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Saturday, May 2, 2026Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Sixers109
Celtics100
Q1 PHI +13; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +9
On this day · 2024–25May 2, 2025: 1 game. Top scorer: Fred VanVleet (Rockets-Warriors), 29 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Sixers-Celtics

Joel Embiid scores 34 as Philadelphia wins in Boston

Jaylen Brown goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+5+13+9PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32233321109
Celtics19312525100
Who led
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34, 26, 33, 19, 34PHI34 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30, 30PHI30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22, 18, 33BOS33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 9, 10, 8, 11, 6, 6, 11, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 109Celtics 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers32233321109
Celtics19312525100
The story
Tyrese Maxey had 30 points and 11 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Boston 109-100

Derrick White led Boston with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 30 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 11-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +13+5+13+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.7 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 30.6 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 6 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

Joel Embiid leads the day with 34

Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 29, 26, 19, 34, 26, 33, 19, 34Sixers-Celtics · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 23, 26, 36, 25, 20, 22, 18, 33Celtics-Sixers · L
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tyrese MaxeyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 31, 21, 29, 31, 22, 25, 30, 30Sixers-Celtics · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 9, 10, 8, 11, 6, 6, 11, 26Celtics-Sixers · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
VJ EdgecombePoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 19, 13, 30, 10, 6, 10, 14, 23Sixers-Celtics · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Neemias QuetaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 7, 13, 8, 6, 9, 8, 4, 17Celtics-Sixers · L
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
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