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15:25, 10-May-2018
Celtics edge past 76ers, to face Cavs in final
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In a thrilling game, the Boston Celtics outplayed the Philadelphia 76ers 114-112 on Wednesday night to storm into the Eastern Conference finals. Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, Jaylen Brown had 24 and Terry Rozier ended up 17.
Al Horford had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics as they prepare to take on Cleveland for the second straight year for a spot in the NBA finals. Game One is scheduled for Sunday in Boston.
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics goes to the basket against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. /VCG Photo
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics goes to the basket against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. /VCG Photo
Joel Embiid was the star of the night for the 76ers as he scored 27 points and 12 rebounds for his side, which returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2012, winning 20 out of 21 games before they were humbled by the Celtics in three straight times in this year’s conference semifinals. Dario Saric amassed 27 points and 10 rebounds while Ben Simmons scored 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
The match went down to the wire as Embiid had a chance to tie it after Tatum made it 111-109 with 18.8 seconds left. But he squandered the chance in the dying moments.
(With input from SNTV)