“Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s MVP night with victory over Sixers”

the night that Joel Embiid received in front of his family and the fans of Philadelphia his trophy as MVP of the season, the Celtics They spoiled the party for the Cameroonian center by beating the Sixers by 102-114.

Victory places the Celtics with a 2-1 lead in the series against the Sixers.

The event started well for an excited Embiid who, surrounded by his parents and his son, tearfully received the MVP of the season trophy minutes before the start of the game.

The center would finish as the top scorer of the game, with a double-double of 30 points and 13 rebounds, as well as three assists and four blocks.

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But without the contribution of James Hardenwho had a bad game in which he only scored two of the seven triples he tried and one shot of seven shots of two, the center exhausted himself in a useless attempt.

Harden, who for much of the game was indecisive and lacking confidence in front of the basket, finished the night with 16 points thanks to eight shots from the personal line. Tyrese Maxey didn’t have a good game either, with 13 points after nine 3-point attempts and seven 2-pointers.

In the Celtics, Jaylen Brown y Jayson Tatum they were tireless. Brown applied a sticky defense to Harden from the first second of the game that dislodged the point guard Philaldelphia. Brown had 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

And Tatum had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds despite only making three of 11 3-pointers.

Your partner Al Holford He was the most effective from beyond the arc with five triples of seven attempts. The Dominican center added 17 points and seven rebounds.

Against the wall after losing the first two games in Denverlos Phoenix Suns required some monumental performances from Devin Booker (47 points) and Kevin Durant (39) to prevail this Friday by 121-114 to the Nuggets at home and close the gap (1-2) in the semifinal series of the Western Conference of the NBA.

Without Chris Paul, out until at least the fourth game due to a pubic problem, Booker y Durant they led the Suns by the hand and frustrated the tremendous triple double of 28 points, 17 rebounds and 18 assists by Serbian Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray’s 32 points.

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Under the gaze of stars such as the Spanish golfer Jon Rahm or Damian Lillard, point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers, the Suns recovered sensations at the Footprint Center, where they will return this Sunday for the fourth game, again with no margin for error to avoid a new upset in the ‘playoffs’ for a franchise that seeks the first ring in its history.

Booker y Durant they scored 86 points for the Suns. The first connected twenty of his 25 field goals and sealed 47 with just two free throws, scored with six seconds to go with the game already sentenced. Durant supported him with 39, nine rebounds and eight assists and finished 12 of 31 from shots after starting 1 of 9.

To the Nuggets The magnificent performance of Jokic was not enough for them, who also gave rhythm to his teammates and favored the 18 points of Michael Porter Jr.