## [Philadelphia 76ers](/r/sixers) (3-2) @ [Boston Celtics](/r/bostonceltics) (2-3)
* Game Time: May 09, 2023 @ 07:30 PM EDT
* Venue: TD Garden – Boston, MA
* NBA Game [Summary](https://www.nba.com/game/0042200215) / [Charts](https://www.nba.com/game/0042200215/game-charts)
## Game Status – Final: 76ers Win 115-103
## Linescore
||1|2|3|4||TOTAL|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[76ers](/r/sixers)|33|25|30|27||115|
|[Celtics](/r/bostonceltics)|26|23|23|31||103|
## Inactives
|76ers|Celtics|
|:–|:–|
||[Danilo Gallinari](https://www.nba.com/player/201568)|
## Game Stats
|Team|PTS|FG|3P|FT|REB (O+D)|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[76ers](/r/sixers)|115|40/79 (50.6%)|12/30 (40.0%)|23/27 (85.2%)|9+40|20|24|4|9|5|
|[Celtics](/r/bostonceltics)|103|33/83 (39.8%)|12/38 (31.6%)|25/34 (73.5%)|9+27|21|16|4|8|1|
|[76ers](/r/sixers)|MIN|PTS|FG|3P|FT|REB (O+D)|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|^SF [Tobias Harris](https://www.nba.com/player/202699)|30:44|16|7/10 (70%)|1/3 (33.3%)|1/2 (50%)|2+9|1|0|0|1|5|12.0|
|^PF [P.J. Tucker](https://www.nba.com/player/200782)|33:42|3|1/4 (25%)|1/3 (33.3%)|0/0 (0%)|1+6|1|0|0|0|4|11.0|
|^C [Joel Embiid](https://www.nba.com/player/203954)|37:25|33|10/23 (43.5%)|3/7 (42.9%)|10/11 (90.9%)|3+4|3|0|4|4|3|21.0|
|^SG [Tyrese Maxey](https://www.nba.com/player/1630178)|41:48|30|10/21 (47.6%)|6/12 (50%)|4/4 (100%)|1+6|3|0|0|1|2|15.0|
|^PG [James Harden](https://www.nba.com/player/201935)|39:02|17|4/8 (50%)|1/2 (50%)|8/10 (80%)|0+8|10|2|0|2|2|10.0|
|[De’Anthony Melton](https://www.nba.com/player/1629001)|23:15|4|2/4 (50%)|0/1 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|2+2|1|1|1|0|3|1.0|
|[Georges Niang](https://www.nba.com/player/1627777)|11:39|0|0/1 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|0|0|0|0|1|1.0|
|[Danuel House Jr.](https://www.nba.com/player/1627863)|15:10|10|5/7 (71.4%)|0/2 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+5|1|0|0|0|3|-8.0|
|[Paul Reed](https://www.nba.com/player/1630194)|06:39|2|1/1 (100%)|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|0|1|0|0|1|0.0|
|[Shake Milton](https://www.nba.com/player/1629003)|00:33|0|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|0|0|0|1|0|-3.0|
|[Celtics](/r/bostonceltics)|MIN|PTS|FG|3P|FT|REB (O+D)|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|^SF [Jaylen Brown](https://www.nba.com/player/1627759)|34:10|24|9/16 (56.2%)|3/6 (50%)|3/8 (37.5%)|0+6|2|0|0|3|5|-15.0|
|^PF [Jayson Tatum](https://www.nba.com/player/1628369)|39:34|36|11/27 (40.7%)|3/11 (27.3%)|11/13 (84.6%)|3+7|5|2|0|2|2|-26.0|
|^C [Al Horford](https://www.nba.com/player/201143)|25:21|0|0/7 (0%)|0/7 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|2+3|4|2|1|1|2|-18.0|
|^SG [Derrick White](https://www.nba.com/player/1628401)|33:38|7|2/6 (33.3%)|0/2 (0%)|3/3 (100%)|2+3|0|0|0|0|1|-15.0|
|^PG [Marcus Smart](https://www.nba.com/player/203935)|33:40|14|2/7 (28.6%)|2/5 (40%)|8/10 (80%)|1+2|4|0|0|2|1|-17.0|
|[Malcolm Brogdon](https://www.nba.com/player/1627763)|25:32|7|3/9 (33.3%)|1/2 (50%)|0/0 (0%)|0+3|4|0|0|0|0|-5.0|
|[Robert Williams III](https://www.nba.com/player/1629057)|18:37|4|2/3 (66.7%)|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|1+1|0|0|0|0|2|-3.0|
|[Grant Williams](https://www.nba.com/player/1629684)|08:27|0|0/1 (0%)|0/1 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|1|0|0|0|2|-2.0|
|[Payton Pritchard](https://www.nba.com/player/1630202)|09:15|8|3/5 (60%)|2/2 (100%)|0/0 (0%)|0+1|1|0|0|0|0|14.0|
|[Sam Hauser](https://www.nba.com/player/1630573)|03:55|3|1/2 (50%)|1/2 (50%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|0|0|0|0|0|9.0|
|[Luke Kornet](https://www.nba.com/player/1628436)|03:55|0|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|0|0|0|0|1|9.0|
|[Mike Muscala](https://www.nba.com/player/203488)|03:55|0|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+1|0|0|0|0|0|9.0|
## League Scoreboard
|Away|Score|Home|Status|
|–:|:-:|:–|:–|
|[Phoenix Suns](/r/suns)|34-42|[Denver Nuggets](/r/denvernuggets)|2nd Qtr|
## Next 76ers Game
Thursday, May 11, 07:30 PM EDT vs. [Boston Celtics](/r/bostonceltics) (2 days)
**[Playoff Bracket](https://www.nba.com/playoffs/2023)**
^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^05/09/2023 ^^^10:59:17 ^^^PM ^^^EDT
by SixersGameThreadBot
31 Comments
House’s euro on Williams was *chefs kiss*
House and Tucker played their asses off tonight that hustle is exactly what we needed, everyone played up, super proud of our boys
What a team effort and win. I would say that was a game the past Embiid era teams don’t win, but Game 4 honestly also falls into that category.
