Through the first half of Game 4, the Boston Celtics looked lost. They were outworked, outhustled, and outperformed by the Philadelphia 76ers, who were looking for revenge after Boston took Game 3.
A second-half turnaround saw the Celtics storm back into the game, but they ultimately fell in overtime as a result of some shoddy late-game execution — a tale as old as the regular season.
And while they ultimately overcame the first punch that Philadelphia threw at them, it just wasn’t enough.
“They came out with a tremendous fight,” said Jaylen Brown.