Joel Embiid had 41 points (17 in the fourth quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers closed the fourth quarter on an 18-6 run to beat the Boston Celtics 108-103.
The Celtics led 97-90 with 4:14 left in the fourth quarter. Danny Green’s 3-pointer put the 76ers ahead for good with 1:43 left. Embiid scored 11 points during the run.
The Celtics had the ball down 3 with 3.9 seconds left, but Embiid stole the ball from Marcus Smart. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Celtics 16-10. Embiid (No. 1 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 12 of the 76ers’ 16 on 3 for 4 shooting and 6 for 7 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Seth Curry had 4 of his 7 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Green that put the 76ers ahead. In that stretch, Payton Pritchard had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Celtics scored 2 points off them.
Curry had 26 points and 7 assists on 10 for 14 shooting, and Tobias Harris added 25 points (10 in the third quarter). The 76ers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Celtics, Jaylen Brown scored 30 points.
The 76ers shot 50.0% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Celtics’ 46.3% and 25.9%. The Celtics turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the 76ers 46-22 in the paint. Matisse Thybulle fouled out.