The Celtics will face their division foe in their 5th game at the Las Vegas Summer League. The 76ers played in the Salt Lake City Summer League, coming away with a 1-2 record there. They have a 3-1 record so far in Las Vegas. These two teams last met in Summer League in 2021 when the Celtics won 100-80. In that year, Romeo Langford played for the Celtics and Jaden Springer played for the 76ers.
As always in Summer League, it’s very hard to predict who will start as coaches try to mix and match players and to experiment with different lineups. After being the Celtics best player against the Heat, Jaden Springer sat out next 3 games. After being the Celtics best player against the Lakers, Neemias Queta did not dress for the next 2 games. In their last game, Davison, Peterson, Queta, Ramsey and Springer all sat out.
The Celtics have fielded similar starting lineups in their first 3 games with Davison, Scheierman, and Walsh starting all 3 games. Springer started against the heat and Peterson started against the Lakers. Queta started the first two games. In their 4th game, they started Scheierman, Walsh, and Watson along with House and Tillie. The 76ers have used the same starting line up of Dowtin, McCain, Council, Edwards and Bona in all 4 of their games so far.
D.J. MacLeay is coaching the Celtics Summer League team. The Celtics hired MacLeay in 2021 as a player enhancement coach on Ime Udoka’s staff. In July 2022 he was promoted to assistant coach. He stayed with the Celtics as an assistant after Udoka left. Assistant coach Matt Brase is coaching the 76ers. He has been an assistant with Philadelphia since 2023 but has been an assistant with for various G League teams since 2008. He was the coach of the 2013 GLeague champions. He is also the head coach of Haiti’s National team.
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Boston Celtics Roster Tyler Cook JD Davison Tristan Enaruna Ron Harper, Jr Jaelen House Drew Peterson Neemias Queta Jahmi’us Ramsey Baylor Scheierman Jaden Springer Killian Tillie Jordan Walsh Anton Watson
Head Coach D.J. MacLeay
Starters Last Game Jaelen House Baylor Scheierman Jordan Walsh Anton Watson Killian Tillie
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Anton Watson
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Baylor Scheierman
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Jaelen House
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Anton Watson Once again, we should keep an eye on Anton Watson. Watson was the 54th pick in the draft and should at least get a 2 way contract but has played well enough for the Celtics to sign him to the 15th roster spot. He rarely makes mistakes and is usually in the right place at the right time, especially on defense. He is a good rebounder, plays good defense and hustles. Against the Mavericks he finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks while shooting 45.5% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc.
Baylor Scheierman Scheierman was the Celtics 30th pick in this year’s draft. He is known as a shooter but his performance in the first 3 games proves that he is a versatile player with great court vision. He struggled with his shot in a couple of games, but picked up his defense and played hard in other areas. One of the highlights of the game game against LA was when he dove into the 2nd row to save a ball from going out of bounds. That kind of hustle should earn him playing time. He finished the game against Dallas with 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists while shooting 62.5% from the field and 50% from beyond the arc.
Jaelen House Jaelen is the son of Celtics champion and commentator Eddie House. Jaelen House went undrafted in this year’s draft, despite a strong senior season at New Mexico. His quickness and his ability to create shots make him fun to watch. in his first start for the Summer Celtics, he finished with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists while shooting 36.8% from the field and 28.6% from beyond the arc.
Philadelphia 76ers Roster Jeff Dowtin Ricky Council IV David Jones Justin Edwards Jared McCain RJ Hampton Keve Aluma Darius Days Adem Bona Tony Bradley Romeo Langford Justin Powell Max Fiedler Judah Mintz Jordan Tucker Jaylen Sims
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Head Coach Matt Brase
Starters Last Game Jeff Dowtin Jared McCain Ricky Council IV Justin Edwards Adem Bona
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Ricky Council IV
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Jeff Dowtin, Jr
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David Jones
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Ricky Council IV Council went undrafted in 2023 but was signed by the 76ers to a 2 way contract and played with their GLeague team last season. In April, he was signed to a regular contract. His his last game, he finished with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals while shooting 50% from the field and 28.6% from beyond the arc.
Jeff Dowtin Jeff Dowtin went undrafted in 2020 and since then has played for Orlando, Golden State, Milwaukee, Toronto and Philadelphia on their GLeague teams. In his last game for the 76ers in Summer League, he finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists while shooting 37.5% from the field and 16.7% from beyond the arc.
David Jones Jones went undrafted out of Memphis and the 76ers have signed him to a 2 way contract. With Memphis, he shot 38% from deep on 6.5 attempts per night. In the 76ers last game, he came off the bench to finish with 15 poionts, 6 rebounds and 1 steal while shooting 50% from the field and 60% from beyond the arc.
Keys to the Game Defense – Just as defense is the key to every game in the regular season and in the playoffs, it is also the key to winning in the Summer League. In their first game in Las Vegas, the Celtics allowed the Heat to shoot 61.5% from the field and 60% from beyond the arc. Against the Lakers, they clamped down on defense and held the Lakers to 36.4% from the field and 30.8% from beyond the arc. They held the undefeated Hornets to 43% from the field and 28% on threes. They allowed the Mavericks to shoot 50.7% from the field and 40.7% from beyond the arc. The pattern is clear, play defense and win, slack off on defense and lose.
Rebound – Along with defense, rebounding is always a key to winning. The Celtics out-rebounded the Heat 35-29 in their first game. The Celtics out-rebounded the Lakers 38-35. They were out-rebounded 37-39 against the Hornets and out-rebounded the Mavericks 39-36. The Celtics need to continue to crash the boards in this game if they want to get a win.
