Jayson Tatum tips cap to Joel Embiid after Celtics Game 5 defeat
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had to tip his cap to Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, who torched the Green Team in Game 5 at TD Garden.
BOSTON — To start Game 5, it looked like Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid still wasn't ready for playoff basketball. In just his second game back since undergoing an appendectomy in early April, the 2023 league MVP missed 5 of his first 6 shots. However, he came alive in the second half, and Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum pointed to him as a reason why the Green Team fell 113-97 on Tuesday night at TD Garden.
"Give him credit, he played well," Tatum said before wrapping up his postgame press conference. "He put a lot of pressure on us, especially on the defensive end. " Jayson Tatum on Joel Embiid’s big game: “Give him credit he played well.
He put a lot of pressure on us. ” “We’ll go back and watch the film and make some adjustments and be ready for Game 6. ” pic.
twitter. com/rC3q5hBGB2 — Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) April 29, 2026 Embiid notched 18 points in the final 24 minutes of the contest, shooting 70 percent from the field while appearing relatively unbothered by any of Boston's big men. He finished with a game-high 33 points and also contributed a game-high 8 assists in almost 39 minutes of play.