On Sunday's Game 7, the Boston Celtics performed exceptionally well against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Sixers, who the Celtics defeated on their home court on Thursday, hoped to turn things around in the deciding game played in Boston. However, the Celtics dominated the game from the start, ending the Sixers' championship aspirations with a final score of 112-88.
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Sixers Performed Poorly
The Celtics were so dominant that, at one point, they led the Sixers by a 30-point margin, which is an incredible feat for a Game 7. In contrast, the Sixers performed poorly, and their star players, Joel Embiid and James Harden, only managed to score a combined 24 points in 79 minutes of play.
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum was the star of the game, scoring an impressive 51 points, the highest ever scored in a Game 7. His performance was instrumental in the Celtics' resounding victory over the Sixers.
In contrast, the Sixers' coach, Doc Rivers, suffered his 33rd loss in 50 opportunities to close a playoff series.
Tatum's performance was particularly notable because he became only the sixth player since 1997 to score 25 or more points in the first half of a seventh game.
The last player to achieve this feat was Luka Doncic, who scored 29 points against the Clippers in the 2021 playoffs. Paul Pierce of the Celtics also achieved this feat in 2008, scoring 26 points against Cleveland in the second round.
In the fourth quarter of games 5 to 7, Harden had a poor performance, failing to score a single point in 32 minutes.
Harden in the 4Q of Games 5-7:
0 points in 32 minutes pic.twitter.com/eNDqTFUL6Y— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 14, 2023
Finally, the Sixers' 10-point score was tied for the lowest in any Game 7 quarter in the shot clock era.
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