NBA playoffs: 76ers upset No 2 seed Celtics after comeback from 3-1 series hole

• Joel Embiid stars again with 34-point performance

• Celtics forced to play without injured Jayson Tatum

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 on Saturday night to complete a comeback from a 3-1 deficit for just the 14th time in NBA playoff history.

Embiid finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

VJ Edgecombe scored 23 points and Paul George had 13.


Philadelphia, the No 7 seed, will visit No 3 New York on Monday night in Game 1 of the second round.


The 76ers’ win over the East’s No 2 seeds was a small measure of revenge after Boston https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/14/tatums-game-7-record-51-points-power-celtics-into-eastern-conference-finals">blew out Philadelphia in Game 7 in the second round of the 2023 playoffs.