Celtics’ full team effort gets 1-0 series lead on Sixers

Game 1 has a pretty easy summary if you need one. Everything went well for the Celtics and nothing really went well for the Sixers. Philadelphia missed a total of 21 three-pointers, which allowed Boston to run and attack all game long.

For the Celtics, they couldn’t have asked for a better game to star this series, with Jaylen Brown sidelined. They got a full team contribution led by Terry Rozier, Jayson Tatum, and Al Horford. The Celtics ran an eight player rotation, with all eight players scoring. Rozier led the way with 29 points, Tatum with 27, and Horford with 26 points.

This is only the Sixers second loss since March 17. Joel Embiid led the way with 31 points and 13 rebounds but it was a rough night for the rest of his teammates. It’s hard to imagine the Sixers will shoot this poorly again and this is a long series. Philly also seemed to suffer from a little rust after having six days off since their last game.

This will be a long series but Game 1 was a wonderful team effort from Boston.

Every single time the Sixers make a run, the Celtics answer with a huge shot. This time it was an Al Horford three-pointer. He’s up to 26 points now.

The lead was as much as 17 points before a quick five points from J.J. Redick which included a three-pointer at the buzzer. It has continued to be a full team effort from the Celtics up to this point.

Boston has five three-pointers in this quarter alone. If Aron Baynes and Marcus Smart are making those shots, it’s going to be a long night for Philly.

Joel Embiid is putting on a CLINIC in the third quarter. He’s got six points already in the third alone, and 19 total.

Here is your halftime update:

The Celtics have played just about as well as they could have. Jayson Tatum has 16 points, Terry Rozier has 13, and Al Horford has 12. Horford has made everything easier for his teammates and Boston is clicking here in the first half.

For the Sixers, they look as if they haven’t played in a week, and they haven’t. They’re shooting 37 percent from the field and are 1-of-14 from the behind the arc. You have to assume they’ll start hitting their shots at some point.

The Celtics are on a 16-4 run led mostly by Al Horford down low. He’s up to 10 points now.

Joel Embiid mask update: The bench cleans the mask each time he shoots free throws to help with fogging and his ability to see.

He also has nine points and seven rebounds.

And here you go.

Terry Rozier is at it again! He’s got 10 points already.

This game has been quite sloppy and ugly early, which leans heavily in Boston’s favor.

Dario Saric already has four rebounds and two of those are offensive. He only averages six per game. He’s been everywhere early to start this game.

Terry Rozer is still mad at Eric Bledsoe.

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics are old pros when it comes to playoff rivalries with one another, though it’s been awhile since the former was good enough to keep it going. But in this Eastern Conference semifinal matchup, they should be more than up to the task of giving the Celtics a run for their money.

Game 1 of the series tips off on Monday evening at 8 p.m. ET on TNT (live streaming via WatchTNT) from the TD Garden in Boston.

Boston is coming off a full seven-game series against the Milwaukee Bucks. They took the most recent outing, 112-96. Al Horford leads the way for them, with 18.1 points per game over the course of the series against the Bucks. Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown also played quite well, but had some issues with consistency over the series.

Philadelphia is coming off a five-game series win over the MIami Heat, losing only Game 2 while soundly defeating them in three of the other four — only one was close. The last was six days ago, when the 76ers took a 104-91 win at home and have had plenty of time to rest up.

JJ Redick has led the way with an average of 20 points per game against the Heat, while Ben Simmons has been doing great work as well, and averaged 37.6 minutes per game in that series.

The Celtics went 3-1 against the 76ers in the regular season. Joel Embiid was the star of the one game Philadelphia won, putting up 26 points, 18 rebounds and six assists. Markelle Fultz did not play in any of those games.

Below is all you need to know to watch Game 1, on TV and online.

Date: Monday, April 30

Location: TD Garden, Boston, Mass.

Time: 8 p.m. ET

TV: TNT

Online Streaming: WatchTNT