Four stallions, two failures like the Celtics make a shocking return vs. Sixer

The Boston Celtics avoided an inexcusable fall at the Philadelphia 76ers in digital disadvantage with a breathtaking return to the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday evening.

Philadelphia, without the co-stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, has not shown any fear as part of the nucleus of the Boston championship. The Sixers killed the Celtics on Christmas Day at their last meeting and even if Payton Pritchard was the only notable absence of Boston, the grain and tenacity of Philadelphia led the soil – to the fourth quarter.

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics woke up in despair to erase an advance of the Sixers who reached 26 points, overthrow the script on their 3 -point shot and demonstrated their most season. Boston improved at 35-15 with the victory while Philadelphia fell to 19-29 in the middle of his campaign to fight against the fight.

Here are four studs and two failures of the victory of Boston 118-110 against Philadelphia:

Crampons
Jayson Tatum
The Boston superstar answered the call when the team had an urgent need for an green bucket.

Tatum has shook a 3 shift performance for 6 modest and ineffective in the first half and broke out when it counted the most. The six times All-Star has drained a green light at 3 points in the fourth quarter to place the Celtics, 101-100, with 6:50 to play. Tatum has also recorded deception in time in Derrick White to amplify the pressure. Boston received a summit of 35 points with seven rebounds and 11 assists from Tatum – he won his 22nd double -double of the season.

Tyrese Maxey
The Sixers did not have their n ° 1 or n ° 2, but Maxey was not at least discouraged.

Maxey was a nightmare to defend while the 24 -year -old scored 34 points at the top of the team, overthrowing 5 out of 8 and going a perfect 11 out of 11 of the Launchers line. Maxey also collected six assists, but it was not enough to guarantee the victory of Philadelphia, even when the Sixers entered the fourth quarter with a 14 -point advantage.

Kristaps Porzingis
While the Celtics struggled to resist the storm of Maxey and Sixers, Porzingis remained focused on the laser.

The 7 feet of Boston contributed 18 points with a top of five blocks, seven rebounds and three assists. Porzingis did not hit, even when things became rough and continued to play as the effective two -way player he has returned from his off -season surgery.

Guerschon Yabusele
Rumors suggest that Celtics are interested in a meeting with Yabusele, and for a good reason.

Yabusele’s growth and confidence was fully exposed while the 29 -year -old followed the traces of Maxey and delivered an elite of 21 points. Yabusele was involved in all areas of the ground, entering six rebounds, overthrowing a pair of three and adding a few ferocious dunks in the process.

The president of Celtics basketball operations, Brad Stevens, probably took notes with his twins pointed at Yabusele overnight.

Ripens
Boston offense in the first half
The Sixers had no problem making circles around the Celtics until the buzzer at halftime sounded to take a break on punishment.

Boston made himself favors, stumbling on his own feet. The Celtics were excruciating beyond the arc, specifically on 3-point wide looks. Porzingis was the only player on Boston’s ground to shoot down more than a 3 -point point – Porzingis fired 3 for 6. Boston as a team, pulled 26.9% (7 for 26) from the fork 3 points, allowing Sixers to capitalize.

The half-time advance of 17 points in Philadelphia was the second deficit of the Celtics with which the Celtics were confronted after the first half of any match played this season.

Jrue Holiday
It’s been 50 games and we have not yet seen the long -awaited break from Holiday.

Holiday’s offensive difficulties continued in the city of fraternal love. He continued with nine points, five rebounds and five assists, and although Holiday did some games in a timely time in the fourth quarter to keep the Celtics on the right track, it was not enough to crush the night.