Celtics were elite in mid range. It started with Tatum, but Jaylen Brown and Malcolm Brogdon were the cherry on top
Malcolm Brogdon took a while to check in, but looked incredibly valuable as a glue piece doing anything asked of him
James Harden was getting where he wanted when he wanted, especially in isolation; he was the best player on the court
James Harden looked great last night, especially in isolation. He went 5-7 on field goals with 2 shooting fouls drawn (5 free throws). His PPP was an elite 2.22 last night out of isolation. I expect a big scoring season from Harden this year, with a rise from last year's PPG pic.twitter.com/DMXZu0lUiQ
Embiid played lazily, and didn’t hunt mismatches more
It was odd that Matisee Thybulle couldn’t crack the rotation; Danuel House offered nothing on either end, why couldn’t Thybulle take some of his minutes? Celtics abused the Sixers’ wing defense
Tyrese Maxey can carry the bench unit and hold his own when Harden is resting/off the court. Rivers can be creative with their rotations this season because of that; Maxey gives them tons of flexibility
Tobias Harris played well in the first half, but disappeared in the second half. He has to stay aggressive and find the ball more after starting hot
PJ Tucker brings tons of value to this team. The Sixers will be in a lot of scuffles; Tucker is a great locker room presence on how to embrace the ‘bad guy’ role
De’Anthony Melton
Blake Griffin’s presence on the glass won the Celtics four possessions; he was going hard on the boards against Harrell, and providing good box outs. The Celtics have a lot of options on how to use Griffin against different types of lineups
Grant Williams will earn a lot of money this year as one of the top role players. He was perfect from the field, including a disgusting fake and 3
