Wednesday, May 09, 2018

NBA Playoffs: Celtics Hold Off Sixers To Win East Semifinal Series; Boston To Face Cleveland In East Final

At Boston:


In the lone Wednesday NBA Playoff contest, the Boston Celtics, with Jayson Tatum scoring 25 points and Jaylen Brown adding 24, the Boston Celtics defeated the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 114-112 in game five of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, enabling the Celtics to win the series four games to one.


Joel Embiid and Dario Saric each scored 27 points (while grabbing 12 and 10 rebounds, respectively) for the 76ers.


The Celtics will host the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final against the Cleveland Cavaliers this coming Sunday at 12:30 PM Pacific Time (ABC).

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