Edgecombe's Historic Game Boosts Sixers

0:00On April 22nd, Vijay Edgecomb just flipped the script for the Philadelphia 76ers in their first round playoff battle against the Boston. Celtics. The rookie dropped 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Philly to a 111-97 win in Game 2, stealing Boston's home court edge after a rough game one. Edgecomb was everywhere on the court in 35 minutes, adding two assists and two steals while shooting 60% from the field and from 3. Tyree's Maxi backed him up with 29 points, 9 assists and two steals and guys like Paul George, Kelly Ubrey and Andre Drummond all hit. Double figures to seal the deal. This performance puts Edgecomb in the history books as the youngest player ever to post 30 plus points and 10 plus rebounds in a postseason. Game. At just 20 years and 266 days old. Fans are buzzing about how he's turning the sixers from underdogs into real contenders for a deep run.

1:00Boston leaned on Jalen Brown's 36 points, but the rest of the team struggled hard, shooting under 40% from the floor and just. 26% from deep, which killed their momentum at home. Game 3 heads back to Philly at the Exfinity Mobile Arena on April 24th at 7pm Eastern Time, streaming live on Prime Video should be. Another intense clash as the series heats up. That's the story for today. Boston Celtics News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the Story.