WHAT A WIN! James Harden bounced back with a dominant performance and the Sixers beat the Celtics 116-115 in an OT thriller to tie the series 2-2!
Celtics star Jayson Tatum recorded 24 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and four blocks. Jaylen Brown had 23 points, Smart 21.
Following Brown’s exit, Embiid led the Sixers to an excellent finish to the first. Georges Niang finally snapped an 0-for-7 Sixers start from three-point range with a catch-and-shoot jumper assisted by Embiid, and the MVP then scored the first quarter’s last five points with an and-one layup through Smart and a graceful baseline fadeaway jumper to give his team an eight-point edge. Harden was good in the first quarter and downright sensational early in the second.
The team executed badly to close out the second quarter, though, enabling the Celtics to cut their deficit to nine points by halftime. Brown scored shortly after rebounding his own missed free throw, Maxey air balled an unnecessarily hasty jumper with 38.1 seconds to go in the second, and Al Horford drained a tough corner three on Boston’s final first-half possession.
For the second straight period, the Sixers made mistakes to close a quarter, including Niang fouling Tatum about 35 feet from the hoop. They had a rough start to the fourth with Embiid on the bench, too. On the possession after a shot-clock violation, Niang missed a three and the Celtics' ensuing fast break ended with an easy White dunk to trim their deficit to 92-85. Rivers called timeout.
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