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While the Celtics did a solid job of taking care of the ball, the Sixers didn't, and it cost them big time.
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The Sixers turned the ball over 18 times, and those 18 turnovers led directly to 21 points for Boston.
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The only silver lining here is that Embiid went 9-of -2 from the foul line; a testament to the fact that he was playing aggressively. This game was close throughout, and ultimately turnovers may have made the difference. Tatum set postseason career highs with 32 points and 13 rebounds, and in turn, he became the youngest player in Celtics history to compile a 30 and 10 stat line in a playoff game.
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via Twitter However, they had All-Star forward Ben Simmons for all of those contests, and that isn't the case in this series, as we saw tonight, so Brett Brown will need to figure out how to move forward now that Simmons is sidelined after knee surgery.Below you can find four major takeaways from Boston's Game 1 win over Philadelphia: The 76ers didn't have an answer for All-Star forward Jayson Tatum all night.
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