76ers (1-3) at Celtics (3-1) Round 1 Game 5 4/28/26

[SCeltic34]

I've seen this movie before.  In 2025 against the New York Knicks.

This team isn't a true contender.  We're not winning anything.  The East is weak, but we still underperform way below our talent level against inferior competition.  Even if we make the Finals, OKC beats the Celtics in 5.  The only way that doesn't happen is if White wakes the hell up and Tatum and Brown play more consistently.

[Phantom255x]

Being outscored 28-11 in the 4th quarter at home is horrific

[Boston Garden Leprechaun]

Where's Ime Udoka when you need him calling out this soft excuse of a team. Get blown out b2b home playoff games to an inferior team. Inexcusable.

wish we still had ime he was close to a title in 22 and woulda not choked in 2023 like joe

[slamtheking]

10 points in the fourth quarter so far for Boston. How does that happen.

garbage offense.  dumb players that continue to make the same mistakes over and over and over again.  players that should be able to make the handful of open shots they get but yet throw up bricks instead.

[radiohead]

Where's Ime Udoka when you need him calling out this soft excuse of a team. Get blown out b2b home playoff games to an inferior team. Inexcusable.

He?s losing to a Laker team missing Luka and AR.

[Indocelts]

You can sense it from the beginning this team played too relax as if they could just walk in and win.  Player selection has been a mystery to me since Joe tends to sub out a hot hand player.

I picked a 4-2 Cs win, so I guess I have to see the Cs winning it again in Philly.

[Larry for 3]

I'm not worried about this series, BUT I am definitely worried about the next one. Because the way they are playing, NY will probably beat them again in 5 or 6 and it won't necessarily be because the Knicks are a superior roster/team.

The Knicks have the better team. You just don?t respect them. I do. Proof is in the pudding

[SparzWizard]

Now Philadelphia knows why they want Boston, and should continue to do so. Series ain't over yet

[ozgod]

Yes, it was an abysmal second half performance, but we?ve seen it before? We saw it in game two. This is kind of who they are. They did bounce back in games three and four, just as Philly bounce back from games, one and four. So I?m pretty confident that we will bounce back. We just shot very poorly in the second half and we let it affect our defense.

I did see that Philly changed how they used Embiid in the second half which caused a lot of problems for us because Q got in foul trouble early and Vujovic just can?t defend him. The one thing I always feared about facing Philly is how we would defend Embiid in the post and around the elbow given how easily the refs call fouls for him. Joe needs to figure that out after seeing the film

[86MaxwellSmart]

Philly is mad because they were ready to go on vacation but the C's didn't let them....Wow, we just gave them this game, we played slow motion all game and Philly finally said well, if you're gonna give it to us we'll take it.

NBA is rigged

[SCeltic34]

10 points in the fourth quarter so far for Boston. How does that happen.

Ask Joe.  Ask him also how a team this talented fails to score 100 points in two games against an inferior opponent.

The answer isn't that difficult though.  It's the brand of basketball he's instilled into this team that got more extreme after we won the title.  Our team isn't as talented as that one, and we can't just pray for our 3's to fall every night.  And his ATO plays remain complete garbage.  Actually that one for Tatum cutting to the basket wasn't bad, but Tatum didn't even hit the rim on the attempt.

[Billz401]

This game made me want to bang my head on the wall. JB had a terrible game, DWhite a no show per usual, Joe not giving guys who earned minutes any time on the court. Whole team couldnt hit their free throws. Nothing went right

Im expecting a better performance in hame 6

[celticinorlando]

Losing twice at home to this awful Philly team is really sad.

Philly due for a home win in Game 6.

Going to come down to game 7 like usual.

Tonight from the 3rd on was just Boston playing like it was game 43 of the season.

[slamtheking]

embarrassing.  a real coach would lay into them mercilessly in the locker room but Joe won't do that.  Media should be crucifying them in the interviews but that won't happen either.

[celticinorlando]

Hard to win when two of your best players are no shows tonight and one has been a no show the entire series.

Sixers have the blueprint to beat Boston now. Celtics just opened the door for them.