Game Night: SERIES SHIFTER: Joel Embiid LEADS 76ers to Epic Victory Over Celtics, Boston COLLAPSES Late

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4.2 • 987 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Philadelphia 76ers stun Boston Celtics as Joel Embiid erupts for 33 points just 19 days after an appendectomy. Can Embiid’s dominance turn the tide in this playoff battle? Jalen Brunson’s 39-point masterclass powers the New York Knicks past the Atlanta Hawks, while Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs cruise by the Portland Trail Blazers to close out the series. Jake Madison and Tony East break down the Sixers’ defensive adjustments, Quentin Grimes’ lockdown performance, and the Celtics’ alarming late-game slump. The conversation highlights the Knicks’ physicality, the Hawks’ tactical problems, and the Blazers’ looming offseason questions, including Damian Lillard’s future. From star-powered heroics to strategic showdowns, get expert insight into pivotal playoff moments and what they mean for the next round. Will these performances reshape the NBA playoff landscape? Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-nba Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba Follow the Locked On Podcast Network Twitter 📲 https://twitter.com/LockedOnNetwork TikTok 📲 https://www.tiktok.com/@lockedonsports Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! | Offers: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/offers/ #NBA #Basketball #Podcast #NBAPodcast #Sports #SportsPodcast

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0:00.0	Joel and B just made this a series.
0:03.9	The Knicks run away from the Hawks and the Spurs close out against the Blazers.
0:08.0	It's Locked-on NBA Game Night.
0:09.8	Let's go.
0:11.8	When that final buzzer rings, you know it's time for Locked-on NBA Game Night.
0:17.1	All the post-game reactions to every game across the league every single night with insights
0:22.7	only the hosts that locked on can provide it's the true NBA fans one stop for all the action
0:29.3	every game every night it's locked on NBA game night tipping off now welcome to locked on NBA game night every Tipping off now. Welcome to Lockdown NBA game night. Every game, every night. We are part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day. On Wednesdays, I'm your co-host, Jake Madison, at Noel with Jake on Twitter and the host of the Lockdown Pelicans podcast. He is Tony East, host of Lockdown Pacers, filling in for John Carouse. We'll get to John in a moment here.
0:55.5	Not a boring night of basketball, Tony. Really good night of basketball, uh, sort of.
1:00.4	If you like the 76ers and a fake comeback by the Blazers, but Joellen Beat Hooping is always fun to me, Jake.
1:07.4	That, look, we got a lead with that and that is the the Philadelphia 76ers, kind of, maybe making this a series against the Boston Celtics.
1:15.6	Winning 1137, Joelle and Bede was awesome in this one.
1:19.5	Let's jump into it, go right to Locked on Sixers here.
1:24.6	Beed just 19 days removed from an appendectomy comes back to have a playoff game high, 33 points with eight assists in the Sixers 1137, game five win to hold off elimination, at least for the time being. He had himself a great game.
1:46.4	Tyrese, he dropped in 25 points and had a clutch three at the end of the third quarter that pulled
1:51.2	the Sixers to within one of the Celtics. Paul George also dropped in 16 points with four of nine
1:57.5	shooting from beyond the arc and Quentin Grimes off the bench in this game.
2:02.6	The box score will tell you 18 points, but what it won't tell you was some phenomenal defense
2:07.4	he had, especially midway through that fourth quarter on Jalen Brown to help shut him down.
2:13.1	Game six Thursday in South Philadelphia.
2:17.1	Yeah, Joel Embed is the story here 33 points eight
2:20.6	assists four rebounds nine of 10 from the free throw line it gets injured so often that you kind of
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