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Boston's Jayson Tatum gets better of former teammate Brown; George drops 36 as Celtics top 76ers

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Gelston, D. (2026, November 11). Boston's Jayson Tatum gets better of former teammate Brown; George drops 36 as Celtics top 76ers. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/boston-s-jayson-tatum-gets-better-of-former-teammate-brown-george-drops-36-as-celtics-top-76ers/article_5fd9c6f9-6929-5bd4-a0c2-f1e46130332b.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-11 · by Dan Gelston

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In a matchup between former teammates, Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and outplayed Jaylen Brown, who struggled early due to foul trouble and finished with just 13 points. Paul George contributed 36 points, including six 3-pointers, in his return to Philadelphia as the Celtics defeated the 76ers 123-101. The article highlights the tension between Tatum and Brown since Brown's trade from Boston over the summer, with Tatum attempting a friendly gesture before the game that was ignored by Brown.
Written by AI on 2026-11-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On November 10, 2026, the Boston Celtics visited the Philadelphia 76ers for an NBA game where Jaylen Brown played against his former team for the first time since being traded over the summer. The Celtics won the game with a final score of 123-101 on November 11, 2026. Paul George led the Celtics with 36 points, including six three-pointers, in his return to Philadelphia. Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and outperformed Brown, who was limited by early foul trouble and finished with only 13 points. The win marked the Celtics' ninth victory in ten games this season.

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Celtics Beat 76ers
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Dan Gelston
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“I don’t have any animosity or beef, or ill will towards him.
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He was expected to play Sunday night at home against Detroit.
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Topics

76ers Boston Celtics PHILADELPHIA Sixers

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Sixers ORG · 5× Brown PERSON · 4× Embiid PERSON · 4× Boston ORG · 3× Celtics ORG · 3× Tatum PERSON · 3× 76ers ORG · 2× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 2× Jaylen Brown PERSON · 1× Jayson Tatum PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and outplayed former Boston teammate Jaylen Brown, and Paul George hit six 3-pointers and scored 36 points in his return to Philadelphia, leading the Celtics past the 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday night.
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2026-11-11 · Toronto Star
Boston's Jayson Tatum gets better of former teammate Brown; George drops 36 as Celtics top 76ers · assertive framing

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Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and outplayed former Boston teammate Jaylen Brown, and Paul George hit six 3-pointers and scored 36 points in his return to Philadelphia, leading the Celtics past the 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday night. asserted
George → score → night
Brown ran into early foul trouble and scored only 13 points in his first game against Boston since the 2024 NBA Finals MVP was traded over the summer to the Sixers. asserted
MVP → run → Sixers
His head-to-head showdown with Tatum was one of the more anticipated early-season matchups with both players refusing to say much about their frosty relationship. asserted
players → refuse → relationship
Tatum tried to dap up Brown before the opening tip with a tap on the shoulder and thump on the chest that his former teammate ignored. asserted
teammate → try → that
Tatum shook hands and exchanged a big hug with LeBron James. asserted
Tatum → shake → James
Brown picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter and was whistled for his fourth early in the second half. asserted
Brown → pick → half
George, traded for Brown after two seasons with the 76ers, enjoyed the homecoming. asserted
George → trade → homecoming
He appeared to give the finger in a bowling motion near the visitor’s bench after he sank his fourth 3 of the game for a 100-82 lead that pushed the Celtics to their ninth win in 10 games. asserted
that → appear → games
The Sixers survived a scare late in the second half when Joel Embiid landed awkwardly and hit the court on a missed layup attempt. asserted
Embiid → survive → attempt
The oft-injured big man curled up on the court while VJ Edgecombe dunked over him. asserted
Edgecombe → injure → him
Embiid gingerly ran down the court and hunched over as the halftime horn sounded with the Celtics up 62-51. asserted
Celtics → run → court
Embiid’s health has been a career-long issue for him, and the Sixers have declined to play him in back-to-back games. asserted
Sixers → decline → games
A two-time NBA scoring champion, Embiid has slumped with his shot this season, with no game worse than last Friday in Cleveland when missed all nine shots from the floor and scored only two points. asserted
game → slump → points
He had missed 27 of 30 (and 20 consecutive) 3-pointers entering the game. asserted
He → miss → game
Embiid missed two 3-point attempts in the first half but opened the second with his first 3 since the second game of the season. asserted
Embiid → miss → season
Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 24 points. asserted
Maxey → lead → points
Up next Boston completes a back-to-back at Toronto. asserted
Boston → complete → Toronto
The Sixers host the Raptors on Thursday. asserted
Sixers → host → Thursday
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