YouTube posts extended Celtics–76ers Game 5 highlights package

ESPN Australia posted an extended YouTube highlights package of Boston’s Game 5 win over Philadelphia on April 28, hours after the Celtics beat the 76ers 128-96. (youtube.com) (nba.com) The clip is labeled “NBA Playoffs Mini | Extended Highlights” and runs through full-quarter sequences instead of a standard quick recap. The game itself ended with Boston taking a 3-1 lead in the 2026 first-round series. (youtube.com) (nba.com) Boston’s biggest scoring line came from Payton Pritchard, who had 32 points off the bench. Jayson Tatum added 30 points in the same win. (nba.com) The extended cut landed as the Celtics tried to close out Philadelphia after building a 3-1 edge. NBC Sports Betting’s Game 5 preview described Boston as having the chance to finish the series at home that night. (nba.com) (nbcsports.com) That context also clears up a potential point of confusion: this is not the 2023 East semifinal Game 5 between these teams. In that May 9, 2023 game, Philadelphia beat Boston 115-103 behind 33 points from Joel Embiid and 30 from Tyrese Maxey. (espn.com) (basketball-reference.com) The YouTube upload uses the old “Game 5: Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers” framing, but the linked reporting and current playoff context point to the April 28, 2026 result. Boston’s 128 points and 32-point bench night match the 2026 recap, not the 2023 box score. (youtube.com) (nba.com) (basketball-reference.com) So the news here is less a new game result than a new distribution of that result: a longer highlight package built around Boston’s latest playoff win over Philadelphia. It arrived with the Celtics up 3-1 and one win from ending the series. (youtube.com) (nba.com)