Jeff Green scored 17 of his 36 points in the third quarter in the Boston Celtics’ 114-108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Jared Sullinger had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Rajon Rondo added eight points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to help Boston improve to 2-6 since he returned from a serious knee injury.
Thaddeus Young had 20 points, and Tony Wroten added 18 for Philadelphia.