The 76ers, who hosted the Celtics in the 7th game of the NBA Eastern Conference first round series at TD Garden, won with Joel Embiid’s 34 points and 12 rebounds and Tyrese Maxey’s 30 points and 11 rebounds.
VJ Edgecombe scored 23 points and Paul George scored 13 points for the 76ers, who came from behind 3-1 to win the series. National basketball player Adem Bona did not play in the match.
With this result, the 76ers were matched with the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In the match where Jayson Tatum could not play due to his injury, Jaylen Brown’s 33 points, Derrick White’s 26 points and Neemias Queta’s 17 points could not prevent the defeat for the Celtics.
On the other hand, the Celtics became the 14th team in NBA history to be eliminated from a play-off series while leading 3-1.
