Embiid scores 33 as 76ers beat Celtics 113-97 in Game 5, avoid elimination
Philadelphia rallies from 13-point deficit to force Game 6 in Philadelphia on Thursday
Hızlı Bakış
- Joel Embiid scored 33 points and Tyrese Maxey added 25 points with 10 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
- The seventh-seeded 76ers overcame a 13-point third-quarter deficit to avoid elimination.
- Game 6 is Thursday in Philadelphia, with the series sitting at 3-2 in Boston's favor.
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The 76ers entered Game 5 down 3-1 in the series after losing Games 3 and 4 at home. This was Embiid's second game back from an emergency appendectomy.
BOSTON -- Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. Paul George had 16 points and nine rebounds for the seventh-seeded Sixers, who lost Games 3 and 4 at home to fall behind 3-1 in the series before returning to Boston to keep their season alive. Game 6 is back in Philadelphia on Thursday night, when the Sixers will try to force the series to a decisive seventh game in Boston on Saturday. In his second game back from an emergency appendectomy, Embiid helped rally Philly from a 13-point, third-quarter deficit. After scoring 13 points in the second quarter, he added 10 in the third as the Sixers went on a 12-0 run to turn a three-point lead into a 15-point runaway.
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Game 6 will be played in Philadelphia on Thursday night
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If 76ers win Game 6, Game 7 will be in Boston on Saturday
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Açık Sorular
- Will Embiid be able to maintain his performance through the rest of the series?
- Can the 76ers force a Game 7?
