Launch sample: 76ers 109, Celtics 100

Launch sample note: I did not find a completed Celtics game for June 30 in the public box-score searches used for this run, so this first post widens the window to the latest completed Celtics game found: Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics on May 2, 2026. Future posts should run only after a new Celtics final box score is available.

Five quick cards recap a rough Game 7: Philadelphia beat Boston 109-100 at TD Garden, completing a 4-3 series win after Boston had led the series 3-1. 1

Joel Embiid drove the Sixers side of the box score with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 33 points and 9 rebounds, Derrick White scored 26 with five made threes, and Neemias Queta finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds. 2

The swing stat was the three-point math: Boston took 49 threes and made 13, while Philadelphia went 11-for-28. ESPN's team page also had Philadelphia leading for 98% of the game with an 18-point largest lead. 1

The last real opening came in the fourth quarter. Boston cut it to 92-91, then Maxey's layup with 1:15 left helped turn a one-possession game into a 105-98 Sixers edge after four straight Boston misses. 3

Fan reaction centered on the collapse. The r/nba elimination thread framed it as a 3-1 lead blown and had 14,237 score with 1,003 comments when read for this sample. 4