With Kawhi Leonard moving to the West signing with the Los Angeles Clippers in the offseason, the Eastern Conference is an open game for any team looking to win the conference.
But there are still teams who are head and shoulder above the rest, only a few but there are. Unlike West which is the hot zone of the superteams, with superstars dispersed equally across teams and zones, the East will surely be governed by Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers with Boston Celtics 3rd best teams as per NBA general perception.
But the Celtics have something which only a handful of teams can boast about, and that is their proud history. The players know it. They should be motivated to carve their own names in the history books of this proud franchise. That’s why the Greens can’t be ruled out from contention. Not in any season. Not after Kemba Walker joined the Cs in the off-season. He is a superstar sans-drama, who has been doing wonderful things with an average team. The former Charlotte Hornets star will improve Celtics’ backcourt, while Jayson Tatum and Gordon Hayward are more than capable of taking the offence forward.
But the Sixers are the present superpower of the East at the moment. In Joel Embiid, the Sixers boast the best two-way Center in NBA, while the likes of Ben Simmons, Tobias Harris, and Al Horford adds even more height and potency to the team.
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MATCH DETAILS:
Match Timing: October 24, @ 05:00 AM IST
Venue – Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia
Capacity- 19,500
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BOS vs PHI DREAM11 Team News:
Philadelphia 76ers –
No injury concerns for Philadelphia 76ers ahead of their season-opener against Boston Celtics. Joel Embiid will start, along with Ben Simmons, Al Horford, Tobias Harris, and Josh Richardson.
Philadelphia 76ers squad for the NBA Regular Season 2019-20:
Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Josh Richardson, Trey Burke, Tobias Harris, Al Horford, Zhaire Smith, Raul Neto, Shake Milton, Jonah Bolden, Norvelle Pelle, Marial Shayok, Matisse Thybulle, Mike Scott, James Ennis, Furkan Korkmaz, Kyle O’Quinn
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Boston Celtics –
Boston Celtics confirmed on their official sources that two of their rookies Romeo Langford and center Tacko Fall will be missing game-1 against the Sixers through injury.
Fall has been recovering from a concussion he suffered during the preseason, while Langford is out through a knee injury.
Gordon Hayward has been recovering from an illness but should be fine for the game, while second-year centre Robert Williams is listed as questionable ahead of the match.
Boston Celtics squad for the NBA Regular Season 2019-20:
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker, Gordon Hayward, Semi Ojeleye, Robert Williams, Marcus Smart, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Carsen Edwards, Daniel Theis, Enes Kanter, Brad Wanamaker, Tremont Waters, Javonte Green, Tacko Fall, Vincent Poirer
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BOS vs PHI Dream11 Playing Team (Probable 5) :
Philadelphia 76ers –
Ben Simmons, Josh Richardson, Tobias Harris, Al Horford, Joel Embiid
Boston Celtics –
Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Gordon Hayward, Daniel Theis
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BOS vs PHI Dream11 Fantasy Picks:
Joel Embiid
Jayson Tatum
Tobias Harris
Kemba Walker
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BOS vs PHI Dream11 teams:
Team 1:
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Team 2:
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BOS vs PHI Dream11 Predictions:
Boston Celtics have a good record against Philadelphia 76ers in the past few seasons, but the Sixers are a different beast at this moment. We back them to win the game.