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00:26Продолжение следует...
00:30Everyone is searching for it, but there are things science just can't explain.
00:40I know you wouldn't believe me if I told you, so I'm going to show you, full disclosure, all at
00:47once.
00:52Time for tonight's access, brought to you by Scouts. Nick Nurse doesn't want the season to end.
00:58Hey, listen, stay in the course.
01:01You guys, hey, you guys have done a good job of over-pursuing.
01:05When you get back in front, stay in front.
01:07Don't give them angles to land in.
01:09Make them shoot a shot at the end of it.
01:11Cut into this thing a little bit.
01:13Good show.
01:15We're in really good shape here.
01:16We're getting a great shot.
01:18Let's go.
01:19Welcome back.
01:20The NBA playoffs presented by Google here in Boston.
01:25First round presented by Popeyes.
01:27Celtics trying to move on to the second round.
01:30They've got a seven-point lead as we're about to start the third quarter of this best-of-seven series.
01:35First-half stats brought to you by New Balance.
01:37Both teams really poor from three.
01:40The free-throw disparity helping out Philadelphia and also not a lot of turnovers, but the Celtics shooting much better
01:46from the field overall.
01:49All right, again, everyone, with Richard Jefferson, Tim Legler, Mike Green on hand.
01:52We'll check on with Lisa in a moment.
01:53All right, thoughts on the first half, Richard?
01:57I thought he was going to be.
01:58I know.
01:58He just did a no-look pass.
02:00Look, this is what I think the Celtics have to find, or excuse me, the Philadelphia 76ers have to find
02:06more juice.
02:07You know, the Celtics bench is going to keep that onslaught.
02:10So your starters, Quentin Grimes, they've got to find some energy.
02:14You're on the road in the elimination game against a historic franchise.
02:18You have to lead with energy.
02:20They've checked some boxes.
02:21They had to.
02:21If you're Philadelphia, you've done a good job of controlling the three-point line for the Celtics.
02:27You haven't given up transition, and you haven't turned the ball over.
02:29They have to make more open shots, and they've got to find a way to play faster.
02:34And another no-look pass to Lisa Salters.
02:36Yeah, Mike, it's like Legs was in the Sixers' locker room.
02:39That's exactly what Nick Nurse said.
02:41He wanted his team to keep shooting threes.
02:43They're doing it, but just 25% from behind the arc in the first half.
02:46Nurse said the looks they're getting, they're good ones.
02:50He said how many did Joel shoot that were just in and out?
02:52He said we've got to start knocking some of those down.
02:54Guys are wide open.
02:56He's happy defensively.
02:57They haven't had too many breakdowns.
02:58They've limited the Celtics threes.
03:01He said we just need to make some shots.
03:03Thanks, Lisa.
03:04Paul George missed.
03:05Saw a beautiful backdoor cut.
03:07Jalen Brown throws it down.
03:08Brown now at 13 and is back up to 11 very quickly.
03:12Immediate cross match right there.
03:14Joel Embiid out at the three-point line with Jalen Brown.
03:17Jalen Brown was just a basic back cut.
03:21Brown.
03:22Trying some good ball denial on George.
03:24Maxie finds Embiid.
03:26Embiid can't get that to fall.
03:29Meanwhile, Vijay Edgecombe, the super-talented rookie, very quiet first half.
03:34Big part of the success that the Sixers have had this year.
03:41Brown's spinning.
03:42Well defended by Maxie.
03:44Brown can't hit.
03:46And there's Edgecombe grabbing the rebound.
03:49A 30-point game.
03:50He also had 10 boards.
03:52They may have found something very special in Edgecombe.
03:56Playing in his first playoff series.
03:57Lines that up.
03:58Can't get it to fall.
03:59He's now one for five tonight.
04:07Derrick White gets into the paint.
04:10Leans in.
04:11Shoots over the rookie.
04:11Can't get it to go.
04:12But a whistle and a foul.
04:14And we've talked so much about flow and system and guys getting a rhythm.
04:20Right now, Vijay Edgecombe has the same amount of shots as Houser.
04:24And if you talk about the importance of Vijay Edgecombe to the 76ers and what they're doing,
04:29he's got to find a way to get himself involved.
04:32It could be on the rebounding.
04:33It could be, you know, picking up your defense a little bit on offensive rebounding.
04:36He is too important to what they are trying to do to have these numbers be stale so far.
04:42He just picked up his third foul.
04:43He's 20 years old.
04:46I think they got their backcourt.
04:48They have their backcourt.
04:49For a long, long time.
04:51I think they knew he was ready opening night when he dropped 34 in this building.
04:56That was his introduction to the NBA.
04:58And I think everybody in Philadelphia realized right then, just a little bit different.
05:02Poison maturity, a lot of confidence.
05:04But he has been quiet.
05:06Too quiet for the Sixers at times in this series and certainly tonight.
05:11And a quick start to the third.
05:12This is the largest lead of the game.
05:15Boston has a pair of 32-point wins in this series.
05:19Of course, the key was that game three.
05:22It was a one-point game with two minutes to go.
05:24As Oubre goes across inside.
05:26Layups good.
05:27And a foul.
05:28Kata just picked up his fourth foul.
05:30He's been in foul trouble a lot during this series.
05:35And Oubre now with a chance for a three-point play.
05:38It's a nice job by Oubre not just standing out there and settling right here.
05:42He sees Hauser's got his back to him when he was providing that help on Edgecombe.
05:46So he's in no position to turn, get that hip squared up.
05:50And Oubre takes it right into the chest of a shot blocker and finishes.
05:57Vujovic in.
05:58Kata, he's got ten rebounds in 16 minutes plus six points.
06:02Well, if the four fouls once again sends him to the bench.
06:10Sixers missed that free throw.
06:12He's been good from the line in the first half.
06:14They were 11 of 13.
06:22There's Tatum.
06:23George trying to stay with him.
06:25Tatum splits the defense.
06:26Double-team throws at the backcourt.
06:28And that's going to be a backcourt violation.
06:30Eighth turnover for Boston.
06:34Only three for the Sixers.
06:35That's been key for them.
06:38And as Joe Missoula looks on.
06:40Missoula, one of the finalists for Coach of the Year.
06:43And he loves talking about how it's a stupid award, he says.
06:48He wants it to be a, not Coach of the Year,
06:51Coaching Staff of the Year or Organization of the Year.
06:53George gets inside and banks it home.
06:56If he does win it, it's going to be a lot of fun watching him
07:00very uncomfortably accept that award.
07:02Well, I think Coaching Staff of the Year is great because you know why?
07:06Because head coaches get bonuses and the staff should get bonuses
07:09if a head coach wins Coach of the Year
07:11because it truly is a collective effort.
07:13It's the right thing, what he was saying.
07:16Meanwhile, Maxey's shaking up down the other end.
07:19Did not come up the floor.
07:22He is really hurt and didn't see what happened
07:24as the ball quickly went up the floor.
07:26And the Sixers quickly attend to their young star.
07:30We'll take a break and be right back.
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08:0363-54, the score right now.
08:05Tyrese Maxey's okay.
08:06He got poked in the eye.
