Celtics beat Sixers 123-101 as Tatum outshines Brown

76ers guard Jaylen Brown (center) controls the ball against Celtics forward Jayson Tatum during the first quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Tuesday. | Imagn Images / via Reuters

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Nov 11, 2026

The Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 123-101 to replace the 76ers at the top of the NBA Eastern Conference as Jayson Tatum outshone his former teammate Jaylen Brown in a much-hyped showdown Tuesday.

Brown’s first regular-season clash against the Celtics team he called home for a decade played out against reports of a beef with his 2024 NBA title-winning partner Tatum.

The two men have exchanged cryptic public barbs, apparently disagreeing over Tatum’s knowledge of — or role in — Brown’s shock trade this summer to the Sixers.

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