3 observations: Joel Embiid, Sixers finish off season sweep of Celtics

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers finish off a season sweep of their rivals, the Boston Celtics.

After two brief games at home, the Philadelphia 76ers hit the road again on Tuesday against the Boston Celtics to begin a 4-game road trip. With Joel Embiid back in the lineup, the Sixers were looking to finish off a season sweep of their rivals and they were able to do so.

Thanks to 35 points and six rebounds from Embiid, the Sixers were able to come away with a 106-96 win over the Celtics to start the road trip and move into a tie for the 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Along with Embiid’s big game, Philadelphia was able to force 20 turnovers from the Celtics as they were able to bother them all night long.

Danny Green had a big night with 17 points and he shot 5-for-6 from deep, Ben Simmons added 12 points and six assists, Tobias Harris added 10 points and eight rebounds as he had a rare off night shooting the ball, Furkan Korkmaz had 10 off the bench, and Seth Curry added nine.

Here are the three observations from the win: