When it comes to rivalry games, they’re always tough and physical on both sides. When they have to play each other twice in a row, that physicality gets turned up just a bit more.
The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics matched up again on Friday to finish up a quick two-game series at Wells Fargo Center and things got really chippy. There were hard fouls, there was arguing, and the intensity was turned up high.
In the end, the Sixers walked away with a 122-110 win with Joel Embiid leading the way scoring 38 points with 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris added 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting and eight rebounds, Seth Curry had 15 in his return, and Ben Simmons had 15 and 11 assists.
Here are the three observations in this one: