Celtics, Joel Embiid and Philadelphia 76ers
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Joel Embiid had 34 points in Game 7 against Boston on Saturday, Tyrese Maxey took over late, and Philadelphia completed one of the wilder first-round upsets in recent memory, a 109-100 win that flipped a 3-1 series deficit.
Comments made by Jaylen Brown about Joel Embiid on a livestream earlier this season resurfaced after the Boston Celtics star criticized Embiid following Saturday night's Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jaylen Brown did everything he could to will the Boston Celtics to victory in Game 7 of their best-of-seven first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. But despite putting up 33 points,
Jaylen Brown appeared to start trash-talking Joel Embiid, who responded by scoring on him and exchanging words afterward.