's fit in the team's evolving identity.

Thanks largely to brilliant games by Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe, the Sixers pulled off a thrilling 117-116 win over the Celtics in Boston. Payton Pritchard missed two game-winning attempts on the night’s final possession,