Tonight’s Celtics vs. 76ers game will not air on traditional cable as it is exclusive to the Prime Video streaming service. NBA on Prime, including Celtics vs. 76ers, is streaming exclusively on Prime Video, so you’ll need an Amazon Prime subscription to watch the game.

If the Celtics can figure out how to build on that performance, they could be a sleeper team in the Eastern Conference, despite all of the cost-cutting moves the front office made during the summer. In a recent episode of the "Hoops Tonight" podcast,

The Boston Celtics are winless through their first three games of the 2025-26 season, putting the NBA's most storied franchise in an unfamiliar spot.

The Knicks were 4-0 in the preseason while the Celtics were 3-1 in the preseason. The Celtics won the series with the Knicks 4-0 last season. The Celtics finished last season 61-21 while the Knicks finished 51-31. The Celtics are 308-190 overall, all time against the Knicks. They are 130-109 against the Knicks all time on the road.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Chauncey Billups played his first game for Boston. The Colorado alum was traded in his rookie season after being picked up by the Celtics with the third overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft, but it was not because of how he played the first time he took the floor as a professional.

The Celtics could be shorthanded on Sunday afternoon as they begin their busiest week of the season against the Detroit Pistons. Boston announced four players on the injury report for the matinee matchup, including two new additions after Friday’s loss to the Knicks.

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the rival Boston Celtics on Friday to begin NBA Cup group play looking to stay unbeaten.