Celtics overpower Sixers in Game 1 blowout, raising early playoff concerns
The Philadelphia 76ers were routed 123-91 by the Boston Celtics in Game 1, seeming unprepared on both ends and leaning too heavily on isolation. Tyrese Maxey led Philly with 21 points on 20 shots, but the offense stagnated as teammates struggled (Oubre, Edgecombe, and Paul George went cold and Philly shot 2-for-16 from three by halftime). Boston exploited mismatches and pace, while Philadelphia’s thin frontcourt rotation—Adem Bona and Andre Drummond—stumbled, with Drummond’s late mishandling illustrating troubling rotations as the Sixers head into Game 2.
