Brown ran into early foul trouble and scored only 13 points in his first game against Boston since being traded over the summer to the Sixers.
Paul George scored 36 points and hit six 3-pointers to lead the Boston Celtics to a 123-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. Jayson Tatum added 21 points for Boston as the Celtics earned their ninth win in 10 games. Former Celtics guard Jaylen Brown was limited to 13 points while dealing with early foul trouble in his first game facing his former team.
The matchup marked the first meeting between Tatum and Brown since Brown was traded to Philadelphia over the summer in exchange for George. Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid suffered an injury scare late in the first half after landing awkwardly on a missed layup, but he remained in the contest.
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