Jaylen Brown: Joel Embiid was 'flopping around' and 'got some extra calls' in 76ers' Game 7 win over Celtics

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Joel Embiid has finally done it. After three playoff series losses against the Boston Celtics, he and the Philadelphia 76ers managed to take down his long-time tormentor, and he did it with the first Game 7 victory of his career -- a 109-100 decision in Boston on Saturday night. Embiid was spectacular in the victory, racking up a game-high 34 points and 12 rebounds to go along with six assists. Embiid's Game 4 return after an emergency appendectomy helped precipitate Boston's first blown 3-1 series lead in franchise history. It was quite possibly the best playoff game of his career.

But after the defeat, Celtics star Jaylen Brown didn't seem thrilled with how Embiid came by some of his points. When speaking with reporters, Brown seemed to accuse Embiid of foul-baiting to help push Philadelphia over the top.

"Embiid put a lot of pressure on us," Brown said. "On all of our bigs and our guards. We didn't really have an answer for him. We tried a bunch of different things. He's a big body. He also was flopping around. He got some extra calls and they rewarded him for that, but that's the league we're in."

Jaylen Brown on Joel Embiid: “Embiid put a lot of pressure on us. We didn’t really have an answer for him. We tried a bunch of different things. He’s a big body. He also was flopping around. He got some extra calls and they rewarded him for that, but that’s the league we’re in.” pic.twitter.com/GhEQ2GV4CM

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Embiid attempted 11 free throws in Game 7 and made nine of them. That's more or less in line with how often he got to the line during the regular season. Embiid averaged 8.8 free throw attempts per game, but his low minutes had something to do with that. He averaged 10 attempts per 36 minutes, and he played 39 minutes in Game 7, so 11 is right in line with that figure. At his peak, Embiid led the with 11.8 attempts per game in 2022.