On May 10, Beijing time, the 76ers faced the Celtics in the 2022-23 NBA playoffs for the fifth game. Tatum was slow to heat, tied the record on 0-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, and the 76ers rallied the game. In the first half, the 76ers maintained the lead. The 76ers led by 19 points in the second half, but the Celtics fought back unsuccessfully in the fourth quarter, and in the end, the 76ers defeated the Celtics 115-103 to take a 3-2 lead.
Field data
76ers: Harris 16 points and 11 rebounds, Embiid 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 assists, Maxi 30 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Harden 17 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, House 10 points.
Celtics: Brown 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Tatum 36 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Horford 0 points, Smart 14 points and 4 assists.
The star of the field
Embiid shot 10-of-23 from the field and had 33 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Trivia shots
Smart was whistled for a three-point foul and covered his face in disbelief.
Smart directs the defense and leaks himself.
Smart suspected fake fall
Celtic fans left the game 3 minutes early
High-light lens
Match Review
The importance of this Tianwang Mountain to the two teams is self-evident, according to statistics, the probability of the team winning the Tianwang Mountain has reached 82%. As soon as the game came up, Embiid hit a three-pointer, Smart returned with a three-pointer, then he hit a three-pointer, Harris hit a layup, Brown hit a layup, Embiid 2-plus-1, and the two sides started with an 8-point draw. White hit a layup, Harris made a layup, Maxi hit a three-pointer, and both sides went into a timeout. The timeout came back, Brogdon hit a three-pointer, Harden hit a jumper, Embiid also had a jumper, Harden also scored a layup, and the 76ers led 20-13. White hit a layup, Harris hit a jumper, Brown scored four straight points, and the 76ers took a timeout. Back on the court, Maxi hit a layup, then he also had a three-pointer, Lowe hit a layup, Embiid hit a three-pointer, Brown hit a three-point shot, Maxi hit a three-pointer, and the first quarter ended, giving the 76ers a 33-26 lead. Tatum shot 0-of-5 in the first quarter, and in this series, Tatum has conceded 14 consecutive goals in the first quarter, tying his personal record for the longest playoff career. Embiid and Maxi each scored 11 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Harden hit a three-point shot and the 76ers opened a double-digit margin. Harden also had a jumper, House countered with a layup and the Celtics took a timeout. The timeout came back and Reid hit a layup to give the 76ers a 42-27 lead. White made a three-point foul and hit three free throws, Brogge scored a layup and the 76ers took a timeout. The game continued, Harris hit a jumper, Tatum made a free throw to score his first goal, Embiid made consecutive fouls, Harris followed by a three-pointer, Tatum made an empty dunk, Embiid made another foul, two free throws. Tatum hit a three-pointer, Embiid returned with a jumper, and Tatum hit two free throws to give the 76ers a 58-49 lead at halftime. In the first half, Harden hit consecutive milestones, surpassing Chamberlain (3607 points) in his playoff career and ranking 20th on the playoff scoring list. The playoff assists surpassed Isaiah Thomas (987) to 14th all-time.
Returning from the break, Harris made a layup, Tatum hit a layup, Harden hit three free throws, and Embiid also had a jumper to give the 76ers a 65-51 lead. Embiid Big Cap White, Harris Jumper also had, Brown returned a three-pointer, Embiid jumped in again, Tatum made a layup, and the two sides went into a timeout. Timeout back, Maxi hit two free throws, Brown responded with a jumper, Harden hit two free throws, Maxi hit a three-point shot, Tatum hit a three-point shot, Embiid jumper also had, Tatum hit a layup, Embiid jumper followed, Harden made another three-point foul, two free throws, Lowe dunked, Melton fast-break layup, Tatum 2 plus 1, House also had a layup, Maxi hit a layup, Tatum hit a three-point shot, and at the end of the third quarter, the 76ers led 88-72.
In the fourth quarter, Smart made two fouls and hit two free throws, House scored consecutive layups, Brown hit a jumper, House hit a layup, Brog scored a layup, Tatum returned to the court, 2-plus-1, Maxi hit a three-pointer, Embiid also had a three-pointer, the 76ers led 98-81, and the Celtics took a timeout. The timeout came back, Brown hit a layup, Maxi hit a whistle, House hit a layup, Brown responded with a three-pointer, and the 76ers took a timeout. Back on the court, Maxi hit a layup and Brown hit one of two free throws with 5:07 left before Rivers called a timeout. Maxi hit a three-point shot, with 3:55 left to give the 76ers a 113-92 lead, the Celtics gave up the game early, and in the end, the 76ers had the last laugh and took the Tianwang Mountain.
Both sides start
Celtics starters: Smart, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford
76ers starters: Harden, Maxi, Harris, Tucker, Embiid