BOSTON — — Joel Embiid scored 33 factors, Tyrese Maxey had 25 factors and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers averted elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff collection on Tuesday evening.
Paul George had 16 factors and 9 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Sixers, who misplaced Games 3 and 4 at house to fall behind 3-1 within the collection earlier than returning to Boston to maintain their season alive.
Game 6 is again in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, when the Sixers will attempt to drive the collection to a decisive seventh recreation in Boston on Saturday.
In his second recreation back from an emergency appendectomy, Embiid helped rally Philly from a 13-point, third-quarter deficit. After scoring 13 factors within the second quarter, he added 10 within the third because the Sixers went on a 12-0 run to show a three-point lead right into a 15-point runaway.
Jayson Tatum had 24 factors and 16 rebounds for Boston and Jaylen Brown scored 22.
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