Celtics Crush Sixers in Game One

0:00It's April 19th. Welcome in. This is Boston Celtics News today, where Team Coverage meets AI. Celtics just smoked the Sixers, 123-91 in game 1 of the 2026 playoffs. Jason Tatum straight dominated, dropping points from everywhere, dishing assists, grabbing boards and locking up on D. He was the clear best player. Out there, no surprise. Without Joel and Bede, Philly's paint turned into a free-for-all. And Bede's been out since his appendectomy on April 9th, and his rim protection was huge all season teams shot way worse against him. Boston attacked early, drawing fouls on backups like a damn bona in the first couple minutes. That heard Philly on both ends. No imbi-drawing doubles means maxi, edge comb, and George got to create solo against Boston Switch. Everything's scheme. Sixers had just two assists on six first quarter buckets while falling behind 33-18. They never recovered. Philly's pick and roll defense got exposed too. They hid maxi on weaker shooters, but Tatum, Brown, White, and

1:03Pritchard kept switching him into nightmares with Drummond. Coach Nurse says imbede status updates game by game, but this blowout says the series might rap quick. Sunday brings three more game ones. Suns over Thunder, Magic versus Pistons, and Blazers facing spurs. If Boston keeps cooking like this, the East Path clears up fast. Stay tuned.