Payton Pritchard scored 32 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Boston Celtics routed the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 for a 3-1 lead in the first-round series.
The Celtics led by as many as 32, pulling away with a 28-6 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Jayson Tatum had 30 points (7 during an 11-0 run across the third and fourth quarters) and 11 assists, and Jaylen Brown added 20 points. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and Tyrese Maxey added 22 points and 6 assists.
The Celtics shot 48.3% from the field and 45.3% from 3 to the 76ers’ 41.3% and 30.0%. The Celtics made 24 3-pointers, 6 of them by Pritchard and 5 by Tatum. The 76ers got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Celtics outscored the 76ers 57-24 off the bench. The 76ers were outscored 28-17 in 9 minutes with Embiid, Oubre, Grimes, Maxey and Edgecombe on the floor together.