Before Tuesday's win, the 76ers had never won a Game 5 on the road. The win was truly unprecedented for Philadelphia. For Boston, it couldn't have gone worse.
In the biggest game of the season, the Celtics laid a dud. Their bad outside shooting would present an easy excuse but the problems went far beyond that.missed all seven of his 3-point attempts. The team forced 13 turnovers, but several came late in the fourth quarter while the end of the bench put together a meaningless run.
This team had the upper hand in this series and fumbled it away multiple times, then looked shell-shocked when the Sixers were finally at full strength tonight. They had no answers for Embiid’s low post offense and transition defense finally returning to strong form. Maxey kept cooking everyone the Celtics threw at him.
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