76ers' Joel Embiid faces 'flopping' accusations after Philly's Game 7 win over Celtics

The Boston Celtics watched arsenic their 3-1 bid pb against the Philadelphia 76ers slipped distant this week arsenic they mislaid Game 7 and were eliminated from the playoffs connected Saturday night.

The 76ers won Game 7, 109-100, down Joel Embiid’s 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Embiid made 9 of his 11 free-throw attempts, but drew flopping accusations from Celtics prima Jaylen Brown aft the game.

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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid celebrates aft his squad defeated the Boston Celtics successful Game 7 of the first-round NBA playoffs successful Boston connected May 2, 2026. (Jim Davis/AP)

"Embiid enactment a batch of unit connected us, similar connected each our bigs and our guards," helium said, via Mass Live. "We didn’t truly person an reply for him. We tried a clump of antithetic things and helium just, he’s a large body, and besides helium was flopping around, helium got immoderate other calls and worldly similar that, and they rewarded him for that. That’s the league that we’re in. So, that’s each I got to say."

Tyrese Maxey added 30 points and VJ Edgecombe added 23 successful the win.

One of the cardinal difference-makers successful Game 7 were Philadelphia’s 3-point shooting. The 76ers were 39% from agelong scope portion Boston changeable 27%. The Celtics were 13-of-49.

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Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown plays during the last minutes of Game 7 successful a first-round NBA playoff bid successful Boston connected May 2, 2026. (Jim Davis/AP)

Brown said aft the crippled that helium didn’t consciousness arsenic though Philadelphia was a "traditional" No. 7 seed. He gave recognition to Maxey, Embiid and Paul George’s effectiveness.

"Like we conscionable didn’t truly person an reply for Embiid successful the games that helium played. He conscionable was a occupation for us," Brown added. "Obviously, we didn’t cognize if helium was going to beryllium capable to play due to the fact that of his appendicitis, oregon immoderate you telephone it, but I deliberation that made the difference. But springiness recognition to (76ers caput coach) Nick Nurse. Give recognition to Philadelphia. They got better."

Boston besides mislaid Jayson Tatum to an wounded successful the mediate of Game 6 and helium exited Game 7, portion trying to play done an injury.

Boston Celtics' Jayson Baylor Scheierman defends Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid during the archetypal fractional of Game 7 successful a first-round NBA playoff bid successful Boston connected May 2, 2026. (Jim Davis/AP)

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Philadelphia volition play the New York Knicks successful the adjacent round.