Neemias Queta had a career-high 27 factors together with 17 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown completed with 27 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists, to guide the Boston Celtics to a 114-98 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday evening.
Derrick White added 21 factors, six rebounds and eight assists for Boston, which obtained 11 factors and 12 rebounds from Nikola Vucevic.
The Celtics made 18 of 21 free-throw makes an attempt and had a 59-37 edge in rebounding.
Philadelphia trailed 103-97 with 4:14 to play, however Queta made a layup and two free throws to increase Boston’s result in 109-98 with 2:36 left. The 76ers by no means threatened after that.
Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 33 factors. Maxey made 4 of 11 3-point makes an attempt. VJ Edgecombe completed with 23 for the 76ers, who pressured 15 Celtics turnovers.
Philadelphia obtained 10 factors and 12 rebounds from Andre Drummond, and 14 factors and eight rebounds from Dominick Barlow.
The 76ers performed with out star heart Joel Embiid due to a strained proper indirect. Embiid was injured in the course of the 124-117 victory over Miami on Thursday evening. The staff mentioned Embiid will probably be re-evaluated after Wednesday’s recreation towards Utah.
Embiid is averaging 26.6 factors, 7.5 rebounds and three.9 assists this season however has performed in solely 33 video games.
Philadelphia led 28-26 after one quarter, however the Celtics outscored the 76ers 36-22 within the second quarter to take a 62-50 halftime lead. Boston’s Baylor Scheierman hit a 3-pointer that simply beat the buzzer to cap the first-half scoring.
Queta had 16 factors and 12 rebounds within the first half.
Boston pushed its result in 16 factors early within the third quarter, however Philadelphia was inside 89-83 getting into the fourth. The 76ers minimize their deficit to 5 factors early within the remaining quarter.
Sunday’s recreation was the fourth assembly between the Celtics and 76ers this season. Every staff has gained twice.
–Subject Degree Media
