Payton Pritchard made it clear earlier in the Boston Celtics 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series with the Philadelphia 76ers that Boston would deal with the return of Joel Embiid if and when such a moment arose. And when that moment rolled around in Game 4 of the series, the Celtics leaned into their corporate knowledge of managing his impact on the game to blow out Philadelphia 128-96 at their own home arena.
“(Our) mindset didn’t change for us, and honestly, as far as scouting goes, we just changed maybe a small adjustment right before the game, but we
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