NBA daily digest: 76ers pull off an upset
1 game finished on Saturday, May 2, averaging 209 combined points. Most games were decided by a comfortable margin.
The surprise of the night: 76ers over Celtics, 109-100. Our ratings gave the winners less than a 38% chance before tip-off.
The top individual line belonged to Joel Embiid (PHI), who scored 34 points on 12-of-26 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game20976ers at Celtics
Biggest margin976ers over Celtics
Most points by a player34Joel Embiid, PHI
Most threes5Derrick White, BOS
Most rebounds12Joel Embiid, PHI
Game by game
The 76ers beat the Celtics 109-100. Our Win Meter gave them about 25% beforehand.
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Tyrese Maxey PHI30 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast on 11-18 shooting · win vs BOS
27.4Joel Embiid PHI34 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast on 12-26 shooting · win vs BOS
27.3Jaylen Brown BOS33 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk on 12-27 shooting · loss vs PHI
22.7Derrick White BOS26 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast, 3 blk on 9-26 shooting · loss vs PHI
17.3Neemias Queta BOS17 pts, 12 reb, 1 ast on 7-8 shooting · loss vs PHI
15.9VJ Edgecombe PHI23 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast on 8-17 shooting · win vs BOS
15.5Streaks to know
- Detroit Pistons (3-0) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Miami Heat (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
- Houston Rockets (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.
- Memphis Grizzlies (4-0) are on a winning streak of 4.
Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.