Celtics spoil Embiid's return to action after appendectomy, beat 76ers to take 3-1 series lead
Payton Pritchard hit six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Boston.
Jaylen Brown scored 20 points for the Celtics, who thumped the Sixers by 20-plus points for the second time in the series.
Embiid scored 26 points in 34 minutes just 17 days after having an appendectomy.
Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points for the Sixers.
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