The Sixers traveled to Boston to face the defending champions, who were short-handed on the second night of a back-to-back. With Jayson Tatum, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard available, the Celtics had more than enough to easily handle a Sixers team missing Tyrese Maxey (back) and Paul George (groin) on top of Joel Embiid and many other critical pieces.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle is good to go and starting Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Target Center in Minneapolis despite being listed as questionable for the game due to a groin injury.

By the time Sixers head coach Nick Nurse had completed his postgame press conference after Monday night's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, it was clear that the Sixers would have a lengthy injury report by the time they would arrive in Minnesota for a Tuesday night battle in Minnesota.