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Hey man, the Indiana Pacers took the juggernaut Thunder to 7 games and were a Haliburton Achilles away from winning it all.

SAM

Coincidentally, this is now the third time in Sam Cassell’s coaching career he’s been an assistant coach for a team that blew a 3-1 lead.

Blown 3-1 leads, 76ers-Celtics history! - 1968 ECF (they didn't call it that then but walk with me) Celtics win, then win championship - 1981 ECF Celtics win, then win championship - 2026 East quarterfinals, 76ers win Obviously the Sixers are winning the chip now

Joel Embiid’s son is the new best NBA son

Embiid’s son does not give a damn about this win. He needs everyone to know he lost a tooth!

The Knicks will get the 76ers on Monday at MSG — and Embiid is possibly injured as he was hobbling the last minute after someone hit his knee (looked in good spirits at end). Depending on what happens with DET-ORL, New York could enter Round 2 as the highest seed in the East.

Awwwww Embiid's son is so cute

WANTED BOSTON ✅ BEAT BOSTON ✅

Knicks/76ers is going to be so interesting. Two offensive PG/C machines (Brunson/KAT and Maxey/Embiid) who are varying liabilities in defence. Hopefully Embiid can play 🙏🏾

"too dependent on analytics to beat the 76ers" is really quite charge to level.

Nine straight missed field goals for Boston since it was 99-96

*cracks fingers, sets font at size 32* "We're going with 'Boston Three Farty' as the hed on the front page, guys."

Tyrese Maxey answered the bell late. There is not a single thing Joel Embiid did not leave on that court in this one.

The Sixers getting rid of the Celtics while Embiid gets (even more) hurt feels like just about a perfect evening for the Knicks.

Both of these fanbases want to die. Perfect Game 7.

joel embiid showing up to round 2 vs the knicks

It's 105-98, Boston trailing with 20.2 left to play. The Celtics starting lineup was outscored 11-4 before Joe Mazzulla broke it up just over four minutes into the game. That might be the difference in this Game 7 (besides, you know, all the bricked 3s).

don't understand with a 17 point lead why the offense isn't run off Joel in the paint.

Can't say the Celtics didn't have their chances. Missed some really good looks. Embiid was a monster and Maxey is a stone killer.

His body is being held together by scotch tape and prayer and he’s had possibly his best ever playoff game. Salute, Joel Embiid 🫡

Celtics the last 3 minutes:

The Celtics trying to unchallenge a challenge 😂

The end of this game all comes down to Maxey to me. Embiid looks completely gassed.

I don't get that challenge, whoever was on the bench with the iPad advising Mazzulla did poorly.

The Celtics challenged the call... and then Queta came over and begged them to take it back ... C's coaches were waving it off trying to just take the timeout instead, but it was too late. Refs reviewed it and it's a foul on Queta. Unsuccessful challenge

Basketball

This is an all time heel performance.

Martyrdom of Saint Simon Zelotes, Saint Judas Thaddeus, by Martin Johann Schmidt, 1796

Celtics have done brilliantly to come back from 17 down in 5 minutes. The zone defence is working well and Philly are battling to break it down. Get Embiid to the nail!

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Philly need to stretch Embiid out a little bit more

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s series in 2022 was insane to watch.

the difference in the game is edgecombe hitting open 3's that boston is giving him

well damn Paul George

Crazy how good this rookie class are when the 2 rookies playing fantastically in the playoffs (Edgecombe and Harper) were only 3rd and 4th in Rookie of the Year voting.

The Celtics were up 3-1 & led Game 5 by 13 points in the 2nd half.

Joel Embiid is 5th visiting player with 25+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists in Game 7 at Boston. Others: Giannis Antetokounmpo 25-20-9 in 2022 LeBron James 35-15-9 in 2018 Walt Frazier 25-10-7 in 1973 Dolph Schayes 35-16-9 in 1959

The reason I thought the Celtics wouldn’t go all the way (mind you I thought they’d lose to the Knicks rather) is their bench players are so unproven in the playoffs and now the likes of Pritchard and Hauser are the 4th-5th most important players for the first time ever.

What a confounding player

Celtics up to seven offensive rebounds, after the Sixers really limited those (and second-chance points) in Game 6.

Embiid jawing at Jaylen Brown after making a bucket.

Positives are they’re on path to shoot many more 3s than they did in Games 5 and 6. Negative is they’re battling to hit them.

Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (AD 60-61)

There's a non-zero chance that the Sixers-Magic play-in game was for home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals

Scheierman really hurt Sixers with his corner crashes in Game 4. Doing it again in third quarter here.

The GOAT 🤝 Baby GOAT 🐐 Marta gave the young striker a signed kit after Orlando Pride’s match against Washington Spirit tonight 💜 📸 @nwslsoccer.com