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Wednesday, May 3, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Sixers87
Celtics121
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS +8; Q3 BOS +27; Q4 BOS +34
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Sixers-Celtics

Boston wins Game 2 over Philadelphia, 121–87

Jaylen Brown goes for 25 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+8+27+34BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2227162287
Celtics28293529121
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35, 32, 23, 25BOS25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 5, 13, 17, 14, 14, 17, 20, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 5, 11, 21, 20, 15, 25, 18, 16PHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 25, 28, 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15PHI15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 87Celtics 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2227162287
Celtics28293529121
The story
Malcolm Brogdon had 23 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 121-87

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 15 PTS, 3 REB 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 6-10 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 35-16, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +6+8+27+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.9Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.9 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 23 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−16.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
33.1Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.1 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 15 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 25

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35, 32, 23, 25Celtics-Sixers · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 5, 13, 17, 14, 14, 17, 20, 23Celtics-Sixers · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tobias HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 5, 11, 21, 20, 15, 25, 18, 16Sixers-Celtics · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 11, 14, 24, 19, 10, 22, 12, 15Celtics-Sixers · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 25, 28, 52, 21, 26, 20, 14, 15Sixers-Celtics · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 24, 26, 11, 18, 18, 7, 4, 15Celtics-Sixers · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST