The Eastern Conference’s second-seeded Boston Celtics and third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers meet in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.
Boston has won the last two playoff meetings by a total of 8-1.In case you have not watched the NBA for the past three years, 76ers center Joel Embiid is 7 feet, 280 pounds and somehow plays bigger than that. He is the two-time returning MVP runner-up and will almost certainly win the award this season, when his 33.1 points per game led the NBA for a second straight season, and he added 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.7 combined blocks and steals in 34.6 minutes a night.
Interestingly, Boston's double-big combination of Horford and Robert Williams III — a pairing that transformed the Celtics into an elite defensive team the past two seasons — has not been so effective against Philadelphia. With both of them on the court against Embiid, the Sixers are +18 in 46 minutes in the last two years. With just one of them on the court opposite Embiid, Philly is -35 in 127 minutes, largely because Boston's offense has scored an astounding 1.
Tucker is 37 years old and had trouble staying in front of Tatum a year ago, when the veteran drew the assignment for the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. Tatum amassed 43 points and 12 assists opposite Tucker in 40 minutes of that series, per the tracking data. Melton and Jalen McDaniels are capable defenders, but neither can be counted upon to elevate the offense to a level that makes their defensive impact against two elite wings a winning calculation in a seven-game set.
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