08:08And that last play, watch Jalen Brown,
08:11and watch his left hand smack him across the face.
08:15And they attended to him.
08:16He's okay.
08:17Had a big smile on his face,
08:18which he does most of the time when he's out on the floor.
08:22And B, backing against Vucevic.
08:24And draws the foul.
08:27It's crazy how good things happen every single time that he's down low.
08:32Yeah, it's just, it's a lot more work.
08:34And how willing is he to do that?
08:37That's an after-timeout play set.
08:40They directly wanted that post up for him.
08:42They're not really sending traffic at him.
08:44He knows he's getting single coverage right now.
08:47Now, Boston's going to see if he can beat them down there,
08:50if he's got enough lift.
08:52Vucevic's second foul.
08:53Kata has four fouls.
08:56And after these two free throws,
08:57Embiid will have shot more free throw attempts than the entire Celtic team.
09:01As Missoula discussing with Kevin Scott.
09:05You know, we mentioned Missoula Coach of the Year,
09:07J.B. Beckerstaff, Mitch Johnson.
09:10There were so many outstanding jobs this year done by head coaches around the NBA.
09:15I can't think of a year where so many races were legitimately close.
09:20Whether it's MVP, most improved, sixth man of the year, rookie of the year.
09:26Congratulations to Cooper Flagg.
09:28But Conkip Nipple had a spectacular year.
09:30It's been, it's been a very, very close race.
09:33In other years, Echcom would have been easily the rookie of the year.
09:37Not this year.
09:37Finished third in the voting.
09:39Maxi guarding Tatum.
09:41Final number 24.
09:42Tatum gets inside, kicks it out Brown.
09:44Brown drives, pulls up.
09:45Jumper won't go.
09:47And a whistle.
09:49A late whistle, but a foul call.
09:54Oubre very upset.
09:55That's his second.
09:56Nick Nurse looking behind the bench.
09:58I think he wants to challenge it, but he quickly turns around and will not.
10:01That call came all the way from the other side of the floor.
10:05As you see right there, Jalen Brown gets into that jump shot.
10:09Kelly Oubre was sort of leaning forward.
10:11Took the worst of that, but contact is certainly there on Jalen Brown's shoulder as he goes up for that
10:17release.
10:18Well, on those plays, when the player stops, it's up to the defense to stop behind him.
10:24Now, if the player backs up into him, then it'd be an offensive foul, but it did not appear Brown
10:28did that.
10:29So, the responsibility is on the defensive player to stop his momentum.
10:36Brown tonight, 13 points.
10:39A magnificent season for Jalen Brown.
10:42Fourth in the NBA in scoring for the team with the fourth-best record.
10:46Career highs in scoring and rebounding assists, and he did it in his tenth year.
10:50Then you add the defense and the leadership.
10:52One of the great individual seasons in Celtic history.
10:55Answered the bell.
10:56He had an opportunity to expand his opportunity scoring and just more touches in general.
11:02Being the focal point of that offense, and he absolutely played his best basketball.
11:07Embiid, again, once again, dominating down low.
11:10Back to a six-point game.
11:13Embiid's got 19.
11:16Jalen Brown spins, goes to the rim.
11:19And the ball lost it out of bounds.
11:22Brown looked like he got hit in the face.
11:24Still Celtic ball.
11:25And look, this is coming out.
11:27Embiid is feeling more comfortable.
11:29He's understanding what it's going to take here.
11:32Doesn't have the normal lift.
11:34You can see it, but just goes up to finish that ball right there.
11:37That's the way Joel Embiid has to play.
11:39He's got to play inside out if he really wants to impact against this Celtic defense.
11:44Foul is on Embiid.
11:45Is it an away from the play foul?
11:47Did the foul come before the inbounds pass?
11:49Yes.
11:49So it's going to be one free throw.
11:54It turns on happy again.
11:57So Embiid picks up his third.
11:59And if the foul occurs before the inbounder releases the ball, it's one free throw and possession.
12:05You know, RJ, you're right.
12:07He didn't have a lot of lift on the finish.
12:09But at least on that last one, it's the first time in this game he's had a post-up where
12:13he got to a spot,
12:14came to a jump stop, and actually changed directions to get a better leverage and angle on the defender
12:20rather than just pick a direction and go whether you're on balance or not.
12:24That's a positive sign for him.
12:27Brown gets it.
12:28Nearly lost it.
12:29Oubre trying to harass him.
12:30Brown now gets into the paint.
12:31Stops falling away.
12:32Is up.
12:33Shot.
12:33No good.
12:34And George with a rebound.
12:39Here's Embiid.
12:40Pulls up.
12:41Foul on.
12:42Got it.
12:43And Embiid now with 21.6 assists, and it's back to a five-point game.
12:47Yeah, that's the Joel Embiid.
12:49When you start getting those buckets, free throws, teams start spacing out to your teammates,
12:55now you get to walk into something in rhythm.
13:00Embiid, his skill level is so high for a big man,
13:03and even if he's not in proper condition, not in rhythm yet,
13:06he's still capable of throwing up 40 points.
13:09Yeah, there's a reason why he was the MVP.
13:11There's a reason why he's been top three in MVP voting multiple years, win healthy.
13:21White to Vucevic.
13:23Jordan Walsh has come into the game.
13:26White, couple of dribbles, has to fire away with a shot clock winding down.
13:28Doesn't hit the rim.
13:29Walsh outputs a rebound.
13:30Taken away by Embiid.
13:32Dives on the floor.
13:33Walsh gets it back.
13:35Fake bank shot.
13:36No, but a foul.
13:37How about that hustle from Walsh?
13:39And that gets the crowd fired up.
13:42That's great hustle by Embiid.
13:44Great hustle by Walsh.
13:45But I think Paul George has to break to that basketball a little bit harder.
13:50Embiid does all the tough stuff right here.
13:52He gets on the floor.
13:54Secures it.
13:54Tries to get it to Paul George.
13:56Paul George a little flat-footed.
13:58Did not get over there to try to meet that basketball.
14:02And Jordan Walsh just kept playing.
14:03And good things happen when you stay with it.
14:06He's had great stretches this year.
14:08He's had stretches where he's had a big impact in terms of playing a lot of minutes.
14:13Then he was out of the rotation.
14:14His rookie year and only played nine games in the NBA.
14:1827 in the G League.
14:19His second year averaged a point and a half per game.
14:22This is the first year he's got real minutes.
14:24And he has taken advantage.
14:25He's been a huge player off the bench for the Celtics.
14:28And he started 25 games.
14:34Embiid.
14:35One-on-one with Vucevic.
14:36Barrels in.
14:37Just overwhelms him again.
14:39And Joel Embiid now at 23.
14:41It's a four-point game.
14:42His intent is much better with those three touches.
14:45You know, two direct post-ups.
14:47And even the trail one when he got into a little 15-footer.
14:50He wants the ball right now.
14:51And he's getting to his spots.
14:53Tatum goes right at him.
14:54Throws it back out.
14:55Stolen by Maxey.
14:56Ninth turnover for Boston.
14:58George on the drive.
14:59Kicks it out.
