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Brandon Ingram is doubtful for Game 6 against the Cavaliers due to a heel injury.
The Boston Celtics have struggled offensively in their playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, being outscored by 36 points in the last six quarters. Coach Joe Mazzulla highlights the team's shooting slump as a major concern.
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White and head coach Joe Mazzulla
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After dominating the first four and a half games of their first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, the last six quarters have been disastrous for the Boston Celtics. They've been outscored by 36 points, going cold offensively while struggling to contain Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George.
The Celtics' offense has been particularly concerning. After ending Game 5 in a horrendous shooting slump, those struggles carried over into GameĀ 6. In three of the six games this series, Boston's offense has scored fewer thanĀ 100 points.
The Celtics have faced significant offensive issues, particularly a shooting slump, leading to poor performance in crucial moments of the series.
The Celtics were outscored by 36 points in the last six quarters of their playoff series against the 76ers.
The Celtics have struggled to contain key players like Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, and Paul George during the series.
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That's shocking for a team that averaged 114.9 points per game during the regular season and ranked second in offensive rating.
Coming off back-to-back losses and facing a Game 7 at home on Saturday, Joe Mazzulla explained how the Sixers have managed to get back in the series.
"We haven't played that well and they played well. I think obviously the series has changed once Embiid came back," Mazzulla said during his GameĀ 6 postgame press conference. "We have to be able to adjust to that identity that they found and get our identity for Game 7."
Mazzulla is right that Embiid's return in GameĀ 4 has given Philadelphia a massive spark. After missing the first three games of the series due to his emergency appendectomy, the former MVP hasn't skipped a beat, averaging 26.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists.
The Celtics lack size in the frontcourt, and Embiid is exposing that. Boston clearly needs to make some adjustments if it wants to win Game 7 and avoid a historic collapse.