[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) defeat the Boston Celtics (3-4), for the first time since 1982 and Embiids first game 7 win 109-100.
THE BOSTON CELTICS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM 2026 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENTION
Joel Embiid: “I have a message for our fans. Last time we played the Knicks, it felt like (Philadelphia) was Madison Square Garden East. We’re going to need the support. Don’t sell your tickets. This is bigger than you … If you need money, I got you.”
Sixers fans chanting “We Want Boston” during the Celtics postgame show after Game 7, Celtics commentator responds “You Are Ugly”
Joel Embiid delivers a vintage superstar performance in Game 7: 34/12/6 to complete the 3-1 comeback and eliminate the Boston Celtics
[Highlight] One of the Celtics’ staff members refuses to give away the ball to Joel Embiid and is called for ‘delay of game’.
Jaylen Brown on Joel Embiid: “We didn’t really have the answers for him. We tried a bunch of different things. He’s a big body. He also was flopping around. He got some extra calls … they rewarded him for that, but that’s the league we’re in.”
The Celtics have officially blown a 3-1 lead in the first round
[Highlight] Joel Embiid gets stretched out by the Sixers medical staff
Embiid on Payton Pritchard: “It also helps when I saw #11 on their team, before I came back, he said they didn’t care if I was playing or not, and they hadn’t adjusted or had some sort of game plan for me. So I think it also helps when the other team doesn’t worry about you. I thank #11 for that.”
Rudy Gobert: “A few weeks ago [Victor Wembanyama] asked me what kind of filter I had in my house… It just tells you how his mind is.” Reporter: “[Anthony Edwards] hasn’t asked you about water filters?” Rudy Gobert: “Not yet. I pray for that day.”
[Charania] Boston’s Jayson Tatum is OUT for Game 7 tonight against the Philadelphia 76ers with a left leg injury.
[Highlight] LeBron complaining about the game to a kid during last nights game
Rookie sensation VJ Edgecombe in his first-ever game 7: 23 points (8-17 FG; 5-11 3FG; 2-2 FT), 6 rebounds, 4 assists, game-best +/- of +19!
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown tries to throw down the poster dunk but Embiid STUFFS him at the rim!
[Highlight] The Philadelphia 76ers defeat the Boston Celtics 109-100 in Game 7 to win their series. Philadelphia overcomes a 3-1 series deficit for the first time in franchise history and will face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
OFFICIAL: The 2025⁄26 Boston Celtics have not only blown a 3-1 lead, but they have become the 8th 2 seed to lose to the 7th seed.
Tyrese Maxey on Embiid: “It means everything. For him to do that for us and his team. All we can do is appreciate him… the city of Philadelphia should really, really not take him for granted. Much love to The Process.”
[Highlight] Joel Embiid post up Jaylen Brown, who trash talk him during it, and Embiid scores the hook shot over him to beat the shot clock, and he got some words back (with a replay)
[Injury] Joel Embiid is hobbled after Tyrese Maxey rolls into his knee
Joel Embiid on how he’s feeling: “I feel great. I feel amazing. I was faking it.”
Philadelphia 76ers were 0-18 when trailing series 3-1. Boston Celtics were 32-0 when leading series 3-1
BREAKING: Joe Mazulla changes Boston’s starting lineup for game 7: White, Scheierman, Brown, Harper Jr., and Garza.
Jaylen Brown in April about Sixers identity w/o Embiid: “Personally I think they might be a little better without Embiid, I’m not sure… finding an identity.” The Jaylen Brown led Celtics went on to blow the first 3-1 lead in franchise history to Philly, dropping 2 at home after Embiid’s return
[Durando] Nikola Jokic: Oklahoma missed probably the most players of everybody, and they’re still No. 1 and still dominating the league,” Jokic said. “So I hate those ‘if’ situations. … I don’t want to blame injuries for not making the second round in the playoffs.”
With the Sixers’ win over the 56-26 Celtics, Joel Embiid won a playoff series against a >50 win team before Nikola Jokic
Joe Mazzulla: “What changed in this series was Joel Embiid came back and they’re a completely different team”
[Highlight] Joel Embiid arrives for Game 7 wearing the LeBron 3-1 comeback fit
The Celtics are the first team in NBA history to have 3 starters score 0 points in a playoff game
The Philadelphia 76ers are the 4th team in tbe 21st century to beat the 2nd seed in the playoffs as a 7th seed
[Guillory] Several league sources with close ties to Rockets players indicated the social media situation was a significant distraction, one that was never truly resolved internally… It is unclear whether Durant ever clarified to his teammates if the account belonged to him.
[Highlight] Joel Embiid’s insane block on Jaylen Brown’s dunk attempt
VJ Edgecome with the post game crew
[Haynes] Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been downgraded to questionable for Game 7 tonight as he deals with knee stiffness.
Boston Celtics is 13⁄49 (27%) from threes tonight. The past three games they have been shooting 28%, 29% and 27% from threes and they lost all three games.
Jaylen Brown records his 7th postseason (out of 9) with a negative on-off. He has achieved negative career on-off in both the regular season and postseason
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown fouls Embiid and immediately flops
Celtics join the history book being the 14th team in league history to squander a 3-1 lead
Sixers become the 2nd team in NBA history to win a playoff game with 0 recorded steals
Celtics coach Mazzulla: “There’s a duality to everything. The year we won, I felt just as empty as we did when we lost… When you go after greatness, you have to accept the other side of that… you have to surrender to the ìdea, when you’re going after that, you’re going to fail”
Jaylen Brown in April about Knicks matchup: “This year’s a different story. We might matchup with the Knicks again, we gotta be ready to slide… we gotta spin the block… we gotta run it back.” The Boston Celtics went on to lose a 3-1 lead at home to Philly and will not slide or spin the block on NY
The New York Knicks (#3) will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers (#7) in Round 2 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs:
Joe Mazzula’s wacky starting lineup started the game giving up a 9-0 run to the Sixers. The Sixers won the game by… 9 points
[Highlight] Jaylen Brown grabs Joel Embiid’s jersey, gets called for the foul, and then sends himself to the floor. Embiid got something to say to him (with a replay)
LeBron James on taking a back seat to Luka and Reaves in March: “I was able to put my ego aside for the betterment of the team.”
[Fischer] There’s a legitimate chance that Anthony Davis is traded by the Wizards before appearing in a game for the franchise. The Trail Blazers, who previously pursued him at the trade deadline, could be a potential landing spot— especially if they fail in their chase of Giannis Antetokounmpo.
[Russo] 2026 Philadelphia 76ers join the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 1995 Houston Rockets as the only non-bubble teams since 1984 to come back from down 3-1 and win Game 7 on the road.
Nick Nurse: “(VJ) kind of came out of the halftime saying I got (Derrick) White and I’m gonna do better on him because White was cooking. I think White might have had 2 points in the 3rd quarter…and a lot of that was VJ”
[King] Head coach Joe Mazzulla said Tatum “came in today with knee discomfort.” “We decided – the medical team and myself – for him not to play,” Mazzulla said. Mazzulla did not share who would start in Tatum’s place