15:00Edgecombe lines up that three-pointer.
15:02Puts it in.
15:03D.J. Edgecombe knocks it down.
15:05It's a one-point game.
15:06Timeout Boston.
15:08The Sixers once again rally after trailing by double figures.
15:14And Joel Embiid, his intention, making sure that lane is cleared
15:18and just going to work there on Vucevic.
15:22And then here, the throw-ahead transition.
15:26D.J. Edgecombe knocking down a three.
15:29Philly cuts the lead to one.
15:36Game 5, 7.30 Eastern.
15:38Raptors and Cavs go at it.
15:39That series tied at two apiece.
15:41And the Lakers trying to clinch against the Rockets in Los Angeles.
15:45They're up three games to one.
15:46Ernie and the gang will tip off tonight at 6.30 Eastern.
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15:53Thunder's advanced already.
15:54Lakers, as I mentioned, one win away.
15:56Spurs could move on later tonight on ESPN.
16:00And then the compelling series of the Nuggets and the Timberwolves,
16:03impossible to predict because you don't know who's in and who's out.
16:09Meanwhile, the Suffolk's trying to advance tonight.
16:12The Sixers, another strong comeback, back within one.
16:16Jalen Brown and Oubre.
16:20Brown falling away.
16:21Shot is good.
16:22Beautiful post up for Brown.
16:24He's got 16.
16:28Both teams have gone to matchups directly in the post out of timeouts
16:32to make sure that basketball's going exactly where they want it,
16:35knowing he got single coverage.
16:37Go to work.
16:38Beautiful pass from Paul George and Embiid just having his way right now.
16:42Yeah, but you also can't front with a clear side on the back side.
16:46There's nobody to help.
16:47Now, that's a great play by Nick Nurse and Joel Embiid allowing the front,
16:51knowing that there's nobody on the back side.
16:53Walsh gets inside.
16:54Well defended by Maxey.
16:56And he gets the rebound as well.
16:59Sixers with a chance to take the lead.
17:01They trailed by 13 earlier in the period.
17:03Maxey puts it up.
17:04That one off to Mark Tatum.
17:06A rebound and runs.
17:08It's as quiet as you'll hear this building in a playoff game
17:11because they haven't had those flurries
17:13where the three-point shooting can end you as an opponent.
17:17Good ball movement here.
17:19Pritchard tries to get them going.
17:21That misses.
17:22Rebound.
17:22Not close.
17:23Picked up by Tatum.
17:24He'll try a three.
17:25Got it.
17:26Big offensive rebound for the Celtics.
17:31Tatum with 18 points, 11 rebounds.
17:34It's back to four.
17:37And Embiid wants the ball.
17:40Backs in.
17:41Here comes the double team.
17:42Edge come up top.
17:44Maxey way outside.
17:45It's good.
17:46Tyrese Maxey with his second three-pointer.
17:49And that's what Maxey wants to do.
17:50He wants to answer.
17:51Yes.
17:52That offensive rebound into a three-point shot,
17:54that can crush you.
17:56But Maxey comes down and answers.
17:59Vujovic.
18:00Pritchard open in the corner.
18:02Sets.
18:02Fires.
18:03Delivers.
18:03Dayton Pritchard, his first three-pointer of the night.
18:07And a quick timeout call by Nick Nurse.
18:10Been some struggles from three-point range,
18:12but now both teams knocking him down.
18:15And Embiid is shaking up.
18:19He's on a great stretch, but now looks like he's struggling.
18:32Played down at the other end of the floor.
18:35Watch as he goes to defend Jalen Brown.
18:38That left knee.
18:40Brown bumped him.
18:42And right away he felt it.
18:45Like little.
18:47Hyper extension.
18:49He's trying to stretch it over there.
18:50He has been dominant here in the third quarter.
18:53But he's going back to the Sixers locker room.
18:57Andre Drummond back in.
18:59Luca Garza comes in for Boston.
19:02Paul George fires away a three-pointer.
19:04George shot won't go.
19:05Pritchard had it.
19:06Lost it.
19:06Edgecombe has it.
19:07Maxi tries another.
19:09And the rebound goes to Tatum.
19:11And a loose ball foul is going to go against Boston.
19:16Drummond got knocked down.
19:18Garza with the foul.
19:22So first foul on Garza.
19:24Third team foul.
19:32Gave him a nudge just as he was jumping off the floor.
19:36I'm not sure Andre Drummond has a chance at that rebound regardless.
19:39But he got bumped.
19:40Brown forces the turnover.
19:41Walsh back to Brown.
19:43Bumped by Drummond there.
19:43And he banks it home.
19:46The Celtic defense so often helping him on nights where the three-pointer's not dropping.
19:51And yes, the Celtics defense is picking up.
19:55Their offense is picking up.
19:56Billy trying to adjust without Joel Embiid.
20:00And this crowd can feel it.
20:01Well, the quiet crowd has come alive.
20:04Edgecombe on the drive.
20:05Lost a handle.
20:06Butchovic dives on it.
20:07Finds Pritchard.
20:09Pritchard ahead to Brown.
20:11Brown spins.
20:13Garza running the floor.
20:14Layup.
20:15Missed it.
20:15And Walsh on the follow.
20:16A whistle and a foul.
20:21No free throws for the Suffolks.
20:23He was on the Garza shot.
20:25And again, great defense there on Paul George.
20:28Allows him to get out and transition.
20:31Drummond could have possibly gotten away with a little bump there.
20:34That could have been an and one.
20:43Garza knocks down the first.
20:45In the first four games, he only played 31 total minutes.
20:48This year's first year in Boston.
20:49Played 69 games.
20:51Started six of them.
20:52Had a really good impact between December and February.
20:55As Grimes comes back in.
20:57And then when they got Vucevic, Vucevic started to take minutes.
21:01But he's had a nice first season here in Boston.
21:03His fifth year in the NBA after an outstanding.
21:06Career at Iowa.
21:11And Celtics back up by eight.
21:14And now, without Embiid, who was on one of his best offensive roles he's had in this season, really.
21:22Now they've got to play faster without him on the floor.
21:25Tyrese Maxey is going to be much more aggressive.
21:28But he turns it over there.
21:29Maxey thought he got hit.
21:30Brown.
21:31Tatum.
21:33Knocked out of bounds.
21:34Still Celtic ball.
21:35Maxey very upset.
21:37Maxey's not one that gets too angry on the floor.
21:40He felt he got hit.
21:43It's only the sixth Philly turnover.
21:46But he has to balance the Boston defense.
21:48You've seen a turnover by Paul George.
21:50You've seen a turnover by DJ Edgecombe and now one by Maxey.
21:53You've got to get to the proper spacing so they're not driving into traffic.
21:59Garza sets the screen.
22:00George trying to fight over it.
22:01Cross over.
22:30Cross over.
22:31Well defended.
22:31Good footer running to the corner.
22:33He's four for six from three in this series.
22:37Tatum almost lost it.
22:40Now drives.
22:41Fires away.
22:42His three-pointer.
22:42It's good.
22:44Tatum was angry with the physical contact.
22:47And knocks down the three.
