With a great performance by Jaylen Brown, the Boston Celtics achieved this Wednesday a very comfortable victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in local condition. It was a categorical 121-87 that equalized the semifinal of the east of the NBA.
Brown had 25 points and was followed by Malcolm Brogdon who had 23 points coming off the bench. In addition, Derrick White and Marcus Smart contributed 15 points for the victory.
For his part, Jayson Tatum could only score seven points in his 19 minutes on court.
The recovery against the Sixers was not easy, however the Celtics grew against the recently named MVP of the season, Joel Embiid and got a beating that will give confidence for the next games.
In fact, Embiid, who did not play the first game due to a knee injury, had a discreet game with 15 points, so in the Sixers he had to lead Tobias Harris who scored 16 points.
This Friday will be the third game of a series that will move to Philadelphia for the next two games.
2023-05-04 13:55:36
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