Boston Celtics DOMINATE as Payton Pritchard Shines, Joel Embiid HURTS Sixers in Return

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🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Boston Celtics dominate Philadelphia 76ers as Payton Pritchard delivers an historic 32-point explosion off the bench. Can Pritchard’s confidence and the Celtics’ depth seal the series at home and fuel a Finals run? John Karalis of Celtics On SI breaks down Boston’s commanding 128-96 win, spotlighting Pritchard’s heroics, Jordan Walsh’s defensive presence, and Nikola Vucevic’s steadying minutes. Insights include how Joel Embiid’s high usage backfired for Philadelphia, the Celtics’ relentless rebounding and defense led by Derrick White, and why Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s second-half surge closed the door. With Joe Mazzulla’s squad firing on all cylinders, the discussion turns to strategic adjustments, potential playoff challenges from the Knicks or Hawks, and what lies ahead if the Celtics can capitalize on their home-court advantage.

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0:00.0	Now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast, Peyton Pritchard has an historic night and Joeline Bede returns and does more harm than good.
0:14.3	And welcome back to the show. I'm John Corrales. Later on, we'll get to the Jason Tatum, Jalen Brown stuff.
0:22.1	We'll get into Joelle and Bede and all of that.
0:24.8	In the second segment, we've got to talk about Derek White's defense.
0:28.7	We've got to talk about the rebounding.
0:30.5	But let's just start with this Boston Celtics get the 128-96 win here in Philadelphia.
0:36.2	If you're watching the show on YouTube, I'm out here on the concourse at the Xfinity
0:40.9	Mobile Arena because they are tearing this, they tore up the basketball court.
0:46.6	They're probably, they're putting the ice back up for the hockey.
0:50.6	And they will not put the basketball court back together again this season.
0:56.4	If the Celtics can go back home and finish this out in game five.
1:01.5	So Celtics come in here, blow the doors off of Philadelphia.
1:06.5	This was a close game to start.
1:10.3	A little back and forth.
1:11.6	I think it was 1110 Philly at one point.
1:14.4	And the Celtics went on this monster run.
1:16.6	Thank you, Peyton Pritcher.
1:18.8	Now, I wasn't sure how it was going to go.
1:20.9	Joel and Bede came back.
1:22.1	I'll get to Joel in a minute.
1:24.3	But he came back and immediately the the quote unquote buzz in the media room was like well this series is over uh not that we thought that uh joel was going to have any sort of uh monster impact other than what he did, which was not great.
1:49.0	So anyway, Payton Pritchard comes in and when the Celtics are struggling,
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