Record champions Boston Celtics made an important step towards the semi-finals in the playoffs of the North American professional basketball league NBA.
In game three against the Philadelphia 76ers for the newly crowned MVP Joel Embiid, last year’s finals participant won on foreign soil with 102:114 and was 2:1 in the best-of-seven series.
Boston was able to rely on a strong team performance in its away win. Top player Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and ten rebounds, Jaylen Brown contributed 23 points as the second best shooter. Embiid, recently named most valuable player of the regular season for the first time, didn’t have 30 points for the 76ers.
The Phoenix Suns, meanwhile, sent a sign of life against the Denver Nuggets thanks to their star duo. In Phoenix, the hosts struck back after their two opening defeats and reduced the series to 1-2 with the Nuggets. In the 121:114 success, Devin Booker scored an outstanding 47 points, superstar Kevin Durant scored 39 points. The fourth game will take place on Monday night.