NBA Legend Pays Celtics Ultimate Compliment After Historic Game 4 Rout Vs. 76ers
This former Celtics rival was highly impressed with their Game 4 performance.
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Magic Johnson was one of the Boston Celtics ' biggest rivals during the 1980s, but now he sounds like one of their biggest fans. Johnson had some lofty praise for the Celtics after their impressive 128-96 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4 on Sunday, sharing the following message on X : "I just witnessed the best all around team performance in the NBA Playoffs so far by the Boston Celtics in their victory over the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96! Their defense was amazing and offensively they made a total of 24 3ās!
The Celtics big three were fantastic - Tatum had 30 points, Brown had 20 points and Pritchard was the man that had the crowd going crazy with his dynamic 32 points off the bench! Celtics Coach Joe Mazzulla has his team playing their best basketball at the right time! " I just witnessed the best all around team performance in the NBA Playoffs so far by the Boston Celtics in their victory over the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96!
Their defense was amazing and offensively they made a total of 24 3ās! The Celtics big three were fantastic - Tatum had 30ā¦ ā Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 27, 2026 There doesn't seem to be any lingering bad blood between Johnson and Boston after their three NBA Finals clashes during the 1980s. Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers won two of them against Larry Bird's powerhouse Celtics.