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Harden shot 2-for-14 from the field (0-for-6 on 3s) to finish with the worst field goal percentage following a 45-point game in NBA postseason history.

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Our defense has been slipping, and we wanted to come out and get back to what we do best.'īoston's victory Wednesday marks the 15th consecutive time a team that dropped Game 1 of a playoff series at home bounced back to win Game 2.Īfter being critical of their own defensive effort at the start of the series, the Celtics turned up the intensity on the Sixers on Wednesday night. When you've got one of your best players setting the tone like that, it's hard for you not to follow. 'We got to tip our hats to, he started that whole momentum for us,' Celtics guard Marcus Smart said. They held Harden to 12 points following his 45-point outburst in Game 1 and kept a returning and newly minted NBA MVP Joel Embiid to only 15 points. Meanwhile, the Celtics kept up the intensity on the defensive end all night. 'The way the roster is constructed, we got guys like me, Derrick, Grant that are playing behind our two superstars and ready to when we can.' 'Our strength is our depth,' said Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon, who tied a franchise playoff record with six 3-pointers off the bench and finished with 23 points. It's Boston's largest margin of victory in any game in which Tatum was held to fewer than 10 points.

That's what we did.'īrown led all scorers with a game-high 25 points and helped pick up the slack for Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who played only 19 minutes and scored seven points after spending most of the game in foul trouble. 'I felt like we underperformed last game, and we wanted to come out and play to the best of our ability. 'We just got to take more pride in ourselves,' Brown said after the game. Boston's 34-point win tied for the third-largest margin of victory in a playoff game in franchise history, handed the Sixers their first loss of this postseason and evened the series 1-1. It all led to a dominant effort from the Celtics, who responded with 121-87 victory over the Sixers in Game 2.

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So from the opening minutes of Game 2 on Wednesday night, Celtics guard Jaylen Brown was determined to set a different tone for the rest of the team to follow.īrown knocked down a 3-pointer on Boston's first offensive possession of the game, answering an opening bucket from Tobias Harris, and then proceeded to pick up James Harden from the moment the Sixers inbounded the ball to defend him full court.

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You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĪfter losing Game 1, 'angry' Celtics dominate 76ers in Game 2īOSTON - The Boston Celtics spent the past 48 hours feeling 'angry and pissed,' according to coach Joe Mazzulla, after the way they dropped Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Philadelphia 76ers at home.

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