4 Observations From Celtics/Sixers

The Celtics picked up right where they left off.

The Boston Celtics picked up right where they left off before the All-Star break, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 124-104 in what turned out to be a pretty lop-sided game.

Nick Nurse may have had his full rotation available, but the Sixers are far from fully healthy. Still, the Celtics can only beat what’s in front of them, and they handled their business with professionalism, avoiding the trap of playing down to their hobbled competition.

I’ve been dealing with an intermittent internet issue today, so I stuck to a basic takeaways format (that I will keep condensed depending on time) to try and post this as early as possible — likely going to be later than I would like. Still, here are four things that caught my eye from the game.

Cross-Matching on Joel Embiid