The Boston Celtics have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the Philadelphia 76ers in 7 games.
Celtics:
The Celtics were the favorite to win it all throughout a lot of this season, as they made it to the finals last year and continued to play great this season. They ended the regular season with 6 more wins than last year and the second-best record in the NBA.
Although this series did have to go to game 7, It is not too surprising that the Celtics won as they ended the regular season with a better record than the 76ers, and won 3 out of the 4 times that they played them in the regular season.
Celtics fans can continue to have high hopes for this year's playoffs, as their team now advances to the conference finals.
In this series vs the 76ers:
Jayson Tatum Averaged:
29 Points
11 Rebounds
5 Assists
45% of shots made
This includes a huge game 7, where Tatum had 51 Points, 13 Rebounds, and 5 Assists, while making 60% of his shots.
This is the most points in a game 7 in NBA history.
76ers:
The 76ers ended the season 3rd in the eastern conference, right behind the Celtics. Despite being eliminated, the team played pretty well throughout most of the playoffs, easily defeating the Nets in round 1 and winning 3 games against the Celtics. The team has great players such as MVP Joel Embiid and assists-per-game leader James Harden, but ultimately the team was not good enough to win the series and will now have to wait until next season to try again.
The Celtics will now play the Miami Heat in the conference finals.