Jayson Tatum buried a go-ahead 3-pointer for Boston with 1.3 seconds left, Joel Embiid didn't get his desperation heave off in time to tie and the Celtics held on for a 110-107 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
Tatum finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Derrick White added 18 for the Celtics.
The Sixers dug deep trailing by five with 3 minutes left. With booming "MVP! MVP!" chants filling the arena, Embiid hit two free throws and followed with a jumper that pulled the Sixers within one. Embiid then blocked Brown’s layup and Tyrese Maxey went the other way for a go-ahead driving layup that sent another packed house into a frenzy.
Harden and Embiid made four straight free throws that tied the game and put every fan — there was a smattering of green in the stands — on edge. The Sixers entered this one with something to prove after a miserable effort in a 106-99 loss earlier this month in Boston. The reigning Eastern Conference champion Celtics remain the class of the conference. The Sixers are still out to show under coach Doc Rivers they’re more than a 50-win, second-round exit team. They’re going to need Embiid to lead the way.
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