BOSTON — Throughout his career, Joel Embiid has never been in the position he found himself in Tuesday night: Both a win away from advancing past the Boston Celtics — and to the Eastern Conference Finals — for the first time in his career.
But when asked how he felt about being in that position after scoring 33 points to go along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and four blocked shots in Philadelphia's 115-103 win over Boston in Game of this Eastern Conference semifinal here at TD Garden, the NBA's newly-minted Most Valuable Player wasn't interested in discussing it. «I honestly don't care,» Embiid said. «We still got to get one more, and that's all I'm thinking about right now.
And then, obviously, you're going home, so you'll have a lot of energy in the crowd, and I imagine everybody plays better at home, too.
I do play better at home. »What we did tonight… it's easier said than done, but we've got to do it again, and I'm excited for it." The 76ers made going on the road and winning for the second time in this series look — by playoff standards, relatively easy.