The Philadelphia 76ers are looking to extend their lead against the Celtics

A team of Philadelphia 76ers they will look to extend their lead this Wednesday in the series against the Boston Celtics in the semifinals NBA Eastern Conference.

Game 2 of the series will again be played at TD Garden, where the Celtics are forced to win to tie the series.

Let us remind you that in the first game last Monday, James Harden tied his career best in the playoffs, leading the victory with 45 points for Philadelphia 76ers according to the schedule of 115-119 for the advantage in the series (0-1).

In the 22nd chapter of a true NBA playoff classic, the 76ers hit the table against Celtics, beating them on their home court despite losing MVP favorite Embiid out for the second straight game with a right knee injury suffered in the series against Brooklyn Nets.

‘La Barba’ had to take a step forward and did not flinch. He equaled 45 scored points against Golden State Warriors 2015 and he did it with a fantastic 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds left to give the 76ers a win. He finished with 17 of 30 shots from the field, seven three-pointers and six assists, along with 26 points from Tyrese Maxey, who also got four steals, the last one in the final minute due to naivety Malcolm Brogdon.

Harden’s great night upset Jayson Tatum, who scored 39 points, 26 of them in the first half, along with eleven rebounds. Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Brogdon, the best sixth player of the year, he scored twenty coming off the bench.

Both The Celtics love the 76ers they kept incredible percentages, moving the ball with pace and quality shots. The Celtics made 73% of their field goals in the first half and the 76ers made 55%.

The Stars exchanged notices, with Tatum and Brown leading the charge Celtics and Hardens who started five of five and scored twelve of the 76ers’ first 16 points.

‘The Beard’ gave his team a six-point lead at 19-13, but he The Celtics they overturned it with a brilliant 11-0 that opened the way to a twelve-point difference at 62-50, when Tatum hit a devastating 3-pointer from nine yards out.

Star The Celtics He scored twenty points in the second segment, and already had 26 at halftime, with 16 goals from Brown. Joe Mazzulla’s team scored as many as forty points in the racket, but more than 70% shooting was not enough to knock the 76ers out of the game.

The lead was only three points (66-63) midway through the game, thanks to Harden’s 21 points and De’Anthony Melton’s 17 points and five-of-five 3-pointers for the Sixers, who closed the second quarter with a partial 13-4 run.