Overview
- Philadelphia, following Sunday's 128-96 Game 4 loss, now trails Boston 3-1 with Game 5 set for Tuesday in Boston.
- Joel Embiid returned only 17 days after an April 9 appendectomy in Houston and posted 26 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes.
- Embiid said he dealt with complications after surgery and recalled pre-op pain so severe he could not walk or use the bathroom.
- Boston hit 24 three-pointers to Philadelphia's nine and won the rebound battle 51-30, building a big lead on second-chance points.
- The lopsided result adds to a season of heavy home defeats and increases pressure on team president Daryl Morey and coach Nick Nurse if the slide continues.