6ers vs Celtics: Battle for Eastern Conference

0:00On April 17th, the Philadelphia 76ers snagged the 7th seed and punched their playoff ticket by beating the Orlando Magic in the play-in. Turnerman. Now they head into Round 1 against the heavily-favor Boston Celtics, who dominated the regular season. The team split their four regular season games, two games apiece, but stars like Paul George and Jason Tatum sat out entirely, while Joel imbued only. Played in two, earlier this week, the sixers show they can hang with Boston's tough defense, especially through their quick guards. Tyree's maxi averaged 30 points, nearly 9 assists, and shot over 50% from deep in those matchups. Rookie Vijay Edgecomb, the number three pick, dropped 20 points a game and lit it up too, putting Boston on notice early. Fans are buzzing about how this series tests Philly's weaknesses. The Celtics ranked top five in rebounding and loved bombing threes, taking over 40 a game and nearly 37%. Philly struggles on the boards and can get buried by Boston's extra possessions if they don't crash the glass with guys like Andre Drummond and Kelly Ubre.

1:08The real fireworks come from Paul George versus Jason Tatum, both absent in the regular season tilts. Philly's bench needs quints and grimes and others to step up against Boston's deep unit, led by Peyton Pritchard. With MBE, likely sidelined, Maxi and Edgecomb keep it close, but Boston's balance tips the scales. Expect the Celtics to wrap this in five games, but if Philly's guards explode and they battle on the glass, we might see some upsets brewing in this. Heated Eastern Conference Clash. This has been Boston Celtics News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.