The Boston Celtics toppled the Philadelphia 76ers for the fourth consecutive game on Sunday afternoon in Orlando, sweeping their Atlantic Division foes in the first round of the NBA playoffs and moving onto the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
Boston was able to sweep the Sixers on the backs of fantastic performances from star point guard Kemba Walker and dynamic forward Jayson Tatum, who scored 30 and 28 points respectively.
Philadelphia went into halftime with a one-point advantage, but Boston put its foot on the gas in the third quarter, outscoring the Sixers 32-19.
The Sixers never looked like much of a match for the Celtics in large part due to a knee injury with left them without star point guard Ben Simmons. They were only blown out in Game 3, but just failed to keep up with the Celtics’ offensive output despite big efforts from star center Joel Embiid.
While the Celtics lost Gordon Hayward for the series in Game 1 due to an ankle injury, they were able to keep going as Tatum, Walker, and other key players like Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown kept them scoring and afloat.
The Celtics will now have some time to rest and prepare for their Eastern Conference semi-finals matchup against the winner of the series between the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets.
