Edgecombe's 34 points most in debut since Wilt as Sixers win

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BOSTON -- VJ Edgecombe wasted no time making his mark in the NBA, scoring 34 points in his debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesday night.

Edgecombe scored the most points in an NBA debut since Wilt Chamberlain had 43 on Oct. 24, 1959, and the third-most in a debut all-time. He also set the franchise scoring record in a debut, breaking Allen Iverson's mark of 30.

Tyrese Maxey scored a game-high 40 points for the Sixers. Philadelphia led by four with 22 seconds left, but it was down to one when Edgecombe missed a pair of foul shots with 9.1 seconds to play. Payton Pritchard had two shots for the winner and…