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Tyrese Maxey helped Celtics gain two learning points on Opening Night

The Boston Celtics should want to replicate their third quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers on Opening Night, but thanks to Tyrese Maxey, they'll want to avoid the fourth.

Tyrese Maxey, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, VJ Edgecombe, and Jaylen Brown | Al Bello/GettyImages | Maddie Meyer/GettyImages | Adam Glanzman/GettyImages

BOSTON — Derrick White lit the TD Garden crowd on fire on Thursday night. After a back-and-forth first half of action against the Philadelphia 76ers on Opening Night, he entered the third quarter as a new man.