22:49He's got 21.
22:52Maxey.
22:53George.
22:53Extra pass.
22:54Oubre.
22:55Grimes.
22:55Quick release on the three.
22:57Rattles that one home.
22:58And a three-point shooting is certainly picked up here in the third.
23:04Embiid is back out from the locker room.
23:07Tatum tries again.
23:09Drummond tips it.
23:10Out of bounds.
23:12Celtic ball.
23:14And Embiid walks right to the scores table.
23:16He's going to come right back in the game.
23:22So the three-point marksman.
23:25Drummond sits down.
23:27He hit a bunch of threes this year.
23:29It's been amazing as Vujovic comes back in.
23:34Drummond his first 13 years in the league.
23:37He hit 23 threes.
23:38This year alone, he hit 32.
23:44Oubre almost pokes it away.
23:46But Brown retains it.
23:47Goes inside.
23:48Goes right at Embiid.
23:49And scores.
23:54Paul George tries to answer.
23:56And does.
23:56George hits another three.
23:57His third three-pointer.
23:59One of the few times the Sixers have been able to play with pace after the Celtics have scored.
24:05Great outlet.
24:06One more pass up the floor.
24:07Paul George walks into a wide-open shot.
24:10Nice head fake from Tatum.
24:12Got Grimes up in the air.
24:13Grimes picks up his first foul.
24:17And they're in the penalty.
24:18So Tatum to the free throw line.
24:23Tatum, 21 points, 13 rebounds.
24:26That's one of the things you forgot about with him being out of the lineup most of the season.
24:31He was their leading rebounder and assist man in addition to be their leading scorer.
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24:48Houston.
24:49Half the Lakers.
24:50Game 5 tomorrow.
24:51A lot of big games.
24:55Five-point game.
24:56I have to play here in the third.
24:58See if they go back to Embiid.
24:59If he's feeling up to it because that's a success they had against Hooch.
25:03Let Grimes with another three-pointer.
25:06He's three for four from long distance.
25:08It's back to a two-point game.
25:19Butchovich comes to set the screen.
25:21Tatum goes right at Embiid.
25:23Leans in.
25:24Turns.
25:24Layup.
25:25It rolls around and drops in.
25:27And you talked about his rebounding.
25:29And his reach and going up and being athletic.
25:32He is closer to 6'10 than he is 6'8.
25:35Especially with that seven-foot wingspan.
25:37He has no trouble getting that over to Al Embiid.
25:40Grimes misses that three-pointer.
25:43And Grimes thinks it.
25:44Brings it the other way.
25:47Grimes against Paul George to cross over.
25:50Stumbles a bit.
25:51Made him thought about a long three.
25:53Finds another spot.
25:54Can't get it.
25:55George's a rebound.
25:59Maxie pushing up the floor.
26:05Maxie's 60 points.
26:08Walsh has done a good job on him in this series.
26:10Maxie fires away and hits a three.
26:13Another three-pointer from Maxie.
26:14And it's back to one again.
26:16Shot clock is turned off.
26:18Final seconds here in this third quarter.
26:20No fouls to give.
26:24Pritchard picks it out.
26:25Walsh tries a corner three.
26:26Side of the backboard.
26:28Grimes hoists it.
26:29That will count if it goes.
26:31And that will end the third period.
26:33Sixers knock down seven three-pointers.
26:35And Joel Embiid dominated before he had to leave the game.
26:41Philadelphia desperate to keep their season alive.
26:43Want to head it back to Philadelphia for game six.
26:46We head to the fourth.
26:48Celtics a one-point lead.
27:04On the first round presented by Popeyes.
27:06Jalen.
27:07Joel Embiid gave you guys problems in that third quarter.
27:10What do you need to do differently defensively against him?
27:12Keep making it hard for him.
27:13Keep making it tough.
27:14His catch is tough.
27:15And then just get out and run.
27:16Play a little bit faster.
27:17Rebound the ball.
27:18And we got to knock some shots down.
27:19We ain't shot the ball great today.
27:21What do you like about the shots that you are getting?
27:23We are getting great looks.
27:25Really good looks.
27:25But we got to have a big four quarters.
27:27Want to put this thing out.
27:28All right.
27:28Thank you for your time.
27:29Mike.
27:30All right, Lisa.
27:31Paul George knocks down the three.
27:34And the Sixers take their first lead since the first quarter.
27:37And right now their guards and wings are coming off of these screens and drop coverage, RJ.
27:42And Tyrese Maxey walks right into one.
27:44And Paul George walks in to one right there.
27:47Philadelphia with four more made threes than the Celtics.
27:50All of a sudden, offensive foul called on Brown.
27:52Paul George starting to do a little bit of everything.
27:5516.7 assists.
27:57Six rebounds.
27:57And he draws a foul on Brown, his second.
28:02And again, this is the same play that Kelly Oubre was asking for and got frustrated.
28:08That's a little extra than before.
28:10But that forearm has become increased.
28:13The forearm and shoulder has become increasingly used for the offensive players.
28:18Brown has the most offensive fouls in the playoffs so far.
28:21George fires.
28:22Misses that one.
28:23Pritchard the rebound.
28:26Two-point lead for Philadelphia.
28:30Pritchard searching for an opening.
28:32Keeps that dribble alive.
28:34Hands off.
28:35Shireman.
28:36Shireman across the lane.
28:37And throws it out of bounds.
28:41It's only the 10th turnover make that 11th turnover for the Celtics.
28:46Joe Mazzola's team led by 13 in the third quarter.
28:49Now it's Philadelphia with a two-point advantage.
28:52Playing for their season here on the road.
28:58Moving screen call.
29:00Paul George.
29:03Three fouls on George.
29:06Three fouls on George.
29:08That's the 7th turnover for Philadelphia.
29:11You see right here Peyton Pritchard trying to chase that.
29:13That's just Paul George.
29:15Sticking out.
29:16His backside there, R.J.
29:18And trying to get a piece of Pritchard.
29:21But gets a little bit too much.
29:22It's an easy call.
29:25Ron's trying to chase Pritchard back up top.
29:28Derek White.
29:31Jalen Brown against George.
29:34Brown drives.
29:34Pulls back.
29:35Falling away.
29:35Shot is up.
29:36Can't get it to fall.
29:37Edgecombe grabs the rebound.
29:42Edgecombe has come alive a little bit here in this second half.
29:45Embiid against Cata.
29:46Pulls up.
29:47Foul line jumpers.
29:48Good.
29:4927 now for Joel Embiid on a four-point lead for the Sixers.
29:53And I like the fact that, to fight the fact Cata's back in the game.
29:56Now he's got four fouls.
29:58So he could go right at him.
29:59Still was able to get to his spot against a better defender.
30:02Brown leans in.
30:04Shot is up.
30:04Can't get it.
30:05The tip misses.
30:06Embiid had it.
30:07Lost it.
30:08But Maxey's right there.
30:11And it has become very quiet here.
30:13Edgecombe at three.
30:15Cata with his 11th rebound.
30:17And Joe Mazzulla calls timeout.
30:20Just over two minutes come by him.
30:22A fourth one.
