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Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown went head to head for the first time since this summer's seismic trade, and Tatum got the better of it. The Celtics handled the Sixers convincingly, with Brown struggling to find his footing against his old squad. To his credit, Brown kept it classy afterward, giving Tatum his flowers and moving on.
Paul George made sure nobody left that building talking only about the headliner matchup. Playing against Philadelphia for the first time since his departure, George was dialed in from the jump, proving that Boston is exactly where he needed to be. His role with the Celtics fits like a glove, and the performance backed up every word of that argument.
Switching to the ice, Connor Hellebuyck skated out for pregame warmups in Winnipeg Tuesday night and got a loud, unfriendly welcome from the crowd that once cheered him. The Jets faithful made their feelings clear about losing their franchise goalie to New Jersey in a trade, and Winnipeg punctuated the evening by beating the Devils and sending Hellebuyck home without a win.
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