| Boston Celtics (40-9) at Philadelphia 76ers (23-23), 7 p.m. |
| 2008-09 Head-to-head record |
Boston 2-0 |
| 2007-08 Head-to-head record |
Boston 3-1 |
| 2006-07 Head-to-head record |
Philadelphia 3-1 |
| 2005-06 Head-to-head record |
Boston 3-1 |
| 2004-05 Head-to-head record |
Philadelphia 3-1 |
| 2003-04 Head-to-head record |
Boston 3-1 |
| 2002-03 Head-to-head record |
Tied 2-2 |
| Overall Head-to-head record |
Boston 140-105 |
| Home Record: |
Boston 24-2; Philadelphia 13-10 |
| Away Record: |
Boston 16-7; Philadelphia 10-13 |
| Current Streak: |
Boston (W11); Philadelphia (L1) |
| Record vs. Atlantic Division: |
Boston 10-1; Philadelphia 4-5 |
| Record vs. Eastern Conference: |
Boston 28-4; Philadelphia 14-14 |
| 2008-2009 Meetings |
| 11/28 - Boston, 102-78 (at Bos) |
| 12/23 - Boston, 110-91 (at Bos) |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 12/05 - Boston, 113-103 (at Phi) |
| 01/18 - Boston, 116-89 (at Bos) |
| 03/10 - Boston, 100-86 (at Phi) |
| 03/24 - Philadelphia, 95-90 (at Bos) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 12/13 - Boston, 101-81 (at Phi) |
| 12/22 - Philadelphia, 98-83 (at Bos) |
| 03/30 - Philadelphia, 88-82 (at Phi) |
| 04/11 - Philadelphia, 102-94 (at Bos) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 11/30 - Boston, 110-103 (at Bos) |
| 01/13 - Philadelphia, 125-124 3ot (at Phi) |
| 03/08 - Boston, 104-101 (at Bos) |
| 04/07 - Boston, 109-99 (at Phi) |
| 2004-2005 Meetings |
| 11/03 - Philadelphia, 98-95 (at Bos) |
| 11/24 - Philadelphia, 110-97 (at Phi) |
| 04/03 - Philadelphia, 97-93 (at Bos) |
| 04/12 - Boston, 105-98 (at Phi) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 11/21 - Philadelphia, 87-85 (at Phi) |
| 12/21 - Boston, 87-84 (at Bos) |
| 02/07 - Boston, 110-80 (at Phi) |
| 03/28 - Boston, 89-65 (at Bos) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 11/13 - Boston, 91-81 (at Bos) |
| 12/04 - Philadelphia, 99-93 (at Phi) |
| 01/20 - Boston, 100-99 (at Phi) |
| 04/10 - Philadelphia, 99-78 (at Bos) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - Boston has won two straight and five of the last six meetings. |
| Note - Boston has won eight of 12 and 10 of the last 15 meetings. |
| Note - Boston has won 13 of 21 and 14 of the last 24 meetings. |
| Note - Boston has won 15 of 26 and 16 of the last 28 meetings. |
| Note - Philadelphia has won 20 of the last 36 meetings. |
| Note - Boston has won two straight and four of its last five at Philadelphia. |
| Note - Boston has won five of seven and six of its last nine at Philadelphia. |
| Note - Boston has won seven of 11 and eight of its last 13 at Philadelphia. |
| Note - Boston has lost 10 of its last 18 at Philadelphia. |
| Note - Philadelphia has lost two straight and three of its last four at Boston. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last six meetings at Boston. |
| Note - Philadelphia has lost five of its last eight at Boston. |
| Note - These two teams have split the last 10 meetings at Boston. |
| Note - Philadelphia has lost seven of 12 and eight of its last 14 at Boston. |
| Note - Philadelphia has won 11 of 19 and 13 of its last 22 at Boston. |
| Boston last five games |
Philadelphia last five games |
| 01/22 - W at Orlando, 90-80 |
01/24 - W vs. New York, 116-110 |
| 01/25 - W vs. Dallas, 124-100 |
01/26 - L at New Orleans, 86-101 |
| 01/28 - W vs. Sacramento, 119-100 |
01/28 - W at Houston, 95-93 |
| 01/30 - W at Detroit, 86-78 |
01/30 - W vs. Washington, 104-94 |
| 02/01 - W vs. Minnesota, 109-101 |
01/31 - L vs. New Jersey, 83-85 |