76ers vs. Celtics: Game Odds, Players to Watch

On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers look to bounce back off a tough loss over the weekend as they take on the Boston Celtics.

Their 104-117, loss on Sunday came at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks, who seemed to be in control of the game from the early runnings, outscoring the Sixers in the opening half, 69-53.

Giannis Antetokounmpo seemed to be hitting everything, scoring 19 points while grabbing seven rebounds and making two blocks, with Jrue Holiday also scorching his former team, dropping 13 points in the opening half on 71 percent shooting.

Philadelphia didn't exactly struggle either, with Joel Embiid dropping 17 points and Tyrese Maxey following suit with 14 points in the opening half.

It would be Maxey who would help inspire a near comeback for the Sixers, scoring 13 points in the third quarter, the most in that period.

Despite this, Philadelphia would fail to mount a full comeback, with Doc Rivers pulling his starters late in the fourth quarter as only minutes remained.

Going into Tuesday night's match, Rivers has no injuries to plan around, with Tobias Harris, James Harden, and Embiid all avoiding the Sixers' injury report.

On the other side of the ticket sits the Boston Celtics, who come into the match off of a narrow win against the Utah Jazz.

Jayson Tatum had himself a game, scoring 39 points on 70 percent shooting, with four of his fellow starters putting up double-digit numbers.

Joe Mazzulla could have to play without Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, and Robert Williams III, as the first two have been listed as questionable, with Williams III being confirmed as out with injury management.

Game Odds

Spread: Sixers -1.5

Moneyline: PHI -167, BOS +140

Total O/U: 226.5

*All Odds Provided by SI Sportsbook

Players to Watch:

Sixers: Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid is coming into his final three games of his regular season campaign, with each game being important to his MVP campaign.

Recently, Embiid is started to slip, averaging 27 points and ten rebounds per game, but a strong performance against the Celtics could only help his MVP case.

Celtics: Jayson Tatum

Tatum finds himself as the player to watch as Tuesday could help his case for his scoring title, leading Embiid by 75 points in that category with 2,185 points.

In the month of March, Tatum averaged 31 points on 50 percent shooting while dishing out four assists and grabbing nine rebounds for his team.

Declan Harris contributes to All76ers, a Sports Illustrated channel. You can follow him on Twitter: @DecIanH.

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