30:23A turnaround for Philadelphia.
30:27And Joel Embiid taking his time.
30:30Get to his spot.
30:30He's been working here in this second half.
30:33Has Philly with a four-point lead.
30:39NBA first round is presented by Popeyes.
30:42Love that chicken from Popeyes.
30:51Five with co-pilot.
30:53Victor Wembenyana.
30:55The Defensive Player of the Year.
30:57Got a big game coming up.
30:58A chance to move on to the second round.
31:00Blazers and Spurs on ESPN.
31:03And then after that game,
31:05Ernie, Kenny, Charles, and Shaq in studio.
31:09Who knows what they're going to do.
31:13But then we'll have some fun.
31:15A busy night and an important night
31:18here in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs.
31:24Celtics down by four.
31:26They do not want to go back to Philadelphia
31:27for game six, which would be Thursday.
31:31Derek White using the screen.
31:33Gets into the paint.
31:34Double punches.
31:34Shot comes up.
31:35Short rebound.
31:36Maxie.
31:37Maxie with seven rebounds.
31:39And that's another player we haven't heard a lot
31:41from Derek White.
31:42He's been an important piece.
31:44Obviously, one of the best two-way players in the game.
31:46But offensively, what he's capable of doing,
31:49he's got two points off two of six shooting.
31:53He has not shot well in the series.
31:55Grimes goes down.
31:56Kicks it out.
31:57Edgecombe back up top.
31:58George fires away.
31:59And Tatum grabs his 13th rebound of the game.
32:05Brown drives on George.
32:07Kicks it out in the corner.
32:08Hauser fake.
32:09One-step fires.
32:10Hits a three.
32:11Big bucket from Hauser.
32:13His first three-pointer of the night.
32:15And a Celtics back within one.
32:17And he's important for them
32:19because of his ability to just make you pay
32:21if you overhelp on penetration.
32:23What a pronounced ball fit that was.
32:25He raised it to the rafters
32:27and still reloaded for that shot.
32:29It took him about three minutes
32:31to get their first points of the quarter.
32:32Embiid has to go back to get it.
32:34Pulls up on K to jumpers.
32:36Got it.
32:3729 for Joel Embiid.
32:40This is vintage Embiid right now.
32:43A huge second half.
32:51Tatum whips at the Hauser.
32:53Corner to Brown.
32:54Fires up a three-pointer.
32:55That won't go.
32:56Maxey another rebound.
32:58McKee with Embiid.
33:00He's not taking three-point shots.
33:02He is catching the ball where he wants to
33:04and not bailing out this Celtics defense.
33:07Maxey to the rim.
33:08Banks at home.
33:09He's got 21.
33:10And it's a 5.6er lead.
33:13Incredible turnaround here
33:14on the road for Philadelphia.
33:16Brown finding some room.
33:18Edgecombe closes nicely.
33:22An anxious crowd.
33:24You can feel it here at the TD Garden.
33:26Back to Hauser.
33:28Quick release.
33:28Three-pointer.
33:29Puts it in!
33:30Another three-pointer for Hauser
33:32and it's back to a two-point game.
33:40Hauser has become such a valuable player
33:42for these Celtics.
33:43Embiid hands off to Grimes.
33:46No hesitation.
33:46Grimes.
33:47He got hit.
33:47Shot almost went in.
33:49And Hauser commits the foul
33:51on a three-pointer attempt.
33:53That's walking the line
33:54between a terrible shot
33:56and a great decision
33:58because he understood
34:00the intensity
34:01with which Hauser
34:03is chasing him right here.
34:04So he just stops
34:05and he knows
34:06he's about to get contact.
34:08But if he doesn't get that call,
34:09somehow Hauser runs behind him,
34:11that's going to be
34:12a really difficult make.
34:14Grimes is averaging
34:15just six and a half points
34:17per game
34:17in this series.
34:19Average over 13
34:20in the regular season.
34:21He's got 13 now.
34:22And now for this series,
34:25he's 7 of 14
34:27from three-point range.
34:35Free throw shooting
34:36strong for Philadelphia.
34:3815 of 18
34:39at 83 percent.
34:42You mentioned
34:43Sam Hauser
34:43and how important
34:44his shots were.
34:45Philly had multiple
34:46opportunities to take
34:48that lead to seven.
34:49It was hovering at four.
34:50Couple of shots.
34:51He knocks one down.
34:52Gets the lead down to one.
34:54Philly answers.
34:55He answers again.
34:56He has been so important
34:58kind of slowing down
34:59this Philly run.
35:00Grimes hitting all three
35:01free throws.
35:02Back up to five.
35:04Tatum
35:04deflected out of bounds
35:06by Maxey.
35:07Philadelphia defense
35:08so different
35:09than what we saw
35:11in game four.
35:13you're sensing now
35:14an opportunity
35:15to steal the game
35:16and extend this series
35:17and you can see
35:17the activity level
35:19off the dribble
35:19is just much greater.
35:21Feet and hands
35:22moving now
35:23trying to disrupt
35:24this Celtics offense.
35:2510 on the shot clock.
35:27Tatum to inbound.
35:28George right up on Brown
35:29gets away from him
35:30throws it up.
35:30Kata Kata
35:32floats it in
35:32and a foul.
35:34Not an easy shot
35:36from Kata
35:36and a chance
35:37for a three-point play.
35:42And Kata
35:43just a good roll.
35:45You see Joel Embiid
35:47help your job
35:48as it gets
35:48to the front
35:49of the rim
35:49either for a miss
35:50offensive rebound
35:51or for a lob opportunity
35:53and great pass there
35:54by Jalen Brown
35:55putting in a position
35:56where only Kata
35:57could get it.
35:58Grimes his second foul.
36:00Kata misses
36:01the free throw
36:01offensive rebound
36:02for Brown
36:03back out to White.
36:04Hauser fakes
36:05one dribble
36:05another three.
36:07Edgecombe had it
36:08poked away by Kata
36:10still loose
36:10picked up by Tatum
36:11into the corner
36:13wide a three-pointer.
36:16And George
36:17with the rebound.
36:18Three-point game
36:19just over
36:20six and a half
36:21remaining.
36:27Maxey to Embiid
36:28and Embiid dribbles
36:29one-on-one
36:30with Kata
36:31back up top
36:31to Maxey
36:32lost it
36:33out of bounds.
36:36Ninth turnover
36:37for Philadelphia.
36:47And he is Kata
36:49good ball
36:50to now
36:50from Grimes.
36:51Tatum gets away
36:52a three-pointer
36:52way off the mark.
36:54Rebound tipped
36:54and taken
36:55by Maxey.
36:57Nine rebounds
36:58for Maxey
36:58to go with
36:5921 points.
37:00Maxey's been
37:00drawing two
37:01on every single
37:02ball stream
37:02that he's gotten
37:03but they're gonna
37:04to go back
37:04to Embiid here
37:05with a mismatch
37:05with Derek White
37:06in the post.
37:07Embiid across the lane
37:09kicks it out.
37:10Grimes another three.
37:11Punch ahead
37:11and Quentin Grimes
37:13red hot.
