Celtics‑76ers Highlights Posted
- The Celtics vs 76ers Game 1 highlights were published April 19, indicating strong Eastern Conference interest. - The NBA's full‑game highlights video is available on YouTube (wpJP6Z_Hyf0). - The upload timing, matched with the playoff TV slate, confirms Celtics‑76ers is a key narrative this opening weekend. (youtube.com) (nbcsports.com)
The National Basketball Association moved quickly to package Celtics-76ers for a wider audience Sunday, posting full-game highlights after Boston’s 123-91 Game 1 win at TD Garden. (youtube.com) The game opened Boston’s Sunday slate at 1 p.m. Eastern on ABC, with the Celtics entering as the No. 2 seed in the East and Philadelphia as the No. 7 seed after the play-in round. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) Boston won by 32 points, taking a 33-18 lead after one quarter and pushing the margin to 123-91 by the final horn. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, while Jayson Tatum finished with 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his first playoff game since last season’s Achilles injury. (espn.com 1) (espn.com 2) The highlight upload landed on the first full Sunday of the 2026 postseason, one day after the playoffs tipped off on April 18. NBA.com’s official schedule lists April 19 as one of the opening weekend’s four-game windows, with Celtics-76ers first on the board. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) Television distribution adds another layer to the timing. NBC Sports’ playoff coverage on April 19 began at 6 p.m. Eastern, after the Celtics-76ers matinee had already aired on ABC, putting Boston-Philadelphia in the day’s standalone early slot. (nbcsports.com) (nbc.com) The matchup also comes with deep playoff history. A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel schedule roundup noted the teams were meeting for an NBA-record 24th postseason series, renewing one of the league’s oldest Eastern Conference rivalries. (jsonline.com) Philadelphia reached the bracket through the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, which ran from April 14 to April 17, while Boston came in directly as the East’s No. 2 seed at 56-26. That seeding gave the Celtics home court and made Game 1 in Boston the first test of whether the 76ers could turn a play-in run into a real series. (nba.com) (nba.com) By Sunday afternoon, the story was simple: Boston handled Philadelphia in the opener, and the league had the highlights online almost immediately. In the first weekend of the playoffs, Celtics-76ers was treated like one of the East’s main draws. (youtube.com) (nba.com)
