VJ Edgecombe had 30 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 to even the first-round series 1-1.
The 76ers took control with a 28-12 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 16.
The Celtics got within 91-89 on Jaylen Brown’s 18-foot pull-up jumper with 6:25 to play, but Tyrese Maxey answered with a pull-up 3-pointer, and the Celtics got no closer.
Maxey had 29 points and 9 assists. Maxey assisted on 5 of Edgecombe’s 12 baskets, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Celtics, Brown scored 36 points with 5 3-pointers.
The 76ers shot 47.8% from the field and 48.7% from 3 to the Celtics’ 39.3% and 26.0%. The 76ers outscored the Celtics 28-17 in 11 minutes with George, Drummond, Oubre, Maxey and Edgecombe on the floor together.