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Joel Embiid, 76ers knock out second-seeded Celtics in NBA Playoffs

Al Jazeera · · 686 words · By Reuters
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Joel Embiid had 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, and Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 109-100 victory over the host Boston Celtics in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic gaming websites and does not contain any information regarding the specific game stats or the outcome of a Game 7 between the 76ers and Celtics.
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web search NEUTRAL — You’ll find the main categories like clicker, driving games, and shooting games at the top of any page, but there’s also a range of subcategories that will help you find the perfect game.
https://www.crazygames.com/
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/play
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web search NEUTRAL — Another popular category is .io Games represented by the most renowned of them, Skribbl.io, a phenomenon game which brings together thousands of players who love to challenge each other online. 2 play…
https://www.snokido.com/
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“The 76ers won the final three games in the series on Saturday after losing the first, third and fourth games.”
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The evidence provided includes a general Wikipedia page on the NBA Finals and a YouTube highlight link, but does not confirm the specific game-by-game win/loss sequence described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — The final game of this series attracted the largest ever TV audience for an NBA game, and the second-largest ever for a basketball game, with only the 1979 NCAA Championship game between Johnson and B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Finals
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN for Philadelphia 76ers live scores, video highlights, and latest news. Find standings and the full 2025-26 season schedule.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers
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“It was the first time in franchise history that Philadelphia overcame a 3-1 series deficit, and the 14th time in league history for any team to recover from such a position.”
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Yahoo Sports explicitly mentions that the Sixers completed the 14th 3-1 comeback in NBA playoff history. No other independent source provided confirms this specific franchise record or league total.
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web search NEUTRAL — The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league champion…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Finals
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web search NEUTRAL — 76ers-Knicks, Round 2: Series keys, schedule and prediction for heavyweight fight. Here's everything you need to know about the second-round matchup between the 76ers and Knicks.The Sixers completed t…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/76ers-joel-embiid-health-j…
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web search NEUTRAL — View the profile of Philadelphia 76ers Not Available Julius Erving on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4130/julius-erving
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“Philadelphia, seeded seventh, will visit the third-seeded New York Knicks on Monday in Game 1 of their second-round series.”
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The web search results for this claim returned information about apartments in Phoenix and grammar tips, which are completely irrelevant to the NBA series between Philadelphia and New York.
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https://twominenglish.com/7st-or-7th/
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“Embiid took the court for the last three games after not playing since April 6, as he required an emergency appendectomy during a team trip through Texas.”
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Multiple sources (Yahoo Sports, and two other web search results) confirm that Joel Embiid underwent an emergency appendectomy and missed time before returning to the postseason.
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web search NEUTRAL — A year earlier, Embiid missed a playoff game in two series because of a sprained right knee. In 2022, the Sixers won 51 games under coach Doc Rivers and had a great chance at a deep playoff run until …
https://abcnews.com/Sports/wireStory/embiids-gutsy-return-af…
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web search NEUTRAL — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid underwent an emergency appendectomy surgery last week that put his availability in doubt for the NBA postseason.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2026/04/15/joel-em…
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web search NEUTRAL — 76ers star Joel Embiid discharged after appendectomy, timeline for return still unclear Joel Embiid reported feeling ill Thursday, per league sources, and was ruled out for the game against the ...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7184286/2026/04/09/joel-emb…
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“Second-seeded Boston trailed 99-98 following two Neemias Queta free throws, but Maxey scored the next eight points to put Philadelphia up 107-98 with 15 seconds left.”
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Aljazeera News Today specifically reports the sequence of Neemias Queta's free throws followed by Maxey's 8 unanswered points to lead 107-98. Other sources discuss different games or general scores.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boston were 99-98 behind following two Neemias Queta free throws before Maxey scored eight unanswered points to give his side a 107-98 lead with 15 seconds left.
https://www.aljazeeranewstoday.com/sports/philadelphia-76ers…
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web search NEUTRAL — Game Recap. BOSTON (AP) Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesda…
https://www.nba.com/game/PHI-vs-BOS-0022500083
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web search NEUTRAL — Free throw madeVJ Edgecombe makes regular free throw 2 of 2PHI 100 - 109.Two points madePayton Pritchard makes two point driving layupBOS 100 - 107. 0:15. Celtics lineup change (Neemias Queta, Derrick…
https://www.sofascore.com/basketball/match/boston-celtics-ph…
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“Philadelphia received 23 points from rookie VJ Edgecombe. Paul George added 13. The 76ers’ bench totalled three points – all by Quentin Grimes.”
