76ers' Paul George talks prep for Celtics wing players ahead of series

CAMDEN, N.J. -- There are a number of factors the Philadelphia 76ers have to take into account for ahead of Game 1 of Round 1 on Sunday afternoon at TD Garden. The Sixers will be looking to make a statement and steal a game in Boston before the series shifts to Philadelphia for two games.

In order to do that, they will need to find a way to slow down the star wing players on the Boston Celtics. Jaylen Brown averaged 28.7 points in the regular season and has his name in MVP talks as he kept the Celtics moving at a high pace despite Jayson Tatum being limited to only 16 games as he returned from an Achilles injury.

The Sixers will rely on Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr. to slow both of them down as they did against Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner in the play-in tournament on Wednesday to get to this position.

"Those two guys have won," George said of Boston's wings. "JB and JT, like they've won and they're mature, they're experienced. They've been together for a while, but same thing goes. We got to make it tough. We got to challenge them, and same mindset for me and Kelly. We kind of have to—if we got a shot to beat him, we got to make it as tough as possible for those two guys."

A 16-year veteran, George was unable to play in any of the four matchups against the Celtics in the regular season, but he isn't worried about that. He has had his battles with Tatum and Brown in the past and will lean on those experiences in order to get ready for this series.