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Philadelphia 76ers' Tyrese Maxey (left) and teammate VJ Edgecombe (right) during the second half of Game 7 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series, Saturday, May 2, 2026 in Boston.
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After debuting in Game 4 following appendectomy surgery last month, Joel Embiid played some of the best playoff basketball of his career over the final four games of the series to lead the 76ers to a 109-100 Game 7 victory over a Celtics team that had looked like a potential NBA title contender. The No. 7 seed’s reward is an Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with the No. 3 seed New York Knicks. The 76ers will need everything Embiid gave and more to compete with a Knicks team that plays  much more physical game than Boston.
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Finally finished with Boston, a trip to New York came quickly for th…
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