The final team and lineups will be updated later before the deadline.

Match details:

Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: 16th December 2020
Time: 06:00 am IST

Preview:

Both teams will play their 1st match in the NBA preseason. All the teams will look to test their bench strength before the start of the regular season.

Boston Celtics won 48 games and lost 24 games in the last season. They finished the last season on the 3rd place in the eastern conference points table.

Philadelphia 76ers won 43 games and lost 30 games in the last season. They finished last season on the 6th place in the eastern conference points table.

Boston Celtics were scoring 113 points a game last season while they allowed 106.8 points a game to their opponents.

Philadelphia 76ers were scoring 110.4 points a game last season while they allowed 108.5 points a game to their opponents.

Ben Simmons was averaging 16.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8 assists a game last season. He along with Tobias Harris will lead the offensive duties of Philadelphia 76ers.

Kemba Walker remains out until at least mid-January. Jeff Teague will handle the starting point guard role in his absence. He was averaging 10.9 points and 5.2 assists a game last season.

I am backing Philadelphia 76ers to win this match. Watch out for Danny Green to produce a match-winning performance.

Boston Celtics:

Probable starting lineup:

PG Jeff Teague
SG Marcus Smart
SF Jaylen Brown
PF Jayson Tatum
C Daniel Theis (GTD)

Best bench players:

SG Carsen Edwards
PF Robert Williams
PF Grant Williams

Injuries:

C Daniel Theis - GTD
PG Kemba Walker - Out
C Tristan Thompson - Out
PF Romeo Langford - Out

Top picks (Average Dream11 points per game):

PF Jayson Tatum - 43.2 points
SF Jaylen Brown - 31.3 points

Philadelphia 76ers:

Probable starting lineup:

PG Ben Simmons
SG Danny Green
SF Matisse Thybulle
PF Tobias Harris
C Joel Embiid

Best bench players:

SS Furkan Korkmaz
SG Seth Curry
SG Shake Milton
C Dwight Howard

Injuries:

N/A

Top picks ( Average Dream11 points per game):

SF Tobias Harris - 35.9 points
C Joel Embiid - 46.7 points

Punt picks:

PF Justin Anderson (5.0 credit)
SG Yam Madar (4.0 credit)

Captain and vice-captain choices:

1.Joel Embiid
2.Jayson Tatum
3.Ben Simmons

Dream11 team:

Expert advice:

Try 10 member 5 winner leagues
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Mini GL

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.