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After dropping the first back-to-back losses in quite some time, the Boston Celtics will look to right the ship as they host the Indiana Pacers.

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers will take on the defending champion Boston Celtics on the road for a big Christmas Day matchup.

As a dangerous January schedule looms, Boston hasn't been playing up to its standard recently, falling 4 games out of first in the East.

The 76ers saw the game out and took the Christmas Day battle, 118-114. Boston falls in consecutive games for the first time this season after being the only team in the NBA without two straight Ls. Jayson Tatum ended with a double-double to the tune of 32 points and 15 rebounds.

But Maxey zipped past Pritchard and found a clear lane to the basket, where he put in an off-balance layup just before time expired. The play all but finished off the Celtics in this 118-114 loss, and it was an example of the uncharacteristic missteps that doomed them.