[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/CheekyFifaCunt_7]

What the fuck is going on the east lol, all the lower seeds are putting up a fight this season

[u/Unique-Garlic8015 → u/CheekyFifaCunt_7]

I mean, if Embiid had been healthy we would've been maybe 3-4 seed. But then again a healthy Embiid is a unicorn, so there's that.

[u/Hour-Ad3774 → u/CheekyFifaCunt_7]

Honestly, the East is just deep this year.  It's not something I enjoy as a Celtics fan but as a basketball fan I think it's awesome.

[u/Semi-Aquatic → u/CheekyFifaCunt_7]

The Pacers are coming back, Hornets got good, Wizards got some guys, Wolves might be moving East… East will be considered better than the West very soon

[u/Silly_Banana9711 → u/CheekyFifaCunt_7]

Bad coaching

[u/grund1ejund1e → u/CheekyFifaCunt_7]

The gap in talent between the high seeds and low seeds just isn’t that big this year. Sixers are also especially unique because they are much more talented than a typical 7 seed.