I hope this team is ready for Game 6, the Celtics are definitely not going down without a fight
If we win this series, I am manifesting Joel saying “and you know we kept Al locked down shoutout to Anna Horford” in the post game interview.
We are now favorites to win the championship let’s go!
House played like he was shot out of a cannon, it was the dose of athleticism we needed. Those finishes in transition were so clutch
if you would have told me the sixers would be up 3-2 i would have told you to fuck off. wow great job by the players and yes..doc. hopefully they finish the job
Tobias Harris yelled out, “There you go! There you go.” Sharpshooter Tyrese Maxey gave a look of pleasant surprise. Guard James Harden yelled out, “We got an [expletive] squad now.” And before Embiid hit the locker room door, former NBA great Kevin Garnett hugged him and said, “With Danuel House y’all look so different.”
I was 15 years old the last time the Sixers beat Boston in the playoffs. It’s been a long fucking wait but tonight was beautiful
Good shit and cause for hope but not quite celebration time yet folks. Best advised to hold off on the cheering until what’s done is done. First things first let’s take care of business
Fuck the Celtics (I mean Scumbags) of course
So much…..
But first that game was **entirely** about defensive rebounding as a team (every starter had at least seven rebounds and at least four defensive rebounds). We held the Scumbags to **four** first half second chance points neither basket led to a multi-basket run. They did get another four second chance points in the decisive third, but only eight through three quarters , and again neither basket was part of a momentum multi-basket run that could have turned the game back in Boston’s favor, and the remaining six they scored were basically meaningless at that point, and that’s why defensive rebounding matters. We were up like this in the WFC in the third in the regular season got killed on the offensive glass and let the Scumbags back in and lost a gut=punch game. Tonight we dominated our defensive glass and the Scumbags never had a chance really.
ALL HAIL ZANDOKHAN THE DESTROYER
That’s what I thought watching that block on Brown from behind. Joel Embiid IS the MVP no ifs ands or buts and you saw it tonight. Still on only one good leg he destroyed the Scumbags all over the court in every possible way Three pointers, assists, power moves, all sorts of blocks, getting to the line all night, steals, some rebounds too. We are SOOOOOOOOO blessed that he is a Sixer, privileged to savor his greatness, and to admire his brilliant fundamental skills as well.
Okay I have picked on him all year – and rightly so – **but I am so fucking happy for Danuel House tonight**. His performance tonight was all about the coaching from Doc and his assistants. He was MIA from the rotation almost the entire year and deep into this postseason, but Doc and Sam and Dave kept him involved and interested and had him ready when it mattered most all season and strange as it sounds this year **Danuel House was fucking huge tonight.**
BTW now you know why Doc didn’t take Joel out in game 6 in Toronto last year. God it was so great to keep it a double-figure win, and as a proud Sixer and Gooner to watch the Scumbag fans leaving ala the scum from Tottenham supporters at their toilet of a ground. Nice that.
I fucking love Joel Embiid and Fuck the Celtics.
The chasedown block by Embiid. Is that the Stairs/Patrick Robinson moment?
https://preview.redd.it/vdndawx4myya1.jpeg?width=1366&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b4843c8c57c929273752f29d28836d8ba7315481
i was literally born the day after the sixers last won an NBA finals game. I have never been alive to see the sixers in the eastern finals. Please bros, bring it home on thursday
Gotta come out with a purpose to end them on Thursday
sleeping good tonight
Do we offer harden the max and run it back if we beat the Celtics?
Have to give Tobias a lot of credit for setting the tone tonight with his high energy out the gates. If he gives us one more game like that and I won’t ever say anything about his contract ever again.
Tyrese Maxey is literally always smiling despite playing in the angriest sports town on planet earth. This is funny to me.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN
Celtics subreddit still doesn’t get it. They actually think we’re not that good of a team and they’re blowing a free path to the finals. Their team is thinking the same thing and it’s showing, they’re soft. Bury ‘Em in game 6.
Thrilled we won. Also thrilled I hit like 3 optimistic parlays.
I bet on Maxey and Tobi having great games and they did.
Also that late Celtics run won me 150 for the over but I’m not sure the uneasy feeling was worth it.
last 3 minutes gave me ptsd to when the lakers scored 9 points w 30 seconds left to force OT
Everyone besides Boston fans and racists is so happy lmao
Been here with 2018 Warriors man. The guys need to lock in. I trust them, but they need to stay locked in
How cool was it to see the Andrew Toney 1982 highlights and then watch Maxey hit them with the dagger putting them up by 21!
I know I’m late to this, but Embiids box score tonight is a perfect example of how sometimes stats don’t tell the game. He looked amazing out there and I fully think he’s back now
After watching Lakers get a last quarter masterclass out of LWIV, I was just like ‘why the fuck can’t we get something like that out of our role players?!”
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ENTER DANUEL HOUSE
3 pointers are the name of the game but watching Joel, KD etc sink mid rangers just feels better to watch
‘You must respect this House’ played the entire game like he was Bryce Harper storming around the bases after his walk off grand slam against the Cubs.