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Improvement – In Summer League, improvement and evaluation are more important than winning. Both coaches are looking for improvement from returning players and they are evaluating all of the players on the roster for possible spots on the roster or 2 way contracts. The Celtics saw improvement in several players in their first 3 games and hopefully will see even more improvement in this game. Jordan Walsh has struggled with his shot in Summer League so far and it would be good to see him have a good game in this one.
X-Factors Chemistry and Experience The 76ers have played 3 more games than the Celtics as they played in Salt Lake City. The 76ers have 1 player with 6 years experience, 2 players with 4 years experience (including former Celtic, Romeo Langford), 2 players with 1 year experience and 11 rookies. The Celtics have 1 player with 3 years experience, 4 players with 2 years experience, 1 player with 1 year experience and 7 rookies.
BOSTON (AP) — A Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport.
Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, estimated the distance between the two jetliners using Flightradar24, a website that tracks flights. Curtis now coproduces a podcast about flight safety issues.
“This is a significant incident,” Curtis said, adding that it was particularly concerning because it involved two professional airline crews.
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He said federal aviation officials have been concerned about such runway incursions for a while now and will scrutinize Saturday’s close call.
Near-misses and runway incursions at U.S. airports will be the subject of a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation will seek ways to strengthen safety across the national airspace system.
The Delta flight from Dallas had to execute a go-around, or aborted landing, to avoid the American plane departing from an intersecting runway, according to the FAA and flight logs.
The crew of Delta flight 2351 coordinated with air traffic control to perform the go-around, an airline spokesperson said. The plane, which had 129 passengers and six crew members on board, landed safely and deplaned normally, according to the spokesperson.
Go-arounds are safe, routine procedures performed at the discretion of the pilot or air traffic controllers, according to the FAA.
A volunteer rescuer was seriously injured while helping multiple hypothermic hikers who called for help near the summit of a New Hampshire mountain Friday night, officials said.
The rescuer, who had to be helped back to the trailhead, was carrying an unresponsive teenager through stormy conditions on Mount Lafayette in Franconia when they were hurt, according to a statement from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The hiker, 19-year-old Dmytro Grechko of New Jersey, later regained consciousness and was taken to Littleton Regional Hospital for treatment.
A small rescue team set out around 8 p.m.for reports that the two teenagers were suffering from severe hypothermia about an eighth of a mile below the summit, according to the statement. More than five hours later, rescuers found Grechko and his friend, 19-year-old Jason Fisher of New Jersey, who was cold and wet but remained conscious.
Rescuers began warming the teenagers, who had set out without warm clothing or lights, around 1 a.m., according to the Fish and Game Department. Additional crews were called to help carry Grechko to the Greenleaf Hut, a mountain hostel operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club located on the shoulder of the mountain.
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As crews worked to rescue the New Jersey teenagers, another group of hikers called for help about a mile away from the trailhead, the statement said. Rescuers found those hikers wet, cold, and suffering from hypothermia, and gave them lights and dry clothing before helping them to safety.
Crews reached the hut with Grechko just before 3 a.m. and began treating all rescued hikers for hypothermia and other cold-related injuries, according to the statement. Grechko later regained consciousness, and after the group was warmed and dried, rescuers escorted him down the Old Bridle Path. They reached the trailhead around 7:55 a.m.
The Fish and Game Department warned that conditions in the White Mountains can change rapidly and urged hikers to check forecasts from the Mount Washington Observatory before attempting a summit. Officials also reminded visitors to carry proper gear.
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“Hikers are encouraged to be prepared for their trek to include packing the ten essential items: map, compass, warm clothing, extra food and water, headlamp, fire starter, first aid kit, whistle, rain/wind jackets & pants, and a knife,” the statement said.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between two commercial flights at Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday morning.
Flight tracking data shows the pilots of Delta Air Lines Flight 2351 aborted their approach for landing around 11:30 a.m. as American Airlines Flight 3161 was accelerating for takeoff on an intersecting runway.
Delta pilots performed an evasive go-around maneuver before the Airbus A319 landed safely and passengers deplaned normally, a Delta spokesperson said in a statement.
The two aircraft got within several hundred feet of each other, according to a CNN analysis of tracking data from Flightradar24.
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An air traffic controller asked the departing American Airlines flight where it was going, to which its pilot said the tower had cleared the aircraft for takeoff, according to air traffic control audio captured by ATC.com. American Airlines deferred questions from CNN to the FAA.
While experts say flying remains an incredibly safe way to travel, Saturday’s close call is the latest in a recent spate of aviation-related incidents the US, including four dramatic plane crashes, the ever-worsening problem of turbulence and strikingly similar close call and go-around investigations.
A go-around, or aborted landing, is an aviation term for discontinuing a landing and beginning an immediate climb, then following further instructions. The safety maneuver is used to prevent runway incursions – when aircraft, vehicles or people are incorrectly positioned on a runway – as well as to counter other hazards, like sudden wind shifts and less-than-ideal approaches.
While go-arounds can feel jarring to passengers, they are still considered common and happen daily in the US, Michael McCormick, a former FAA air traffic manager and an associate professor in air traffic management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, previously told CNN.
“Passengers aren’t told in advance it’s going to happen, but they’ll recognize it when suddenly they’re coming in to land and the aircraft just starts rising back up again,” McCormick said, again noting go-arounds are routine.
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“This is something that pilots practice in flight simulators on a regular basis,” he added.
