Celtics 116-115: The legendary Harden and the series at 2-2

The pressure was great for both of them. The Sixers and Celtics battled it out Sunday night (5/7) in Philadelphia, as the home team took a big win (116-115) to tie the series at 2-2. Great performance from James Harden who put up 42 points and the longest shot of the game before Marcus Smart imitated him but saw the clock beat him.

Musias was a cold-blooded 19″ going into the final when he took a Joel Embiid pass and converted it into an assist. The Sixers finished the game on 3-pointers 13/34, but only had seven turnovers in 53 minutes of play (!) that allowed them to survive the Eastern Finals Qualifying Game.. Harden had 10/14 2-pointers, 6/9 3-pointers, 4/4 shooting, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals, 1 hit and all with 1 foul in 47:24.

Joel Embiid scored his moments (34 points, 11/26 shooting, 13 rebounds, 4 assists in 46 minutes), Maxi-Harris-Tucker were perfectly complementary, in an improbable derby with suspense until the end.

What did the Celtics miss? The consequence. Jayson Tatum was on a different field in the first half when Jaylen Brown was tearing through the contest, with the roles reversed in the second half. Marcus Smart (21 points) was both impressive and deadly as he missed the game-winning shot in the final game of the regular season and saw his three-pointer miss at the end of overtime. Al Horford’s defense (10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 5 blocks in 37:52) was sensational and now the series is back in Boston with the Celtics all…

the dodecalepta: 27-19, 59-50, 92-83, 107-107(qa), 116-115

Nuts (Rivers): Harris 9 (3/10 shooting, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), Tucker 6 (1), Embiid 34 (11/23 2 shots, 0/3 3 shots, 12/15 shots, 13 rebounds, 4 assists), Maxi 14 (6/17 shooting, 8 rebounds, 2 steals), Harden 42 (10/14 2 throws, 6/9 3 throws, 4/4 shooting, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals), Milton Niang 9(3), Reid 2

Celtics (Mazula): Brown 23 (7/8 2-point, 3/8 3-point, 3 rebounds, 5 assists), Tatum 24 (8/14 2-point, 1/6 3-point, 5/7 shots, 18 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks), Horford 10 (2/7 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 5 blocks), White 12 (2), Smart 21 (4/10 3 Points made, 5/5 shooting, 3 rebounds, 7 assists), Grant Williams 2, Brogdon 19 (5/8 3-rebound, 8 rebounds), Robert Williams 4