In picture. A win on Wednesday could give the Sixers the advantage and move them one spot closer as they would come up on the heels of the Detroit Pistons.But Wednesday’s Christmas Day slate game is far from a locked win for Philadelphia.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35K, while Nets center Nic Claxton has been fined $25K, the NBA announced today in a pair of press releases ( Twitter links ).

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was fined $35,000 and Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for league rule violations at Thursday contests.Mazzulla was fined for "aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official,

On this day, former Celtic forward Antoine Walker scored a triple-double against Charlotte, and Net Mike Newlin hung 52 points on Boston.

The Oklahoma City Thunder could bolster their title odds by landing a former Rookie of the Year winner from the Brooklyn Nets.

Former Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. is signing into the G-League in hopes of landing an NBA contract this season.

Schroder, the former Celtics guard, has had a stellar start to the season for the surprise Nets. He’s averaging 18.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game as a lead guy. Brooklyn is in full rebuild mode and is currently 10-15 in the East, though that’s good enough for a play-in spot in the standings.

The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics are back in action after a quick one-day break, this time however, the teams will be facing off in Chicago. The Bulls were

NBA champion coach Joe Mazzulla brought up an NFL reference when asked about the fans' concern with the NBA's growing reliance on 3-point shots and the overall increased scoring in the league.

Two of the top four sides in the Eastern Conference of the NBA will do battle at Amway Center on Tuesday as the Orlando Magic entertain the challenge of the Boston Celtics. Both teams head into this one off the back of respective victories and will be looking to pick up where they left off last time out.

On the injury front, things are clearer for Memphis. Only GG Jackson (foot surgery) and Vince Williams Jr. (ankle) are listed as out. Rookie center Zach Edey has been upgraded to doubtful to play on Friday as he gets closer to a return.

Ja Morant is balling out, and our expert NBA predictions expect his hot hand to continue tonight against the defensively challenged Brooklyn Nets.