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The Boston Celtics played their final game of the preseason in Philadelphia Friday night. As was the case in game 1 of the preseason, Boston rested their key starters and vets, handing the bench unit plenty of run against a full-strength Philadelphia 76ers team. The lead flip flopped throughout the second half as both teams traded blows down the stretch, Boston would would get contributions from top to bottom in overtime to grab another preseason win, 125-120. Hugo Gonzalez led the team with 21 points, all 12 available players scoring for the road team.
Boston came into the game with a perfect 3 wins from 3 games; they started yet another curveball lineup with Milos Uzan, Hayden Gray, Tucker DeVries, Gabe McGlothan, and rookie Chris Cenac Jr. Sam Cassell was handed head coaching duties as the Boston bench was filled out by the stay-ready unit of Luka Garza, Jordan Walsh, Baylor Scheierman, Amari Williams, Dillon Mitchell, Ron Harper Jr and Hugo Gonzalez.
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Baylor Scheierman has had an excellent preseason, averaging 8 points and 4 assists per game through three games, whilst Hugo Gonzalez has shot the three ball consistently well, coming into the game with 8/13 from downtown.
Jaylen Brown did not play in Boston but was suited up against his former team, just 103 after the blockbuster offseason trade that rocked the NBA landscape and the Eastern Conference. He was joined in the starting five by Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, LeBron James, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Milos Uzan hit on the first score of the game with a triple just 45 seconds into the contest. Hayden Gray got downhill and drove the ball as Boston took an early 5-2 lead.
Philly hit their first 7 free throws of the contest and took the lead. Boston had 3 early turnovers as things looked sloppy on the road. Gabe McGlothan hit a triple over a scrambling Jaylen Brown and Milos Uzan with the nifty pass into the corner in front of the C’s bench.
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Sam Cassell subbed in 5 players at the six-minute mark of the first quarter, Garza, Harper Jr, Scheierman, Walsh and Gonzalez coming into the game. Luka Garza snagged a weak-side rebound over…
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