37:14The Sixers
37:15do not want
37:15their season
37:16to end tonight.
37:19This equals
37:20their largest lead
37:21of the game.
37:22Ball poked away.
37:24Grimes goes back
37:25to get it.
37:26Grimes harassing.
37:27Poked away again.
37:29He's smart.
37:31Shot clock at six.
37:32Excellent defense
37:33from Quentin Grimes.
37:35Brown drives.
37:36Pulls back.
37:37Forces up the shot.
37:38Off the mark.
37:39Rebound.
37:40Edgecombe.
37:41Quentin Grimes
37:42single-handedly
37:43eight off
37:4320 seconds
37:44of that possession
37:45with that relentless
37:46pressure on Jalen Brown.
37:48Embiid against Kato.
37:50Pulls back.
37:51Backs in.
37:52Falling away.
37:52It's up.
37:53It's good.
37:55Embiid now
37:56with 31.
37:57Largest lead
37:58of the night
37:58for the Sixers.
38:00An eight-point lead
38:01with 5.16 remaining.
38:04We talked about
38:05Philly's defense
38:06picking up.
38:07Now that they realize
38:08they've got a shot
38:09to get this game
38:10on the road.
38:10Look at the work
38:12here on Jalen Brown.
38:13By the time he gets here
38:14he looks up.
38:15He's got a late clock
38:16situation.
38:17Cannot get it to go.
38:19And at Joel Embiid
38:20what a second half.
38:22Just dominant.
38:24Philly up eight.
38:30Philly is creating
38:31for Boston.
38:32They're finally
38:33having to make
38:33some decisions
38:34about double teams.
38:35You see him down
38:36here in the post.
38:37He's got one-on-one
38:38against Derek White
38:39to guard.
38:40Jason Tatum
38:40is seeing it.
38:41They finally bring
38:42this second defender
38:43right here.
38:44The problem is
38:45now you've got
38:46two different guys
38:47on the weak side.
38:48One defender
38:49to play both.
38:52Great decision
38:53on the kickout.
38:54Quentin Grimes
38:55steps right into it.
38:56Neither defender
38:57fully committed
38:58to him.
38:59Joel Embiid
39:00really going to work
39:01right now
39:01on Boston's defense.
39:02Kata inside
39:03to Tatum
39:04gets freed.
39:05Layup missed it.
39:06That's come right there.
39:09And Maxey
39:10will bring it up.
39:11We're under
39:11five minutes remaining.
39:13A 13-point
39:15second half
39:15lead for the
39:16Celtics is now
39:17an eight-point deficit.
39:19Lob pass Embiid
39:20gathers and a hard
39:21foul goes down
39:22hard.
39:23As Kata
39:24commits his
39:25fifth foul.
39:26But that's the
39:27second time in a row
39:29they filled the
39:30strong corner
39:31and there's nobody
39:32on the back side.
39:33The minute you front,
39:34you're dead.
39:35Look, there's no...
39:36Sam Hauser is at
39:37the three-point line
39:37above the free throw.
39:38There's nobody there.
39:40You can't front that.
39:42That's why they...
39:43because you're trying
39:43to battle Joel Embiid.
39:44The one time he concedes
39:46the front is when
39:47that corner is filled.
39:50And Embiid's played
39:5136 minutes
39:52just his second game
39:53back
39:54after the appendectomy.
39:5731 points,
39:58eight assists,
39:59four rebounds.
40:00He stopped taking
40:01the threes
40:02and he's become dominant.
40:03I think he was
40:04one for six
40:05if I'm not mistaken
40:06to start this game
40:07which puts him
40:0811 for 16
40:09from the field
40:09since then.
40:10One for seven.
40:11Actually,
40:1111 for 15 now
40:13from the field
40:14after that start
40:15when we all agreed
40:16he was settling
40:17for jump shots.
40:18He has not done that
40:19in the second half.
40:21He was 0 for 5
40:22from 3 at halftime
40:23and has not taken
40:24a 3 in the second half.
40:26The lead is up to 9
40:28and this crowd
40:28is stunned right now.
40:33Joel Embiid,
40:3433 points.
40:36A 10-point lead
40:38for the 76ers.
40:41Looking to force
40:42a game six
40:43on Thursday
40:44back in Philly.
40:46Daylon Brown drives,
40:47pulls up,
40:48jump shot,
40:48in and out.
40:49Maxey couldn't get it.
40:50Kata had it knocked away
40:51and Paul George
40:53picks it up.
40:54Philly's about
40:55two or three buckets
40:56and a couple of stops
40:57away from being
40:58in complete control.
40:59A 10-point lead
41:00against this Celtics team
41:01is nothing.
41:02That can be gone
41:03in 90 seconds.
41:04And B
41:05against Kata.
41:06Backs in,
41:06falling away,
41:07puts it up.
41:08Shot,
41:08no good.
41:10Almost got stuck
41:10and as Tatum
41:11comes the other way.
41:12Still plenty of time
41:13remaining.
41:14Tatum throws it
41:15in the corner.
41:15Derek White,
41:16corner three.
41:17Can't get it to go.
41:19Kata gets the rebound
41:20off a missed tip
41:21and a foul on Grimes.
41:24And it's only
41:25the second team foul.
41:26It's going to be
41:27a side out
41:27for the Celtics
41:28with 4-0-4 remaining.
41:31Three fouls on Grimes.
41:38So Hauser's
41:39going to inbound.
41:43Pritchard will report
41:44back in
41:44with 4-0-4 remaining.
41:48Pritchard,
41:48who was the hero
41:49of Game 4
41:49with 32,
41:50he's got 12 points
41:51tonight.
41:52Hauser sits down.
41:54If I'm the Celtics
41:54right now,
41:55I'm going back
41:55to that action
41:56at Tatum and Kata
41:57and see what
41:58Joel Embiid
41:58is going to do
41:59defensively.
42:00He was in drop
42:01coverage in the
42:01first half.
42:02If you want to try
42:02to get a clean look
42:03here for Tatum,
42:04I'd go right back
42:05to that action.
42:06We have not seen
42:07much of that
42:07here in the
42:08second half.
42:09Right now,
42:09Embiid looks exhausted.
42:11Not surprising.
42:16Pritchard finds
42:16some room.
42:17Gets into the paint.
42:18Pulls back.
42:18Creates some space.
42:20Can't get it to fall.
42:21Maxey with his
42:2110th rebound.
42:25As we're under
42:254 minutes remaining.
42:28Nick Nurse
42:29fella Maxey
42:30going to the corner.
42:31Brings it back out.
42:33Now Maxey drives
42:34on White.
42:35Pulls up.
42:36Baseline jumper.
42:37Puts it in.
42:38Maxey with 23.
42:399 straight points
42:40and the Sixers
42:41up a dozen.
42:45A dominant
42:464th quarter right
42:47now for Philadelphia.
42:50And a foul on
42:51George.
42:52It's only
42:54the 13th foul.
42:564 on George.
42:57And this wasn't the play.
42:59This wasn't the play.
43:00They wanted to screen
43:00roll with him
43:02and Paul George.
