Boomers forward Matisse Thibouille was at war, while Joel Embiid was again on his lap as the Philadelphia 76ers used a dominant start to edge the Boston Celtics 111-09 in their NBA performance.
Embiid had 25 points and 13 rebounds, five points shy of setting a franchise record with 30 or more points in nine straight games – he is tied with Allan Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain with eight in a row.
The game was as good as it was, courtesy of Philadelphia's 28-2 first-quarter run.
Tyrese Maxi scored 23 points while Tobias Harris and Seth Curry added 17 points each to help the 76ers win for the eighth time in nine games.
Jalen Brown scored 21 points and Jason Tatum scored 20 points for Boston, who had won three points in a row.
Both teams played the first half back-to-back, with Boston coach Ime Udoka with 9:17 minutes remaining and 89–72 to make his debut.
Philadelphia took a 22-point lead in the first half, and the Celtics never cut the margin to single digits after halftime.
Thiebull, who finished the game with eight points, was involved in an incident with former Sixers guard Josh Richardson, who was assessed a Flagant 1 foul as he illegally stopped the Aussies with a broken basket.
This resulted in the technical release of Thibaul Grant Williams.
When Dennis Schröder pushed him from behind to stop the fast break, Thiebull was at the center of another Flagant 1 foul, causing him to crash.
Elsewhere, Devin Booker scored 35 points as the NBA premier's Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 112-94.
Golden State Warriors rookie Jonathan Kuminga scored six double-digit scorers with 25 points in a dominant 138-96 win over the Chicago Bulls.
A 27-point Luka Doncic triple-double steered the Dallas Mavericks to a 112–85 road win over Memphis to end the Grizzlies' franchise-record winning streak in 11 games.
Moritz Wagner scored a season-high 26 points and his younger brother Franz added 19 as the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Hornets 116–109 to break their 10-game losing streak.
The other winners in Friday night's action were the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings.