Tensions are rising in TD Garden, as 76ers' Joel Embiid gets into a heated exchange with a Celtics staff member

This is the ninth time the 76ers and Celtics have met in a do-or-die Game 7. Who will come out on top?

The Philadelphia 76ers created an upset as the first lower seed in the Eastern Conference of the 2026 NBA (National Basketball Association) playoffs. The 7th-seeded Philadelphia defeated the 2nd-seeded Boston Celtics 109–100 in Game 7 of the first-round away series on the 3rd.

Former Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Sam Hinkie reacted to his former team's big win over the Boston Celtics on social media.

The Celtics are gearing up for Game 7 after experiencing a 106-93 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 on Thursday night. NBA legend Charles Barkley believes that Boston is heading in the wrong direction.

We’re still alive,” said Paul George, after the seventh-best team in the Eastern Conference forced Game 7 vs the Boston Celtics. So is George’s NBA career, which had been

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