Joel Embiid torched the Celtics for 52 points Tuesday night and the Sixers hung on for a 103-101 win at Wells Fargo Center. MVPIID NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
The Celtics opened with Grant Williams on Embiid and the Sixers were happy to target that matchup, feeding their All-Star center often at the elbow.
They combined to post 39 of the Sixers’ 53 points before intermission, as well as seven of their nine assists. Within the first six minutes of the third, Tobias Harris missed two threes and two layups. Regardless of the opposition, it’s clearly important for the Sixers in the playoffs to have Harris not hesitating on open three-point looks and chipping in when defenses force the ball from the Sixers’ stars’ hands.
Harris subbed in for Niang and McDaniels nailed an after-timeout three, but the Sixers still appeared extremely reliant on Embiid's greatness to win. They ended a bad possession with Harden facing a double team and getting his jumper blocked by White as the shot clock expired.
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