BOSTON — The Boston Celtics picked an inopportune time to have their worst overall game of this postseason. A 115-103 loss to the 76ers in Game 5 on Tuesday night put Boston in a 3-2 series hole with Game 6 in Philadelphia on Thursday night. «We dropped the ball tonight,» Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said. «Couldn't stay in front of anybody.
Couldn't get a stop when we needed to. Missed a lot of wide-open shots, gave everything up that they wanted us to give up. That was the story of the game.
But got to have a short-term memory.» The Celtics never led after midway through the first quarter, shot just 39.8% from the field and finished with their lowest point total (103) of these playoffs.
They shot 6 for 22 against the Sixers' zone defense and 4 for 15 overall when contested by Joel Embiid. Meanwhile, the Sixers shot 50.6% from the field, as both Embiid (33) and Tyrese Maxey (30) finished with 30 points.