NBA: Boston Celtics V Philadelphia 76ers- 3 Talking points as Celtics win in overtime 121-114

#2 Turnover problems for 76ers

Joel Embiid

The Philadelphia 76ers coughed up the ball 19 times in such a close game, against such a competitive team like the Boston Celtics. On the other hand, the Celtics handled the ball well and gave away only 9 turnovers.

This was a huge concern for the 76ers throughout the match as this allowed the Celtics to stay in the game when the 76ers were ahead of them and had the opportunity to finish them off.

But they were not able to do so, because they themselves were not able to capitalize on the lead. Whenever they tried to get away and create a bigger gap, they coughed up the ball or made a wrong play which allowed the Celtics to come-back into the game and keep building pressure on the 76ers.

The Celtics also defended very well, and kept active hands which led to them getting so many turnovers and also won them the match.