Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid came alive in the third quarter to send the series back to Philadelphia.

The Boston Celtics failed to take down the Philadelphia 76ers and send them home for good on Tuesday night, falling 113-97 in a critical Game 5. Now, the Celtics will have to head back to Philly and try to close out the series in Game 6. Many pundits had written the 76ers off after they […] The post Jaylen Brown pinpoints Celtics’ failure against Joel Embiid appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Just 19 days removed from an emergency appendectomy, Joel Embiid had a remarkable performance to keep the 76ers' season alive

The Sixers erase a 13-point deficit and outscore the Celtics in the second half to force a Game 6 behind Embiid's 33-point performance.

They aren’t done yet! The Philadelphia 76ers came into TD Garden with their backs against the wall. Down 3-1 against the second-seeded Boston Celtics, Philly needed to pull out all the stops to get another game back in Wells Fargo Center. In their time of need, star center Joel Embiid came through with a vintage […] The post 76ers’ Joel Embiid turns in vintage performance in Game 5 win over Celtics appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It can be difficult to believe sometimes, but Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is already 32 years of age. Due to persistent injury problems, Embiid’s best days appear to be in the rearview mirror, but every now and then, he flashes why he can be such a dominant force when healthy. In Game 5, with […] The post Joel Embiid understands NBA mortality amid 76ers’ championship push appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With a chance to end the series at home, the Celtics resorted to old habits in a Game 5 loss to Joel Embiid and the Sixers.

The Philadelphia 76ers live to see another day, as they staved off elimination in Game 5 of their first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics with an emphatic 113-97 victory. The majority of the headlines will be focusing on Joel Embiid and his masterful second-half performance that had the Celtics defense scrambling for answers, but the […] The post 76ers’ Nick Nurse saw ‘different confidence’ in surprise Game 5 hero appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Vintage Joel Embiid, All-Star Tyrese Maxey and the Quentin Grimes Game get the Sixers home for a Game 6.

The Philadelphia 76ers came into Game 5 needing a win against the Boston Celtics to avoid elimination, but for a moment all their attention was on star big man Joel Embiid who left the game briefly due to an injury scare. Joel Embiid sustained an apparent knee injury late in the third quarter of Game […] The post Joel Embiid had injury scare in Game 5 vs. Celtics appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Philadelphia 76ers, after getting punked in their home court back on Sunday in a must-win Game 4, had to put up a huge response to avoid seeing their season come to an end at the hands of the Boston Celtics. What made this task even more difficult was that they had to save their […] The post 76ers’ Nick Nurse speaks up on what got Joel Embiid going in must-win Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Philadelphia 76ers gave themselves a fighting chance against the Boston Celtics with a huge 113-97 victory in Game 5.

Philadelphia 76ers pillar Joel Embiid had competed in the playoffs in seven different years prior to this postseason, and three of those trips ended at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Staring in the eyes of the Green Reaper once again, the superstar center refused to begin his offseason on Tuesday night. In just his […] The post Even Jayson Tatum was impressed by Joel Embiid’s performance in 76ers-Celtics Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Entering the second half, the Boston Celtics appeared to be in cruise control against the Philadelphia 76ers in a closeout Game 5 at TD Garden. They were defending the 76ers well, hitting their threes, and were executing smoothly on offense. Even as Joel Embiid got into a roll in the third quarter, the Celtics were […] The post Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla explains players’ behavior in brutal 4th quarter vs. 76ers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The 76ers dominated the fourth quarter and silenced a stunned TD Garden crowd.

The Denver Nuggets kept their season alive Monday night, and Nikola Jokic made history in the process. Jokic recorded a triple-double in Denver’s 125-113 Game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, tying Russell Westbrook for the most career triple-doubles in NBA history across the regular season and playoffs. According to NBA on Prime, Jokic’s performance […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic ties insane Russell Westbrook playoff triple-double record appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Magic forward Franz Wagner exited Monday’s game vs. Detroit in the third quarter due to what the team referred to as right calf soreness. Speaking after the game to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel and Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter links), Wagner explained that he felt his calf tighten up about a minute […]

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The Philadelphia 76ers face the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night, and Joel Embiid once again sits at the center of the injury report. He is officially listed as probable due to post-appendectomy surgery recovery, keeping the 76ers star in focus as Philadelphia tries to keep its season alive. […] The post Is Joel Embiid playing tonight? 76ers vs. Celtics 2026 NBA Playoffs Game 5 injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.