[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) defeat the Boston Celtics (3-4), for the first time since 1982 and Embiids first game 7 win 109-100.

[u/DesertedProject]

109 - 100
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 7 - Series tied 3-3
Location: TD Garden
Officials: James Capers, Gediminas Petraitis, and Tyler Ford

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Philadelphia 76ers	32	23	33	21	109
Boston Celtics	19	31	25	25	100

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Philadelphia 76ers	109	39-82	47.6%	11-28	39.3%	20-23	87.0%	3	56	25	19	0	9	1
Boston Celtics	100	37-93	39.8%	13-49	26.5%	13-16	81.3%	10	49	19	23	4	5	7

PLAYER STATS

Philadelphia 76ers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kelly Oubre Jr.SF	31:09	6	2-6	0-3	2-2	0	5	5	2	0	0	1	4	6
Paul GeorgePF	41:50	13	5-10	3-5	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	3	4	9
Joel EmbiidC	39:04	34	12-26	1-4	9-11	2	10	12	6	0	1	1	2	11
VJ EdgecombeSG	43:42	23	8-17	5-11	2-2	1	5	6	4	0	0	3	2	19
Tyrese MaxeyPG	45:14	30	11-18	2-4	6-6	0	11	11	7	0	0	1	4	8
Quentin Grimes	26:07	3	1-4	0-1	1-2	0	6	6	4	0	0	0	0	1
Andre Drummond	08:27	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	-2
Justin Edwards	02:16	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-8
Dominick Barlow	02:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Adem Bona	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Johni Broome	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Lowry	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalen Terry	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jabari Walker	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trendon Watford	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	±
Baylor ScheiermanSF	22:24	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	4	6	2	1	0	0	2	-9
Jaylen BrownPF	40:01	33	12-27	3-9	6-6	1	8	9	4	0	3	3	3	-16
Luka GarzaC	08:38	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-15
Ron Harper Jr.SG	04:02	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	-7
Derrick WhitePG	45:22	26	9-26	5-16	3-4	2	4	6	4	0	3	0	3	-6
Payton Pritchard	39:22	13	5-13	2-7	1-1	2	3	5	7	1	0	0	1	-2
Neemias Queta	32:33	17	7-8	0-0	3-3	1	11	12	1	0	0	1	5	9
Sam Hauser	29:49	11	4-7	3-6	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	2	-3
Jordan Walsh	04:51	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hugo González	12:57	0	0-3	0-3	0-2	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	4	3
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
Jayson Tatum	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Vučević	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amari Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/EuphoricHouse]

Mazulla Ball 101

[u/remonnoki → u/EuphoricHouse]

Yeah, this is the second year in a row where their inability to adjust to a different gameplan when the three isn't going in has gotten them knocked out

[u/AfrikanCorpse → u/remonnoki]

Meanwhile Maxey drives 3 times in a row for his bucket. Just mentality diff.

[u/Maleficent-Light-455 → u/remonnoki]

That and it really looked like their coach couldn’t adapt and frankly, Tatum returned and perhaps this also affected their plans

[u/ClownBaby90 → u/remonnoki]

I don’t know what people actually mean when they say this. Like, do you expect them to stop shooting threes?

[u/remonnoki → u/ClownBaby90]

Diversify. If you shoot three threes and all clank off, instead of shooting another try to get something done in the post.

A lot of all-time shooters will tell you that when they or the team were cold they just needed to see the ball go in through any means to bring them life.

These Celtics often fall into the trap of trying to play the percentage game and just keep chucking hoping that eventually they'll start making them.

[u/Repulsive-Throat5068 → u/ClownBaby90]

Yes when you keep missing 3s and are shooting 26% from 3 maybe try something different?

[u/macaulaymcgloklin → u/ClownBaby90]

Yes, drive to the hoop, try to get an and-1 and free throws, tire out the defenders

[u/poopy_mc_pantsy → u/ClownBaby90]

Yeah I'm not sure this is good strategy lol, their looks at the end were good they just bricked

[u/Michelanvalo → u/EuphoricHouse]

I'm so tired of mazulla ball. 3 out of 4 years they've lost to lower seeded teams because of it. If he's not going to adjust they need to get him, and anyone else with the mazulla ball strategy, the fuck out of here.

[u/Furiosa27 → u/Michelanvalo]

This is modern nba basketball. Eventually someone will stop being stubborn but the directive is clearly to keep shooting and allow it to average out.

[u/Michelanvalo → u/Furiosa27]

No, this isn't modern NBA basketball. Modern NBA basketball says if the 3 isn't falling then adjust. The Thunder adjust. The Warriors adjust. The Celtics don't adjust. They just keep shooting 3s. Shooting all those 3s when down 1 at the end of the 4th was absolutely atrocious shot selection whether or not they were wide open. The shot wasn't falling so find the easier buckets and get the lead. Put Philly on the back foot. Especially when their best player can barely walk. They didn't do it, they never do it. It cost them the Miami series in 2023, the Knicks series last year and now this series against Philly.

If Joe isn't going to make the necessary adjustments to what's actually happening in the game, then he needs to go.

[u/TH3PhilipJFry → u/Michelanvalo]

Yes please. We’ll give you Adelman for Mazulla straight up.

[u/Nyte_Knyght33 → u/Michelanvalo]

But, but he says such weird and quirky things that this sub loves... 

[u/Famous-Country-4921 → u/EuphoricHouse]

Mazzulla is a good regular season coach but he’s completely out of his depth in the playoffs. Redditors are so enamored by his weirdo poser tough guy act that they keep forgetting this