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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum empathized with Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo after suffering an Achilles injury.
Nick Nurse wasn't sure why his team suddenly couldn't guard the Celtics after two straight games of having some success.
Boston took control of this NBA-record 23d playoff series between the storied franchises with a bug-meet-windshield 128-96 romp in Game 4 Sunday night behind swaggering sixth man Payton Pritchard (32 points).
Joe Mazzulla is giving Joel Embiid the respect he deserves even after the Celtics took a 3-1 series lead after scoring a Game 4 blowout win.
Payton Pritchard made six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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Payton Pritchard big game leads Boston Celtics to Game 4 blowout of Sixers (PHOTOS)
Here are the best photos from the Boston Celtics Game 4 blowout victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night
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Joel Embiid returns but Boston's Pritchard, Tatum story, Celtics cruise to win, 3-1 series lead
Boston led by 16 after one quarter, and its lead never got down to single digits the rest of the game.
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson did not even pick East's no. 1 team Detroit Pistons as the team that can run through the Boston Celtics.
Magic Johnson was seriously impressed with what he saw from the Boston Celtics after their dominant 128-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. The victory pushed Boston to a 3-1 lead in the series and moved them one step closer to the next round, but what really stood out was the way they did it.