Celtics FALL APART in 4th Q, Tatum & Brown DISAPPEAR, Embiid Allowed To DOMINATE

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🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics collapse in the fourth quarter as shooting woes and questionable execution haunt their 113-97 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Can Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown regain their poise? John Karalis of Celtics On SI rips into Boston's stagnant offense, highlighted by Tatum and Brown combining for just two points in the final frame, and questions why the team let an injured Joel Embiid dictate tempo. Key topics include Derrick White's ongoing shooting struggles, Payton Pritchard’s lone bright spots, and the dire consequences of mistake-prone play from Neemias Queta. Karalis unpacks Joe Mazzulla’s postgame comments, dissecting what the Celtics must adjust before a pivotal Game 6 in Philadelphia. Will Boston seize the opportunity to close out the series, or are they inviting disaster with every misstep? Don't miss this passionate breakdown of the Celtics’ most head-scratching playoff loss.

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0:00.0	Just an embarrassing performance from the Boston Celtics,
0:03.2	and I don't know why they let Embed do what he did.
0:10.9	Hey there, welcome back to the show.
0:13.9	The Boston Celtics lose to the Philadelphia 76ers.
0:19.4	They lose to the Sixers 1.1397 in game five, which means they
0:26.0	have to go back to Philadelphia, which is on Thursday night at 8 p.m. And I am just, I am beside myself
0:35.5	here. Later on, we'll get into Derek White, who just another horrible
0:41.1	shooting performance, the overall shooting, once again, whenever they lose to the Sixers,
0:46.1	the story is kind of the same as far as the shooting goes. I will get to Joelle Embed's
0:53.3	pace and why, I don't understand why the Celtics
0:56.9	allowed him to do what he did. But we got to start with this disaster of a fourth quarter,
1:03.4	an absolute monstrosity where they didn't score a basket over the final seven minutes.
1:11.1	They scored 11 points.
1:14.0	One of them was from Amari Williams late in the game.
1:16.5	So the starters, the main Celtics scored 10.
1:23.6	Jason Tatum in the fourth quarter did not make a basket. Jalen Brown in the fourth quarter did not make a basket.
1:28.5	Jalen Brown in the fourth quarter did not make a basket.
1:32.6	They were combined 0 for 8, Tatum, 0 for 2, Jalen Brown, 0 for 6.
1:37.1	Jalen hit a couple of free throws.
1:38.9	So Jason and Jason combined for two fourth quarter points against the Philadelphia 76ers,
1:47.0	against the team that has paper mache perimeter defense,
1:51.2	against the team that's just begging, begging to be put out of its misery.
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