East Conf. Semis - Game 2: Philadelphia 76ers 103-108 Boston Celtics - 5 Talking Points

#4 Relentless team effort by Boston

Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics - Game Two

Maybe undermanned but the Celtics ensure each night they are not outworked by their opponents. Despite being down by as many as 22 in the second quarter, the C's never gave up and made a run every time it was required to keep the game within their grasp.

Unlike Game 1, they didn't have three players scoring more than 25 points but it was still a balanced scoring night. Six players finished with double-digit points tally, led by rookie Jayson Tatum (21). A couple of other starters had all-around nights in Terry Rozier (20 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds) and Al Horford (13 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists) while Jaylen Brown, who was nursing a left hamstring, had 13 points coming off the bench for 25 minutes.

Defensively, they were as good as have been all through their 82-game regular season - the team with the best defensive rating (101.5).