Celtics‑76ers Game 2
- Celtics and 76ers meet for Game 2 tonight at TD Garden with tip-off scheduled at 7:00 p.m. ET. - The matchup is the marquee NBA Game 2 on the April 21 slate according to Sporting News. - Boston-Philadelphia timing and market attention make this the night's primary national TV draw. (sportingnews.com) (azcentral.com)
Boston and Philadelphia are back at TD Garden on Tuesday night, with the Celtics trying to turn a 1-0 series lead into full control of the first round. (nba.com) Game 2 is scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern on April 21 in Boston, and NBA.com lists Peacock and NBC Sports Network as the main broadcast options. Sporting News lists Peacock for Game 2 and says the series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday, April 24. (nba.com) (sportingnews.com) Boston opened the series with a 123-91 win on Sunday, April 19. ESPN’s game summary listed Jaylen Brown with 26 points, Jayson Tatum with 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and Tyrese Maxey with 21 points for Philadelphia. (espn.com) That opener put the No. 2 seed Celtics in front of the No. 7 seed 76ers after Boston finished the regular season 56-26 and Philadelphia finished 45-37. Sporting News said the Sixers reached the bracket through the play-in tournament after beating Orlando. (sportingnews.com) The immediate question for Game 2 is whether Philadelphia can score efficiently enough to keep the game close. NBA.com’s preview said the Celtics held the Sixers to 35-of-90 shooting, 38.9%, and 4-of-23 from three-point range, 17.4%, in Game 1. (nba.com) Boston’s defensive profile did not start with one playoff game. NBA.com said the Celtics entered the postseason allowing a league-low 107.2 points per game and holding opponents to 44.2% shooting, the second-lowest mark in the league. (nba.com) Philadelphia is also still waiting on Joel Embiid. An April 20 injury report carried by iHeart Sports listed Embiid as out with an abdomen injury for Game 2, while Boston’s report listed Ron Harper Jr. as probable with an ankle issue. (sports.iheart.com) The matchup is getting the prime early window on a three-game Tuesday playoff slate. NBA.com’s schedule shows Celtics-76ers at 7 p.m. Eastern, followed by Trail Blazers-Spurs at 8 p.m. and Rockets-Lakers at 10:30 p.m. (nba.com) If Boston wins again, the Celtics will head to Philadelphia with a 2-0 lead and a chance to put the series on the brink by the weekend. If the Sixers steal one, Friday’s Game 3 at 7 p.m. Eastern becomes a reset instead of a rescue. (sportingnews.com)
