UP NEXTħ6ers: Play their home finale Thursday against Miami. However, as soon as the Sixers took a 35-26 lead, Boston answered with a 9. The Sixers posted the afternoon’s first seven fast-break points. He swatted two shots, scored a put-back and driving layup, and helped the Sixers in transition on both ends of the floor. I kind of got the message that these two cities like beating each other.” TIP-INSħ6ers: Embiid’s 24 points in the first half gave him 2,134 on the season, the most for an NBA center since Shaquille O’Neal scored 2,344 for the Lakers in 1999-2000. De'Anthony Melton was excellent late in the first and early in the second quarter. “Don’t ever lose to Philly again,” Rivers said with a laugh. The late Celtics great had some stern advice for Rivers. Rivers said after one early loss in Philly, he gave broadcaster Tom Heinsohn a ride from the airport. Rivers had to learn early in his tenure when he coached Boston how much the game meant to each city. Well, in his defense, it’s his rookie year on the bench. “It’s not a rivalry game for me in the sense of, I just want to win,” Mazzulla said. Mazzulla brushed aside a suggestion the 76ers were a rivalry game. 1 seed in the East from Milwaukee while the 76ers are pretty much locked in for the third seed. The Sixers haven’t advanced to the Eastern Conference finals since 2001 and another early flameout this season could lead to an offseason of upheaval in Philly. Without the help needed from Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris and some production off the bench, the Sixers could be doomed to yet another 50-win, second-round exit this season.
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The rest of the team missed 8 of 12 shots and did not attempt a free throw.Īs the season winds down, the same pressing question looms for the Sixers just as it did at the start of the season: Who will step up and join Embiid and Harden as consistent playoff performers? Embiid got the 50-point effort going from the jump and made 6 of 7 from the floor and 6 of 7 from the free throw line for 18 points in the first quarter. “When your offense isn’t elite, it puts pressure on your defense against great, great players like tonight.”Įmbiid responded to the chants that rained down on him by playing early like a one-person show. The Philadelphia 76ers fired Doc Rivers after three seasons and three failed attempts to get out of the second round of the playoffs. “Our offense, we just weren’t elite tonight,” coach Joe Mazzulla said.
The Celtics fell to 9-4 this season without Jaylen Brown, the team’s second-leading scorer who got the night off with a back injury. James Harden had 20 points and 10 assists. “When he gets it going like that, no one can stop him,” Tucker said. Embiid scored 50 points for the third time this season. Embiid made 20 of 25 shots from the floor and 12 of 13 free throws en route to his ninth game of the season with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds.
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