The BreakdownGrind
Celtics' threes outpace the Sixers' free throws in Philadelphia
Paul George scored 36 and Boston made 22 threes, while Philadelphia lived at the free-throw line and still lost by 22.
The Celtics beat the 76ers 123-101 in Philadelphia, but for most of three quarters it was a grind, and late in the 3rd quarter it stood tied at 79. Payton Pritchard's pull-up three with 3:02 left in the period put Boston ahead for good at 82-79. It came inside a 9-0 run, and the Sixers were never closer than 6 again. Boston then opened the 4th quarter with a 14-0 run. Paul George scored 36 for Boston and Tyrese Maxey 24 for Philadelphia.
| BOS | Stat | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| 50.5 | FG% | 41.8 |
| 44.9 | 3PT% | 29.7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Off. rebounds | 8 |
| 95 | FG attempts | 79 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
Boston lived beyond the arc
The Celtics made 22 of their 49 threes, 44.9%. The 76ers made 11 of 37, 29.7%.
George went 6 of 11 from deep. Off the bench, Sam Hauser made 4 of 6 and Pritchard 4 of 8.
Inside the arc the two teams sat closer together: Boston shot 56.5%, Philadelphia 52.4%.
George scored 14 straight Celtics points in the 4th quarter, the last of them on a 26-foot three.
Philadelphia lived at the line
The 76ers made 24 of 28 free throws. The Celtics went 5 for 5.
Joel Embiid made 11 of 13 at the line. From the field he went 2 for 9.
Maxey made all 5 of his free throws. He scored 12 in the 3rd quarter, then none in the 4th.
Boston kept the ball
The Celtics turned it over 8 times; the 76ers, 13. Pritchard and Hauser had no turnovers between them.
Boston took 95 shots to Philadelphia's 79. The offensive rebounds were even, 8 apiece, and the Celtics had 28 assists to the Sixers' 23.
Philadelphia opened the 4th quarter with 4:23 of game clock without a field goal. Boston's lead reached 29 with 3:55 to play, and Anfernee Simons's late 28-foot three set the final at 123-101.
BOS ahead above the line · PHI ahead below