Sixers-Celtics: What you need to know

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Sixers at Celtics, 6 p.m. -- CSN

Records
Sixers: 29-26 (Second in Atlantic Division, seventh in Eastern Conference)

Celtics: 31-24 (First in Atlantic Division, fourth in Eastern Conference)

Previous games
Saturday's 88-82 loss to the Orlando Magic was the Sixers third straight defeat. The Sixers' starters were outscored 80-31 and no player in the starting five scored more than seven points.

The Celtics beat the Pacers, 86-72, on Saturday night. It was the fourth time in the last eight contests that Boston held its opponent below 80 points.
Who's hot?
For the Sixers, nobody. Elton Brand has been the Sixers most consistent player over the past month even though his offensive numbers dont exactly jump off the stat sheet.

Paul Pierce scored 24 points in the Celtics' win over the Pacers. Ray Allen had 19 off the bench and went 5 for 11 from 3-point range.

Storylines
The Sixers sit seventh in the East, one game ahead of the eighth-place Knicks and 1 12 ahead of the ninth-place Bucks with 11 games remaining.

The Sixers have also beaten the Celtics twice in a row after Boston had taken 13 of the previous 16 games between the Atlantic Division rivals.

Injuries
Sixers: None

Celtics: Mickael Pietrus (concussion) is out indefinitely. Chris Wilcox (aortic abnormality), Jermaine O'Neal (sprained left wrist) and Jeff Green (aortic aneurysm) are all out for the rest of the season.

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