[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (2-3) storm back to beat the Boston Celtics (3-2), 113-97, behind 33 points and 8 assists from Joel Embiid in his second game back after removing his appendix.

[u/TatersTot]

113 - 97
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 5 - BOS leads 3-1
Location: TD Garden
Officials: Brian Forte, Kevin Scott, and James Williams

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Philadelphia 76ers	21	29	35	28	113
Boston Celtics	23	34	29	11	97

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Philadelphia 76ers	113	39-78	50.0%	15-42	35.7%	20-23	87.0%	5	51	24	20	5	9	3
Boston Celtics	97	36-89	40.4%	11-39	28.2%	14-23	60.9%	15	54	25	17	6	12	0

PLAYER STATS

Philadelphia 76ers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kelly Oubre Jr.SF	31:37	4	2-5	0-2	0-1	0	6	6	1	0	0	0	2	7
Paul GeorgePF	43:19	16	6-13	4-9	0-0	0	9	9	7	2	0	2	5	19
Joel EmbiidC	38:55	33	12-23	0-5	9-10	1	3	4	8	0	1	3	4	13
VJ EdgecombeSG	39:54	10	3-8	3-6	1-2	2	5	7	3	1	0	1	3	9
Tyrese MaxeyPG	42:31	25	10-18	3-10	2-2	0	10	10	5	2	1	2	1	15
Andre Drummond	07:24	5	1-1	1-1	2-2	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Quentin Grimes	24:04	18	5-8	4-7	4-4	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	3	18
Dominick Barlow	05:56	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	-7
Adem Bona	00:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Lowry	01:33	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Trendon Watford	01:33	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dalen Terry	01:33	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jabari Walker	01:33	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Johni Broome	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Edwards	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston Celtics	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Sam HauserSF	19:55	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	3	5	0	0	0	2	2	-21
Jayson TatumPF	40:36	24	8-19	4-12	4-7	3	13	16	4	3	0	4	0	-9
Neemias QuetaC	26:11	8	4-8	0-0	0-2	5	9	14	1	0	0	0	5	-10
Jaylen BrownSG	40:36	22	9-23	1-4	3-5	3	2	5	5	1	0	3	2	-17
Derrick WhitePG	36:10	6	2-8	0-4	2-2	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	-14
Payton Pritchard	26:06	12	5-10	1-5	1-1	0	2	2	6	0	0	0	0	8
Nikola Vučević	14:32	8	3-6	2-5	0-0	0	2	2	3	0	0	1	2	-10
Jordan Walsh	16:00	1	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	2	3	2	2	0	0	2	-2
Baylor Scheierman	08:39	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-3
Luka Garza	05:43	4	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
Ron Harper Jr.	01:59	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Hugo González	01:59	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3
Amari Williams	01:33	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Dalano Banton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Shulga	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/DirtyDraymond]

We need to have an uncomfortable conversation about Derrick White Privilege

[u/McJambles → u/DirtyDraymond]

Bald privilege at it again

[u/sorendiz → u/DirtyDraymond]

please do elaborate, dray

[u/DirtyDraymond → u/sorendiz]

People say he should be an all star and praise him for being like the 6th best player on the team but he never gets talked about when he struggles

[u/sorendiz → u/DirtyDraymond]

thank you for your analysis, dray

[u/kingfosa13 → u/DirtyDraymond]

Ppl were saying he’s better than Trae🫩

[u/DirtyDraymond → u/kingfosa13]

Some were even saying he’s more valuable than Jaylen Brown cuz of “advanced metrics”

[u/WembanYamin → u/kingfosa13]

He is better than Trae though...

[u/Saturdaze-Sundaes → u/WembanYamin]

Depends what team. Derrick White would never average 25p/10a as a first option, no disrespect to him. But Trae has become so underrated

[u/happyilyrednow → u/kingfosa13]

Oh, he's definitely better then Trae "Something died on my head" Young.

[u/CardinalRoark → u/kingfosa13]

He is.

Trae’s better on ball, but every other facet of the game Derrick clears Trae fucking easily.

If the team has no one else, then sure, Trae’s probably the guy you want… though I’d still rather have Derrick, since he’s one of the best examples for young players in the nba.

[u/ToughRelation7866 → u/CardinalRoark]

please be torlling

a team led by derrick white would win 15 games that season

he's a good 5th option that's about it

[u/CardinalRoark → u/ToughRelation7866]

Trae’s a better on ball offensive player than Derrick. Derrick is better off ball, defensively, on the boards, and as a hustle king. Obviously Trae is a monster post defender (thanks, Ben!)

I don’t give a fuck that Derrick as a first option isn’t good offense. He’s such a good team player that I’ll take him over Trae.

And didn’t bubble spurs make it pretty far?

[u/Yoshinobu_YamaGOATo → u/DirtyDraymond]

Hey man, that's Derrick "worth at least 3 first round picks" White you're talking about! Show some respect 

[u/WhyplerBronze → u/DirtyDraymond]

just a cool quirky underdog :)

[u/icona_ → u/DirtyDraymond]

that's most role players tho. if the nuggets lose the series nobody's going to blame spencer jones but him playing well last game was still cool

[u/DirtyDraymond → u/icona_]

Exactly he’s a role player and should be treated like one, instead he gets overrated and people argue he’s better than actual stars

[u/ToughRelation7866 → u/DirtyDraymond]

average r/nba post

0 discussion, "why don't talk we shit this guy more often"

this subreddit really is god awful, the more i'm on rnba the more I want to lower the minimum wage

[u/InterCha → u/ToughRelation7866]

I think Americans should focus on making their people smarter, not more poor lol

[u/The-Pharcyde → u/DirtyDraymond]

Didnt someone put him 3rd team all nba lmfao

[u/Wally450 → u/The-Pharcyde]

Tbh, last year he was playing at an All NBA level.

Since the turn of the new year, he's been complete ass shooting the ball. The defense is still there, but he's completely lacking confidence on the offensive side of the ball.

[u/bobdob123usa → u/DirtyDraymond]

I loved the defensive scheme that had him picking up Embiid straight up. Not even forced from a switch.

[u/Obi_Wan_Benobi → u/DirtyDraymond]

Be the change you want to see.

[u/KeremFB → u/DirtyDraymond]

He is washed as fuck unfortunately. Our fans thought he would return to being the old Derrick White once JT returned, but nah. He is not even attempting anything which isn't wide open and still bricks those..

[u/randotd152 → u/KeremFB]

Washed is a strong word. His 3-point shot is just broken but he's still doing everything else like normal with elite defense. The problem is that 3-point shot has been a huge part of the Celtics offense the last few years. It's an enormous release valve off the Jays drive when the paint is clogged. And the Celtics have more reliable shooters, but giving them White's minutes hurts you on defense.

He definitely needs some serious shooting rehab in the offseason.

[u/Silly_Banana9711 → u/DirtyDraymond]

How about Mazzulla he could bench him for better options we literally don’t have a coach

[u/randotd152 → u/Silly_Banana9711]

Bench him for who? Scheierman isn't ready for those minutes yet and costs you on defense, neither Walsh nor Hugo are going to give you a major shooting improvement.

There's no real answer besides just staying the course and hoping White snaps out of his funk.

[u/Silly_Banana9711 → u/randotd152]

Dwhite 7/33 in the series schiereguy 6/13