Overview
- Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey powered a 109-100 road win Saturday in Boston with 34 points and 30 points respectively, sealing the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 series deficit.
- Boston played without Jayson Tatum due to left knee stiffness, and coach Joe Mazzulla opened with a starting five that had not started together this season.
- The Celtics went 13-for-49 from three as Jaylen Brown scored 33 and Derrick White 26, while 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe added 23 points.
- Philadelphia advances to face the New York Knicks, with Game 1 set for Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
- In the East’s other first-round series, Toronto forced a Game 7 in Cleveland after RJ Barrett hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime on Friday.