Joel Embiid had 34 factors, 12 rebounds and 6 assists and Tyrese Maxey added 30 factors and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 109-100 victory over the host Boston Celtics in Sport 7 of their Japanese Convention first-round playoff sequence Saturday evening.
The 76ers gained the ultimate three video games within the sequence. It was the primary time in franchise historical past that Philadelphia overcame a 1-3 sequence deficit.
Second-seeded Boston trailed 98-99 following two Neemias Queta free throws, however Maxey scored the subsequent eight factors to place Philadelphia up 107-98 with 15 seconds left.
Seventh-seeded Philadelphia obtained 23 factors from rookie VJ Edgecombe. Paul George added 13. The 76ers’ bench totaled three factors (all by Quentin Grimes).
Boston’s Jayson Tatum was dominated out of the sport due to stiffness in his left knee. He left Sport 6 with 4:03 remaining in the third quarter with a left leg damage.
Tatum averaged 23.3 factors and 10.7 rebounds per contest in six playoff video games this season. The six-time All-Star ahead averaged 21.8 factors and 10.0 boards in 16 regular-season video games after returning March 6 from a devastating ruptured proper Achilles tendon final Could within the playoffs.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 33 factors and added 9 rebounds. Derrick White completed with 26 factors and Queta had 17 factors and a team-high 12 rebounds off the bench. Celtics starters Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza and Ron Harper Jr. failed to attain. Reserves Payton Pritchard added 13 factors and Sam Houser 11.
Philadelphia scored the sport’s first 9 factors and led 30-15 following an Embiid jumper with 1:55 left within the opening quarter. The 76ers had been up 32-19 after 12 minutes.
Boston scored 18 of the primary 22 factors within the second quarter and had its first lead, 37-36 after a Pritchard 3-pointer with 6:52 left within the first half. Philadelphia rallied to take a 55-50 halftime benefit.
An 8-0 run gave Philadelphia a 63-52 lead, and the 76ers had been up 84-66 after an Edgecombe three-pointer with 2:24 remaining within the third. It was 88-75 after three quarters.
Boston started the fourth quarter with a 16-4 run to chop its deficit to one level, 91-92, with 7:59 to play. The 76ers led 95-94 with 5:52 left.
Printed on Could 03, 2026