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04/20 01:03 CDT Boston hosts Philadelphia with 1-0 series lead
Boston hosts Philadelphia with 1-0 series lead
By The Associated Press
Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston
Celtics (56-26, second in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
LINE: Celtics -13.5; over/under is 216.5
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Celtics lead series 1-0
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern
Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Celtics won the last
matchup 123-91 on Sunday, led by 26 points from Jaylen Brown. Tyrese Maxey led
the 76ers with 21.
The Celtics have gone 10-6 against division opponents. Boston is third in the
league averaging 15.5 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.7% from
downtown. Derrick White leads the team averaging 2.7 makes while shooting 32.7%
from 3-point range.
The 76ers are 27-25 in conference play. Philadelphia is sixth in the Eastern
Conference with 16.9 fast break points per game led by VJ Edgecombe averaging
8.0.
The Celtics are shooting 46.7% from the field this season, the same percentage
the 76ers allow to opponents. The 76ers score 8.7 more points per game (115.9)
than the Celtics give up (107.2).
TOP PERFORMERS: Payton Pritchard is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging
3.9 rebounds for the Celtics. Brown is averaging 20.8 points and 3.8 rebounds
over the last 10 games.
Maxey is averaging 28.3 points, 6.6 assists and 1.9 steals for the 76ers. Paul
George is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 8-2, averaging 121.0 points, 44.7 rebounds, 26.8
assists, 7.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 107.3 points per game.
76ers: 5-5, averaging 111.4 points, 44.8 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 8.0 steals and
4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 113.4 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: None listed.
76ers: Joel Embiid: day to day (abdomen).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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