The Boston Celtics take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of their NBA first-round playoff series. The teams split the first two games in Boston. Games 3 and 4 will be in Philadelphia. The Celtics are favored by 7.5 points in Game 3. Moneyline: Philadelphia 76ers +240 (28.2%) / Boston Celtics -300 (71.8%)

Jayson Tatum continued to impress in his return from injury, scoring 25 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night.

The Celtics superstar, who played just 16 regular-season games after missing most of the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon, is a playoff hero once again.

The Boston Celtics face the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET

Before the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics battled it out for Game 3, Makai Lemon was the honorary bell ringer in Philadelphia.

The Boston Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference first round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet for the eighth time this season.

For 47 minutes, the arena in South Philly sounded like a jet engine testing facility. The home crowd, starved for playoff basketball for nearly two years, brought an absolute tidal wave of noise.

The Philadelphia 76ers have ruled Joel Embiid out for Game 2 vs. the Boston Celtics as he recovers from an appendectomy.

Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe put himself into elite company with his performance in Game 2 vs. the Boston Celtics to even up the first-round series.

A Philadelphia construction worker was filmed loudly taunting the Celtics star Derrick White before Game 3 against the 76ers.