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The provided evidence mentions Paul George scoring 23 points in a game against the Timberwolves, and VJ Edgecombe scoring 34 in a season opener, but does not corroborate the specific point totals for Edgecombe, George, and Grimes in the Game 7 scenario described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paul George scored 23 points, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. each had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-103 on Friday night.Maxey had six points during the stretch, a…
https://www.aol.com/articles/paul-george-23-points-lead-0142…
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit ESPN for Philadelphia 76ers live scores, video highlights, and latest news. Find standings and the full 2025-26 season schedule.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers
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web search NEUTRAL — Joel Embiid scored 18 points for the Sixers in his return after he missed Game 2 with a sprained right ankle and a sore right hip. Embiid's return from an appendectomy helped spur the Sixers' rally fr…
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/boxscore/NBA_20260…
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“Boston’s Jayson Tatum was ruled out of the game because of stiffness in his left knee. He left Game 6 with 4:03 remaining in the third quarter due to a left leg injury.”
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Yahoo Sports and a sports doctor's report both confirm Jayson Tatum was ruled out of Game 7 due to knee stiffness and had suffered a left leg injury in Game 6.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tatum was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in the 2018 season. Tatum won the inaugural NBA Eastern Confer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayson_Tatum
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web search NEUTRAL — Before leaving Game 6, Tatum was averaging 23.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 6.8 assists in the series while shooting 47.5 percent from the field. Boston is a plus-28 in his minutes this series.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jayson-tatum-listed-questi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Celtics star missed Game 7 with knee stiffness after saying he expected to play.“It was obvious that Tatum suffered a left leg injury in Game 6,” Morse wrote. “I tweeted it nearly immediately and …
https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/boston-celtics/2026/…
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“Tatum averaged 23.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per contest in six playoff games this season.”
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While the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 7 (Yahoo Sports) explicitly states that before leaving Game 6, Tatum was averaging 23.3 points and 10.7 rebounds in the series. This confirms the stats, but since it's only one source, it is marked as single_source.
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“The six-time All-Star forward averaged 21.8 points and 10.0 boards in 16 regular-season games after returning on March 6 from a devastating ruptured right Achilles tendon last May in the playoffs.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to support the claim regarding Tatum's regular-season averages or a ruptured Achilles tendon.
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“Jaylen Brown led Boston with 33 points and added nine rebounds. Derrick White finished with 26 points, and Queta had 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds off the bench.”
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“Celtics starters Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza and Ron Harper Jr failed to score.”
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“Reserves Payton Pritchard added 13 points and Sam Hauser contributed 11.”
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“The Celtics shot 26.5 – (13 of 49) from 3-point range and 39.8 – (37 of 93) from the field.”
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“The Sixers made 11 of 28 (39.3 percent) from long range and 47.6 percent (39 of 82) from the field.”
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“Philadelphia scored the game’s first nine points and led 30-15 following an Embiid jumper with 1:55 left in the opening quarter. The 76ers were up 32-19 after 12 minutes.”
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“Boston scored 18 of the first 22 points in the second quarter and had their first and only lead, 37-36, after a Pritchard 3-pointer with 6:52 left in the first half. Philadelphia rallied to take a 55-50 halftime advantage.”
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“An 8-0 run gave Philadelphia a 63-52 lead, and the 76ers were up 84-66 after an Edgecombe 3-pointer with 2:24 remaining in the third. It was 88-75 after three quarters.”
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“Boston began the fourth quarter with a 16-4 run to cut their deficit to one point, 92-91, with 7:59 to play. The 76ers led 95-94 with 5:52 left.”
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