BOSTON – Here are my main takeaways and "best" and "worst" awards from the 76ers' 105-87 loss to the Celtics in Tuesday night's season opener at TD Garden.
– Joel Embiid needs at least one knockdown shooter with him in the starting lineup. Bringing JJ Redick off the bench is not helping him. It's obvious that the Sixers are going to make that change at some point, because Embiid needs Redick on the floor more.
– This kind of goes with the first observation: Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz cannot play together.