76ers’ Embiid dominates court in dramatic 103-101 against Celtics

Joel Embiid scored astonishing 52 points and added 13 rebounds, as the NBA scoring leader carried the Philadelphia 76ers to a 103-101 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.

P.J. Tucker was also crucial for the Sixers when he made three late 3-pointers that turned a one-point deficit into a 101-95 lead. Derrick White scored a 3 with 2 seconds left that pulled Boston to 103-101 hushing the crowd that was chanting “MVP! MVP!”.

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Embiid made 20 of 25 shots from the floor and 12 of 13 free throws en route to his ninth game of the season with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds. Embiid scored 50 points for the third time this season.