Former teammates Jayson Tatum, left, and Jaylen Brown faced off against each other for the first time Tuesday night.
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It’s rare for a November game to feel like a Game 7 playoff tilt, but Tuesday night’s showdown in Philadelphia between the 76ers and Boston Celtics certainly delivered that kind of electric atmosphere in spades. The first meeting between Jaylen Brown’s 76ers and Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics was the first time the former teammates would square off since Brown was sent packing from Beantown over the summer.