Celtics–76ers highlights
- Full Game 2 highlights for Celtics vs 76ers were published on YouTube for Wednesday night action. (youtube.com) - The package focuses on adjustments, turnovers, and late-clock possessions that decided momentum. (youtube.com) - These clips are useful to see whether the series is settling into a long-term pattern. (youtube.com)
Philadelphia evened the series on April 21, beating Boston 111-97 in Game 2 behind 30 points from rookie V.J. Edgecombe and 29 from Tyrese Maxey. (espn.com) The official NBA highlight package posted after the game tracks the same swing points the box score shows: Philadelphia hit 19 of 39 from 3-point range, while Boston went 13 of 47 and scored only 20 points in the fourth quarter. (youtube.com) (nba.com) Boston led 28-25 after one quarter, but Philadelphia won the second 37-26 and carried a 62-54 lead into halftime. The Celtics got within 91-89 in the fourth before the 76ers answered with an 11-0 run that put the game away. (espn.com) Turnovers were part of the shift. Boston committed 13 turnovers that turned into 16 Philadelphia points, while the 76ers finished with nine turnovers total. (espn.com) (nba.com) The clips also sharpen the contrast from Game 1 on April 19, when Boston won 123-91 and held Philadelphia to 4-for-23 from 3-point range. Two nights later, the 76ers flipped that math, nearly matching their entire Game 1 3-point total in the first half alone. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) Edgecombe’s scoring changed the texture of the series. ESPN noted that he became the first rookie with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds in a playoff game since Tim Duncan on May 5, 1998. (espn.com) Boston still got 36 points from Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, but the Celtics shot 39.3% overall and never regained control after Philadelphia’s second-quarter push. (espn.com) Philadelphia did it again without Joel Embiid, who remained out as he continued strength and conditioning work after an April 9 appendectomy. That kept the focus on whether Maxey and Edgecombe could carry the offense possession by possession, and Game 2 answered that for at least one night. (espn.com) The series moved to Philadelphia tied 1-1, and the Game 2 footage is the cleanest look yet at what changed: more 76ers shotmaking, fewer empty trips, and a late Boston drought that lasted too long. (espn.com) (nbcsports.com)
