PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown added 23 and the Boston Celtics soured Joel Embiid’s recent NBA Most Valuable Player crown by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-102 on Friday night to win the NBA finals. come back from the Eastern Conference semifinals, which they now win 2-1.
Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid holds up the NBA Most Valuable Player trophy ahead of Game 3 in an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series against the Boston Celtics, Friday, May 5, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday, also in Philadelphia.
Embiid had 30 points and 13 rebounds in his second game since partially recovering from a sprained right knee. In a pre-game ceremony, the Cameroonian received his Most Valuable trophy.
But Boston saw to it that Philadelphia fans didn’t celebrate much longer.
The Sixers got within five points on De’Anthony Melton’s 3-pointer to get the crowd excited for about 20 seconds, the time it took Malcolm Brogdon to hit another 3-pointer that made it 100-92.
The Dominican Al Horford was once again a nightmare for the 76ers, as he has been for a good part of his career, when he hit a three-pointer that put the difference in seven points.
Embiid, who tried to win the game by himself with little offensive help, missed a long shot and Tatum made a jumper to close the game.
Tatum hit another 3-pointer and the Celtics regained control of the series.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 10 Phillies in six innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia 5-3 on Friday for their seven-game winning streak.
The game was interrupted about 10 minutes into the first inning when a spectator fell over the guardrail into the Red Sox bullpen in an attempt to reach for a ball.
A fan, who fell into the Boston Red Sox bullpen, is brought down by the medical staff during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, May 5, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Boston rookie Masataka Yoshida extended his hitting streak to 15 games. Puerto Rican Kiké Hernández and Dominican Enmanuel Valdez had two hits and drove in a run per head.
Phillies slugger Bryce Harper received a 25-second standing ovation from the fans leading up to his first at-bat. It was his first game in Philadelphia since he underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow at halftime.
The star went 1 for 4 with a single and a run scored.
The defending NL champion Phillies have lost five in a row to drop three games under .500. Nick Castellanos had two hits, including a double and an RBI for the Phillies.
Sale, 34, (3-2) allowed three runs and seven hits. A seven-time All-Star, he’s getting into shape after struggling with injuries the past two seasons.
Boston took a 5-3 lead with two runs in the sixth against Zack Wheeler (3-2).
For the Red Sox, the Dominicans Emmanuel Valdez 3-2 with an RBI, Rafael Devers 3-1 with an RBI and Raimel Tapia 5-1 with two runs scored. Puerto Rican Enrique Hernández 4-2 with a run scored and an RBI.
For Phillies, Panamanian Edmundo Sosa 3-1.
2023-05-06 03:50:10
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