43:03But once you start
43:04to cheat it,
43:05that's when he has
43:05the ability
43:06to cross over,
43:07get to a single side,
43:09and go 1-on-1.
43:13Derrick White
43:14looking for Tatum.
43:15Maxey on him.
43:17Tatum goes right
43:18at Maxey
43:19trying to draw a foul
43:20and lost it
43:21out of bounds.
43:23Tatum felt
43:24there was a foul.
43:25A delay of game
43:26warning called
43:27on Tatum.
43:28He threw the ball
43:28out to Brian Forte
43:29at half court
43:30as opposed to
43:30giving a James
43:31Williams on the
43:32baseline.
43:34Legs, do you think
43:35that once they saw
43:37Joel and Beat
43:38switched and started
43:39getting up,
43:40is that why they
43:41went away from it?
43:42But you've got to
43:43show it to me that
43:43you can do it
43:44multiple times.
43:45No doubt about it.
43:46The consistency
43:47with which he's
43:48going to jump out
43:49on that coverage
43:49is just not going
43:50to be there.
43:51You've got to make
43:52it work over and
43:52over.
43:52Plus, you want to
43:53wear him out
43:54because of what
43:54he's doing down
43:55here.
43:55Ryan's that time
43:56too strong.
43:57Boy, the adrenaline
43:57must be flowing
43:58through his body
43:59right now.
44:00Ryan's with so
44:01many big buckets.
44:03Jalen Brown gets
44:04inside, kicks it
44:04out to Tatum.
44:05Tatum against
44:06Edgecombe.
44:07Nice tee to Kata.
44:08Kata's shot missed
44:09it.
44:09Tatum the rebound.
44:10Bank shot missed
44:11out but fouled.
44:14And I'll tell you
44:15what, I'm going to
44:15give Embiid a lot
44:16of credit on
44:16head possession.
44:18Defensively,
44:18that's the best
44:19I've seen him move.
44:20First, he takes
44:20away the three from
44:21Jalen Brown out
44:22in the perimeter.
44:23flies to the lane
44:24to protect on the
44:26baseline drive by
44:27Tatum.
44:28Look, he knows
44:28he's up.
44:29The Celtics are
44:30looking for threes
44:30and Embiid's not
44:31going to let that
44:32happen.
44:32Now, on this pass,
44:34he's there to meet
44:35Tatum outside the
44:36lane and then he
44:38contests this layup
44:39off the offensive
44:40rebound.
44:41Jalen Embiid really
44:42active right now
44:43defensively as much
44:44as we've seen him.
44:47So right now,
44:48Tatum has some blood
44:49so they're taking care
44:50of that.
44:51Celtics are three for
44:5320 from the field
44:54here in the fourth.
44:55Sixers, seven of 13.
44:57Celtics have missed
44:58their last 12 shots.
44:59Meanwhile, the NBA
45:00family proudly continues
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45:16Here at the TD Garden,
45:17you talk about
45:18resilience, the 76ers
45:20playing for their
45:21season, which could
45:23end tonight if they
45:23lose, but right now
45:24up a dozen with 2.42
45:26remaining and a
45:27stunning second-half
45:28comeback.
45:33And Tatum misses the
45:34free throw.
45:34Everything going wrong
45:35for the Celtics here
45:37in the fourth quarter.
45:40And Philadelphia
45:40playing like you would
45:42expect the team with
45:43the type of desperation.
45:45Right now, Celtics
45:4642 percent, Philly at
45:5050 percent, as Jason Tatum
45:52misses another free throw.
45:53They're out shooting him
45:54from the field, from the
45:55free throw line, from the
45:56three-point line.
45:57You heard the groan
45:58from the crowd.
46:00Maxie's going to
46:01stake his time.
46:02Two and a half remaining.
46:03Up a dozen.
46:04Maxie Edgecombe lines up.
46:06Three-pointer.
46:06Puts it in.
46:07The rookie knocks it
46:08down.
46:09It's a 15-point lead
46:11with 2.20 to play.
46:14What a dominant fourth
46:15period.
46:16George, not a smart foul
46:17there.
46:19And they're now in the
46:21penalty.
46:21And some of the fans
46:22heading for the exits.
46:23And look, taking their time.
46:28Just that one-two screen
46:30roll, that should be a
46:31simple switch, but Kata is
46:33guarding Vijay Edgecombe, so
46:35that's just an easy shot for
46:36him.
46:37Kata comes up too much, he
46:38knows he can drive by.
46:39So when you catch the ball and
46:41you have whatever option you
46:42want, that's a comfortable
46:44spot to be in.
46:47Jalen Brown knocks that one
46:48down.
46:50109-95-216 remaining, Shireman
46:52comes in.
46:56This is the team in Philadelphia's
46:5870s, 60s.
46:59People talked about that if they
47:01were healthy, they would be so
47:02much trouble.
47:03They've been a lot of trouble
47:05here in the fourth quarter, and
47:06it looks like there's going to
47:08be a game six.
47:08Still 2-16 remaining, but they
47:10are in control.
47:15You see Jason Tatum just
47:17checked out, so that's kind of
47:18giving a signal with two minutes
47:20to go.
47:22Second-rated offense in the
47:24NBA, they have 38 points in the
47:26second half.
47:27This is a major gut-check
47:28performance on the part of
47:30Philadelphia.
47:31They've been here on Sunday, and
47:33at halftime, down seven, but
47:35they have been dominant.
47:36In the second half, really on
47:38both ends, but particularly the
47:40way they've operated their
47:41offense.
47:43Maxey taking as much time off
47:45the clock as possible.
47:46Spins against Walsh, stripped,
47:48but a foul on Walsh.
47:50As he went to the basket, it's
47:51only the third-team foul.
47:52I think they're going to call it
47:53side out.
47:55Yep.
47:57And it looks like the benches are
47:58clearing.
48:01TOD 9-27 Eastern.
48:03The Celtics are looking like
48:06they're conceding this right now,
48:07getting ready for game six.
48:09Absolutely.
48:10159 remaining.
48:12Harper comes in.
48:14Gonzalez comes in.
48:15Drummond's going to come in for
48:16Joel Embiid.
48:17What a performance from Joel Embiid.
48:1833 points, eight assists, four rebounds,
48:22played 39 minutes.
48:23Remember, just 19 days ago, he had an
48:26appendectomy.
48:28And he left the game, what looked like a
48:31hyper-extended knee, went back to the
48:32locker room and came out.
48:33A magnificent performance, vintage Joel Embiid.
48:37Maxi knocks that down.
48:3925 points, 10 boards for Maxi.
48:42A 15-point lead with 147 remaining.
48:45And many of the fans heading for the night air
48:48in Boston.
48:49Harper back shot, can't get it.
48:50Kata can't get it.
48:51Drumming the rebound.
48:55Remember, game three was a one-point game
48:59with two minutes to go.
49:01And the Celtics wound up winning it,
49:03then dominated, blew them out in game four.
49:06And what an answer from the Philadelphia 76ers.
49:09Their season will not end tonight.
49:18And the Blazers trying to keep their season
49:20alive.
49:21They've got game five trailing the Spurs
49:23three games to one.
49:26Meanwhile, keeping their season alive,
49:27exactly what the 76ers did here on the road
49:30in Boston.
49:31They have outscored the Celtics 26-10
49:34in the fourth quarter as Boston.
49:37And three of 20 from the field.
49:40And Kyle Lowry has come into the game.
49:43This could be Kyle Lowry's final season,
49:46so there was a chance this was going to be
49:48his final game, but that's not going to be
49:50the case.
49:51The 40-year-old Lowry, who's got a magnificent career,
49:54out there as both coaches have emptied the bench.
49:57What was the most impressive part of this comeback
50:00in the second half, guys?
50:01For me, it was the way that the Philadelphia 76ers were able to operate
50:05their half-court offense against an elite Celtics defense.
50:10They were in complete control and rhythm.
50:12Nothing Boston did could get them derailed,
50:15and Philadelphia did nothing to help them with their shot selection.
50:19For me, it was really just the difference in Joel Embiid's attack in the second half.
50:24That takes so much out of a player.
50:27He's not 100% healthy, not in great condition.
50:29Just put his body on the line to get this win.
50:33When he does that, he is unstoppable.
50:36But it takes a lot out of him.
50:39And he took all five of his three-pointers in the first half.
50:42It was over five.
50:43Paul George also having an excellent game.
50:46Tyrese Maxine, excellent game.
50:48And here in the Sixers' fourth, it was Gritton Grimes.
50:51Quentin Grimes was magnificent.
50:53Yeah, it was those three-point shots that helped close the gap
50:56and then give a little cushion in space.
50:59But it was his defense, too.
51:00It wasn't just his three-point shooting.
51:02It was his activity.
51:03Who was going to be the first team to have one of those X-Factor?
51:08Tate and Pritchard, Derek White.
51:09But tonight, it was Quentin Grimes.
51:11Grimes with a playoff career-high 18 points.
51:14As this one winds down.
51:16So they're going to play in Philadelphia Thursday.
51:19Gonzalez, the rookie, throws it inside.
51:22Williams can't get it.
51:23Gets his own rebound, however.
51:24And a foul with 24.4 remaining.
51:27You know, I thought Nick Nurse, when we talked to him before the game,
51:30he seemed like he felt like there were tangible things,
51:34obvious things that they could clean up
51:37and be much better about in this game.
51:39He seemed like he had a quiet confidence about him
51:42despite the way that they looked on Sunday.
51:45And they hung in there in the first half.
51:47They missed a lot of open shots.
51:49And it felt like maybe they should have even had the lead at half time.
51:52They did it.
51:53You didn't know if that run was coming from Boston.
51:55And they never allowed it.
52:02Well, we've seen the Celtics blow them out down in Philadelphia.
52:06But you've got a Philadelphia team now
52:08that absolutely will give them extra confidence.
52:12By this, the lowest points in any quarter of the season for Boston.
52:16Only 11 points scored here in the fourth quarter
52:19of a potential clinching game.
52:24And there's some Philly fans cheering,
52:26but the Boston fans so disappointed
52:29they thought they'd be here for clinching instead.
52:32Their team has to travel down to Philadelphia for game six.
52:37It says 0.0 on the clock.
52:40We're now 0.4, and that'll do it.
52:42The Philadelphia 76ers with a fourth quarter clinic
52:46to extend their season
52:48and force the Suffolk for a game six down at Philly.
52:52Joe Ellen Bede, magnificent, brilliant performance
52:57for 33 points, eight rebounds, and 39 exhausting minutes.
53:03And he's with Lisa right now.
53:06Joe Ellen, there were times during this game
53:08that you just looked absolutely exhausted.
53:11You look kind of tired right now.
53:12Just how do you feel?
53:13How does your body feel?
53:15Well, it's kind of hard when, you know, you've all...
53:19I only got the chance to go up and down one time before I came back.
53:23So, you know, using this game, last game,
53:26I came to kind of get back into it.
53:28I found my rhythm in the second half.
53:31So we adjusted some stuff at a hard time.
53:34But I feel okay.
53:36I feel good.
53:36We got to win.
53:37That's all that matters.
53:38You mentioned the shift in the second half.
53:40You were one for seven from three in the first half
53:42and then just became dominant in the third quarter.
53:45Just what shifted in your mindset?
53:47I think, obviously, coming into the game,
53:49the game plan was to, you know, get up, you know,
53:53as a team, get up, you know, a lot of threes.
53:56So I kind of got sucked into that game plan.
53:58And then, obviously, when you miss a couple ones,
54:02then, you know, you got to adjust.
54:03And I just started going inside and, you know, find some luck.
54:07Your backs were against the wall.
54:08This was a must-win situation.
54:09Very cute.
54:11This one belongs to you.
54:12Yeah.
54:12Very cute.
54:13How are you?
54:15Just backs against the wall.
54:16You had to get this one.
54:17Just what impressed you most about the way the entire team responded?
54:20It was professional.
54:21You know, we did our job.
54:22You know, I told the guys, coming into Boston,
54:25I've been playing against these guys basically my whole career.
54:29They're going to make a run, and that's okay.
54:31This crowd is fantastic, especially when, you know,
54:34they get up and they get a lead.
54:36I thought, you know, early on when they got that lead,
54:39we weren't vital.
54:40We just kept playing our game.
54:42You know, kept telling the guys, it's going to come back to us.
54:44We're not making shots.
54:45And, you know, we're going to start making some.
54:47But we've got to focus on defense,
54:49and I thought we did a better job today.
54:52Now, what do you have left, Joel,
54:54to get game six and get back here to Boston for game seven?
54:57We don't have a choice.
54:59I'll do the same thing we did tonight.
55:02You know, obviously tonight they only got up 39 threes.
55:06They're going to want to get up, you know, way more than that.
55:09So, got to keep guarding the three-point line.
55:10I thought tonight we did a way better job of not overhelping
55:15and just guarding our men and limiting them to twos.
55:19So, you got to keep doing the same thing.
55:21And then, obviously, you know, for Tyrese, myself, Pete, Vijay,
55:26Q was big tonight for us.
55:28We're going to need everybody to be able to come back to Boston.
55:30Good luck the rest of the way.
55:32You were really tall.
55:32My arm was starting to hurt.
55:34You were very tall.
55:34I am tall.
55:37Mike.
55:38Thanks for fighting through it, Lisa.
55:39Well, the former MVP played like one today as the Sixers stunned the Celtics
55:45and this sellout crowd to keep this series alive.
55:48Final score, 113-97 with a dominant fourth quarter.
55:52And you look at the Eastern Conference bracket,
55:54this first round of these NBA playoffs, unpredictable to say the least.
55:59Well, thanks to our wonderful ESPN crew, led by our producer, Phil Dean,
56:03and director, Mike Schwab.
56:05Of course, for legs, Richard and Lisa.
56:08Mike Breen saying coming up next, the NBA playoffs continue out west.
56:11It's game five between the Blazers and the Spurs.
56:14San Antonio trying to wrap that one up.
56:16But stay tuned after these messages to the crew in Atlanta, Ernie and the gang.
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