The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 110 - 106, at TD Garden on Friday. Facing a Sixers (9 - 25) squad that had only tallied three road wins in 13 tries coming in, it may have been hard to blame the Celtics (22 - 14) if they were guilty of a little overconfidence Friday. A 39 - point second period by Philadelphia was therefore likely a rather sobering wake - up call, as was the 62 - 51 halftime deficit Boston found itself in. The Celtics were mostly a different team in the second half, as they outscored their visitors by a 59 - 44 margin over the final 24 minutes. However, the game was n't truly decided until the closing seconds, with Al Horford's go - ahead three - pointer with 17 remaining and two key free throws by Isaiah Thomas with two seconds on the clock finally sealing the hard - fought home win. Philadelphia was led by Joel Embiid's 23 points, which he supplemented with eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks. However, he battled foul trouble in the second half, and ultimately was charged with his sixth infraction with six seconds remaining. Ersan Ilyasova went for 20 points, three assists, two rebounds, two steals and two blocks, but missed a couple of key three - point attempts late with the Sixers trailing. T.J. McConnell was outstanding setting up his teammates for scoring opportunities, compiling 17 assists and supplementing them with nine points, four boards and a pair of steals. Robert Covington produced nine points, while Gerald Henderson led the second unit with 18 points, four rebounds, an assist and a block. Nerlens Noel was productive in a reserve role as well, registering 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals. Avery Bradley was the high scorer for the Celtics on the night, totaling 26 points, and adding nine rebounds, two assists and a steal. Backcourt mate Thomas stepped up with 24 points, four rebounds and three assists, but did commit a game - high seven turnovers. Horford amassed 19 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Amir Johnson posted 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, four blocks and a steal. Jae Crowder notably went scoreless over 30 minutes, but did have three assists, two rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Marcus Smart paced the second unit with 14 points, eight assists, two rebounds, two blocks and a steal. The Sixers head to Brooklyn to face the Nets on Sunday, while the Celtics remain home to host the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday evening.
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