Boston Celtics (hereafter referred to as Boston) showed perfect team basketball.
Boston defeated the Philadelphia 76ers (hereinafter referred to as Philadelphia) by a margin of 121-87 and 34 points in the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the 2022-23 season of the NBA (American Professional Basketball) held at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on the morning of the 4th (Korean time).
Boston,ㅋㅋㅋ벳 which tied the series, had Jaylen Brown with 25 points, 3 assists and 2 steals, Malcolm Brogdon with 23 points and 6 rebounds including 6 3-pointers, Marcus Smart with 15 points and 5 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum with 7 points and 7 rebounds. acted as an assistant.
In the defeated Philadelphia, Tobias Harris scored 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Joel Embiid struggled with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 blocks, but Tyrese Maxey scored 13 points and 3 rebounds, and James Harden scored 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Boston created many 3-point opportunities with organic ball flow and broke Philadelphia on defense. Philadelphia only enjoyed about half of the effect of Embiid’s comeback.
Similar to the first game, Boston took the lead with the advantage of the bench lineup. In particular, Boston’s stifling defense leading to Smart-Brockdon-Tatum embarrassed Philadelphia. Boston, which added five consecutive points, including a buzzer-beater jumper, finished the first quarter with a 28-22, 6-point lead.
Boston focused on outside shots instead of attacking the paint zone where Embiid was holding out. Philadelphia chased and scored with a tempo push led by Maxie. Then, Brown poured cold water on Philadelphia with a 3-point shot, and Horford also stepped in to support the outside shot. As a result, Philadelphia had no choice but to reintroduce Embiid, who had not been able to rest for a while, and finished the first half with a 49-57, 8-point lead.
After PJ Tucker hit a 3-pointer, Philadelphia scored 0 points in about 3 minutes and only 1 point in 5 minutes. On the other hand, Brown popped the outer shell and put on a pull-up jumper. Tatum committed the 4th foul on Harden, causing a variable to fall into foul trouble, but Smart caused Embiid to turnover. When Philadelphia broke the scoring drought with organic ball flow and chased after Harden’s two-man game, White hit a pull-up 3-pointer and Brocdon hit 3 3-pointers. Boston, which brought the atmosphere perfectly, entered the fourth quarter with a 92-65, 27-point lead.
While Brogdon still boasted a peak outside shot, Grant Williams also burst into celebration. As a result, Philadelphia threw the white flag at a relatively early point, taking out Maxi. Boston, which used second units until five minutes before the end of the game, steadily continued its three-point shooting sense.
Boston then defeated Philadelphia by 121-87, 34 points.