The Celtics put together a wild, disruptive finish Tuesday night but couldn’t quite steal a win in Philadelphia as the 76ers claimed a 103-101 victory.
Here are the takeaways.
1. Joel Embiid scored 52 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and the 76ers needed him to push them the entire way across the finish line to secure the win. That deserves to be unpacked at length.
First, Embiid was brilliant. He finished 20-for-25 from the field, 12-for-13 from the free-throw line and — crucially for the Sixers — just 0-for-1 from behind the arc.