Do the 76ers have a chance against the Celtics if they prolong the series and get Joel Embiid back?
BOSTON — As the door to the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room opened in the bowels of TD Garden, following a 111-97 victory against the host Celtics, evening a first-round playoff series 1-1, Trendon Watford welcomed the oncoming horde of media members. “I told you,” he said, “‘You’re gonna get some good s**** to write about. ’” He was right.
The Sixers had given us something to consider. The seventh seed, if they can prolong this series, might just have a chance, and his name is Joel Embiid. The one-time MVP has been sidelined since April 9, ever since his appendectomy.
“Godspeed, brother,” said Sixers wing Kelly Oubre Jr. , who made two of his team’s 19 3-pointers on the night, finishing with 12 points and 5 rebounds. “But at the end of the day it would be the biggest lift we could ask for right now.
He’s such a talent, and he’s our guy. Praying for his recovery. Hope everything’s going well back at home.
” The 76ers will return to Philadelphia, where Embiid is recovering, having stolen one of two games in Boston. Having bounced back from a 32-point blowout in Game 1 to force the issue: Could the undermanned Sixers steal another one at home in Game 3 or 4, forcing a Game 6 in the City of Brotherly Love on April 30, when Embiid would be three weeks removed from surgery? The Sixers aren’t saying Embiid will be back.
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