The Philadelphia 76ers returned home to the Wells Fargo Center as their Eastern Conference semifinal series shifted to South Philly. They were able to knock off the Boston Celtics in Game 1 on the road to steal the home-court advantage and were now looking to stay hot at home.
Instead, the Celtics walked away with a 114-102 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Boston had six players score double-digits led by 27 points from Jayson Tatum and 23 points from Jaylen Brown. They out-rebounded Philadelphia 13-6 in the fourth quarter to put a halt to any rally the Sixers had in them.
MVP Joel Embiid had 30 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks as he had himself a very solid night. However, James Harden struggled as he shot just 3-for-14 and 2-for-7 from deep for 16 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds. He also had five turnovers on the night.
NBA Twitter gave its best reactions to the Sixers dropping Game 3: