Jaylen Brown gives former teammate Jayson Tatum frosty greeting as Celtics beat 76ers

• Players' relationship has been under intense scrutiny

• Paul George scores 36 points in 123-101 victory

• Tatum appears to ignore former teammate before game

Jayson Tatum scored 21 points and outplayed his former Boston teammate, Jaylen Brown, and Paul George scored 36 points in his return to Philadelphia, leading the Celtics past the 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday night.

Brown ran into early foul trouble and scored only 13 points in his first game against Boston since the 2024 NBA Finals MVP was traded over the summer to the Sixers. He also had four turnovers. His head-to-head showdown with Tatum was one of the more anticipated early-season matchups with both players refusing to say much about their frosty relationship.