Anfernee Simons is still adapting to a new role in Boston after being acquired via trade this summer. The former Blazers guard started every game for the past two years before being asked to take on a sixth man role in Boston.

Entering Friday’s game, it had been a bit of a bumpy transition for Simons, as the 26-year-old had finished dead last on the roster in plus/minus through the team’s 2-3 start. Simons had some solid individual games, but it hadn’t translated much to team success when he was on the court just yet.

That equation changed on Friday night, though, in a wild 109-108 Celtics win in Philadelphia over the previously undefeated 76ers. Simons scored 19 points off the bench in the victory, the second highest mark on the team behind Jaylen Brown. More importantly, he topped the

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