BOSTON — — V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds whereas enjoying by ache after taking a tough fall early within the recreation, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 factors and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night time to tie their playoff sequence at one recreation apiece.
Edgecombe related on six of the 76ers’ 19 3-pointers. Maxey additionally had 9 assists as Philadelphia bounced again after getting blown out 123-91 in Game 1.
The sequence shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday.
The Celtics reduce a seven-point deficit at the beginning of the fourth quarter to 91-89 earlier than an 11-0 run put the 76ers again in entrance 102-89 with simply over 4 minutes to play. The Celtics pulled their starters with somewhat greater than a minute remaining.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 36 factors. Jayson Tatum added 19 factors, 14 rebounds and 9 assists.
After struggling from the sector in Game 1, the 76ers wanted far more from Maxey and Edgecombe. They acquired it, with the pair carrying the load for a workforce that shot 47.8% from the sector, together with 19 of 39 from the 3-point line.
Boston was solely 13 of 47 from the 3-point line and shot 39.3% from the sector total, whereas committing 13 turnovers resulting in 16 factors by the 76ers.
Philadelphia, which was once more with out heart Joel Embiid for Game 2 as he continues to undergo a energy and conditioning program following an appendectomy on April 9, was twice with out Edgecombe for transient stretches Tuesday.
Edgecombe limped off in noticeable ache and went straight to the locker room for remedy in each the primary and third quarters.
He returned every time and saved scoring to assist the 76ers construct as a lot as a 13-point lead within the third.
The depth was excessive all through the sport.
It hit a excessive level within the opening minutes when Brown was assessed a technical foul after his emphatic one-handed dunk over Adem Bona that despatched the 76ers massive man to the ground.
Replays appeared to indicate that Brown’s momentum after the jam carried him into contact with Bona, who fell to the ground and left Brown in a hovering place over him.
But referee Marc Davis didn’t see it that manner and known as Brown for the tech.
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