Celtics-Sixers PREVIEW: How Boston DOMINATES Philly and How 76ers make things TOUGH

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🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics dominate the Philadelphia 76ers matchup with their firepower and depth—can Tyrese Maxey and Paul George flip the script, or is this a one-sided playoff battle in the making? John Karalis of Celtics On SI spotlights the Celtics’ strategic keys, including attacking the Sixers’ vulnerable perimeter defense, hunting Tyrese Maxey on switches, and maximizing open three-pointers for Derrick White and Sam Hauser. Karalis warns of live-ball turnover risks and emphasizes disciplined rebounding against Andre Drummond. Insights from Locked On Sixers highlight Paul George’s defensive challenge versus Jayson Tatum, Kelly Oubre’s X-factor role, and the Sixers’ lack of depth as major concerns. With discussions around clutch stats, defensive matchups, and Nick Nurse’s coaching gambits, this episode breaks down whether Boston’s poise or Philadelphia’s wild cards will decide the series. Will disciplined offense and relentless drives send Boston cruising, or does Philly have a surprise in store?

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0:00.0	It's the Celtics. It's the Sixers. The playoffs are here, and this is a series preview bonus.
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0:26.4	We're talking all about Celtics and Sixers.
0:28.8	Later on, you'll get the locked on Sixers, a little snippet of their show talking about this
0:35.0	playoff series.
0:36.3	What do the Sixers do well that the Celtics have to worry about?
0:39.7	What do the Celtics do well that the Sixers have to worry about?
0:42.9	Let's dive into this Celtics Sixers preview with the very simple.
0:48.8	Celtics have the advantage, kind of around the floor.
0:52.6	Obviously, Tyrese Maxi is going to be a handful, but this is a two seed versus a seven seed.
1:00.2	This is, I know that the sixers were hurt, but they also, without Embedd, have not been able to make a ton of noise.
1:10.3	They're not like the Thunder or the Pistons
1:14.2	who have lost key players and still found their way. It's not like the Boston Celtics who
1:21.7	were without Jason Tatum and had Jaylon Brown and a bunch of really good high level role
1:27.0	players.
1:31.5	Yeah, obviously the Sixers have been without Joel and B, but you got Maxie,
1:35.2	you got Edgecombe, you've got some guys there that should be good, and they still have struggled throughout the year.
1:36.5	So that just tells you a little bit about where they are and how good they are, how
1:42.7	can they overcome some of these things that the Celtics bring.
1:45.7	They're the seventh seed for a reason.
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