The Celtics will face their division foe of their fifth recreation on the Las Vegas Summer season League. The 76ers performed within the Salt Lake Metropolis Summer season League, coming away with a 1-2 report there. They’ve a 3-1 report to this point in Las Vegas. These two groups final met in Summer season League in 2021 when the Celtics gained 100-80. In that yr, Romeo Langford performed for the Celtics and Jaden Springer performed for the 76ers.
As at all times in Summer season League, it’s very arduous to foretell who will begin as coaches attempt to combine and match gamers and to experiment with totally different lineups. After being the Celtics greatest participant in opposition to the Warmth, Jaden Springer sat out subsequent 3 video games. After being the Celtics greatest participant in opposition to the Lakers, Neemias Queta didn’t gown for the subsequent 2 video games. Of their final recreation, Davison, Peterson, Queta, Ramsey and Springer all sat out.
The Celtics have fielded comparable beginning lineups of their first 3 video games with Davison, Scheierman, and Walsh beginning all 3 video games. Springer began in opposition to the warmth and Peterson began in opposition to the Lakers. Queta began the primary two video games. Of their 4th recreation, they began Scheierman, Walsh, and Watson together with Home and Tillie. The 76ers have used the identical beginning line up of Dowtin, McCain, Council, Edwards and Bona in all 4 of their video games to this point.
D.J. MacLeay is teaching the Celtics Summer season League crew. The Celtics employed MacLeay in 2021 as a participant enhancement coach on Ime Udoka’s employees. In July 2022 he was promoted to assistant coach. He stayed with the Celtics as an assistant after Udoka left. Assistant coach Matt Brase is teaching the 76ers. He has been an assistant with Philadelphia since 2023 however has been an assistant with for numerous G League groups since 2008. He was the coach of the 2013 GLeague champions. He’s additionally the pinnacle coach of Haiti’s Nationwide crew.
Boston Celtics Roster
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JD Davison
Tristan Enaruna
Ron Harper, Jr
Jaelen Home
Drew Peterson
Neemias Queta
Jahmi’us Ramsey
Baylor Scheierman
Jaden Springer
Killian Tillie
Jordan Walsh
Anton Watson
Head Coach
D.J. MacLeay
Starters Final Sport
Jaelen Home
Baylor Scheierman
Jordan Walsh
Anton Watson
Killian Tillie
Gamers to Watch
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Anton Watson
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Baylor Scheierman
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Jaelen Home
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Anton Watson
As soon as once more, we must always regulate Anton Watson. Watson was the 54th choose within the draft and will no less than get a 2 approach contract however has performed properly sufficient for the Celtics to signal him to the fifteenth roster spot. He not often makes errors and is often in the appropriate place on the proper time, particularly on protection. He is an effective rebounder, performs good protection and hustles. Towards the Mavericks he completed with 14 factors, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a couple of blocks whereas capturing 45.5% from the sector and 50% from past the arc.
Baylor Scheierman
Scheierman was the Celtics thirtieth choose on this yr’s draft. He is named a shooter however his efficiency within the first 3 video games proves that he’s a flexible participant with nice courtroom imaginative and prescient. He struggled along with his shot in a few video games, however picked up his protection and performed arduous in different areas. One of many highlights of the sport recreation in opposition to LA was when he dove into the 2nd row to save lots of a ball from going out of bounds. That type of hustle ought to earn him enjoying time. He completed the sport in opposition to Dallas with 15 factors, 5 rebounds, and a couple of assists whereas capturing 62.5% from the sector and 50% from past the arc.
Jaelen Home
Jaelen is the son of Celtics champion and commentator Eddie Home. Jaelen Home went undrafted on this yr’s draft, regardless of a robust senior season at New Mexico. His quickness and his means to create photographs make him enjoyable to observe. in his first begin for the Summer season Celtics, he completed with 18 factors, 2 rebounds and 9 assists whereas capturing 36.8% from the sector and 28.6% from past the arc.
Philadelphia 76ers Roster
Jeff Dowtin
Ricky Council IV
David Jones
Justin Edwards
Jared McCain
RJ Hampton
Keve Aluma
Darius Days
Adem Bona
Tony Bradley
Romeo Langford
Justin Powell
Max Fiedler
Judah Mintz
Jordan Tucker
Jaylen Sims
Head Coach
Matt Brase
Starters Final Sport
Jeff Dowtin
Jared McCain
Ricky Council IV
Justin Edwards
Adem Bona
Gamers to Watch
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Ricky Council IV
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Jeff Dowtin, Jr
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David Jones
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Ricky Council IV
Council went undrafted in 2023 however was signed by the 76ers to a 2 approach contract and performed with their GLeague crew final season. In April, he was signed to a daily contract. His his final recreation, he completed with 20 factors, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and three steals whereas capturing 50% from the sector and 28.6% from past the arc.
Jeff Dowtin
Jeff Dowtin went undrafted in 2020 and since then has performed for Orlando, Golden State, Milwaukee, Toronto and Philadelphia on their GLeague groups. In his final recreation for the 76ers in Summer season League, he completed with 17 factors, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists whereas capturing 37.5% from the sector and 16.7% from past the arc.
David Jones
Jones went undrafted out of Memphis and the 76ers have signed him to a 2 approach contract. With Memphis, he shot 38% from deep on 6.5 makes an attempt per evening. Within the 76ers final recreation, he got here off the bench to complete with 15 poionts, 6 rebounds and 1 steal whereas capturing 50% from the sector and 60% from past the arc.
Keys to the Sport
Protection – Simply as protection is the important thing to each recreation within the common season and within the playoffs, additionally it is the important thing to successful within the Summer season League. Of their first recreation in Las Vegas, the Celtics allowed the Warmth to shoot 61.5% from the sector and 60% from past the arc. Towards the Lakers, they clamped down on protection and held the Lakers to 36.4% from the sector and 30.8% from past the arc. They held the undefeated Hornets to 43% from the sector and 28% on threes. They allowed the Mavericks to shoot 50.7% from the sector and 40.7% from past the arc. The sample is obvious, play protection and win, slack off on protection and lose.
Rebound – Together with protection, rebounding is at all times a key to successful. The Celtics out-rebounded the Warmth 35-29 of their first recreation. The Celtics out-rebounded the Lakers 38-35. They had been out-rebounded 37-39 in opposition to the Hornets and out-rebounded the Mavericks 39-36. The Celtics must proceed to crash the boards on this recreation in the event that they wish to get a win.
Enchancment – In Summer season League, enchancment and analysis are extra vital than successful. Each coaches are searching for enchancment from returning gamers and they’re evaluating all the gamers on the roster for doable spots on the roster or 2 approach contracts. The Celtics noticed enchancment in a number of gamers of their first 3 video games and hopefully will see much more enchancment on this recreation. Jordan Walsh has struggled along with his shot in Summer season League to this point and it could be good to see him have recreation on this one.
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Chemistry and Expertise
The 76ers have performed 3 extra video games than the Celtics as they performed in Salt Lake Metropolis. The 76ers have 1 participant with 6 years expertise, 2 gamers with 4 years expertise (together with former Celtic, Romeo Langford), 2 gamers with 1 yr expertise and 11 rookies. The Celtics have 1 participant with 3 years expertise, 4 gamers with 2 years expertise, 1 participant with 1 yr expertise and seven rookies.
