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We’ve got our first Game 7 of the 2026 NBA playoffs! The seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers beat the two-seed Boston Celtics 106-93 Thursday night to tie their first-round series at three games apiece. Game 7 will be Saturday night in Boston (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock).
“We’re still alive,” said the 76ers’ Paul George, who scored 23 points. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 30 points. Joel Embiid, who has fought his way back into the lineup after having an appendectomy, scored 19 with 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Philadelphia has won back-to-back elimination games after being down 3-1 in the series. The winner of Saturday night’s game will advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals to face the New York Knicks, who closed out their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks with a dominating 140-89 win. So the question is simple…
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