In picture. A win on Wednesday could give the Sixers the advantage and move them one spot closer as they would come up on the heels of the Detroit Pistons.But Wednesday’s Christmas Day slate game is far from a locked win for Philadelphia.

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers react to the win over the Boston Celtics as they begin to turn the corner.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35K, while Nets center Nic Claxton has been fined $25K, the NBA announced Saturday in a pair of press releases.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was fined $35,000 and Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for league rule violations at Thursday contests.Mazzulla was fined for "aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official,

Analysis: All three of these players were free agents at the start of the offseason so they were ineligible to be traded until Sunday. Currently, the only players that can’t be dealt on Boston’s roster are Jayson Tatum and Sam Hauser after signing extensions this past offseason.

The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics are back in action after a quick one-day break, this time however, the teams will be facing off in Chicago. The Bulls were

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35K, while Nets center Nic Claxton has been fined $25K, the NBA announced today in a pair of press releases ( Twitter links ).

After all, Leon Rose had just pulled off a mega-deal with the Knicks’ closest geographical rival—the Brooklyn Nets—the same franchise that pushed hard for Big Apple supremacy upon its move from New Jersey. Plus, it didn’t help that Bridges started ...

The Orlando Magic have won each of their first two meetings with the Miami Heat, including a comeback win on Dec. 21.  The Magic are down their two best players

The Milwaukee Bucks will be taking on the Brooklyn Nets later today as the team looks to keep things going strong. Milwaukee has won two straight games and seve

Giannis Antetokounmpo did play in the Bucks’ earlier meeting against the Nets this season in Brooklyn. He finished with 34 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks in a 118-113 win. Lillard added 15 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds. The Bucks are 1-1 against the Nets thus far.

Radio City had nothing on the Christmas spectacular that Mikal Bridges provided for the New York Knicks on Wednesday afternoon. Future narrators of scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long,