Basketball returns with a bang tonight.
The NBA has matched up two of its rising teams on opening night on its most popular network for a primetime look at the best rivalry in the league. And in case you did not realize it, your Philadelphia 76ers will be involved.
The Boston Celtics host the Sixers tonight in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. Boston won that series in five games and won seven of the nine meetings between the two teams last year. In fact, the Sixers have not beaten the Celtics at TD Garden since April 2014.