{"id":239317,"date":"2026-04-19T21:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/joel-embiid-less-76ers-look-like-they-stand-little-chance-against-jayson-tatum-led-celtics-in-game-1-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T21:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T21:25:11","slug":"joel-embiid-less-76ers-look-like-they-stand-little-chance-against-jayson-tatum-led-celtics-in-game-1-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/joel-embiid-less-76ers-look-like-they-stand-little-chance-against-jayson-tatum-led-celtics-in-game-1-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid-less 76ers look like they stand little chance against Jayson Tatum-led Celtics in Game 1 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/players\/jayson_tatum\/516400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jayson Tatum<\/a> has reminded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/boston_celtics\/63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Celtics<\/a> why they missed him dearly during last season&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a> playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Before Boston&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia_76ers\/66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> on Sunday, ESPN cameras caught Celtics guard Derrick White saying he didn&#8217;t like playing three postseason games without Tatum last season. During the 2024-25 season, the wing tore his right Achilles tendon in a second-round series against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/teams\/new_york_knicks\/65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Knicks<\/a>, which Boston lost in six games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tatum then told his teammate he wouldn&#8217;t need to worry about that because &#8220;he&#8217;s back.&#8221; The one-time champion, however, isn&#8217;t just back in the lineup. He&#8217;s back to dominating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Jayson Tatum cooked 76ers in Game 1<\/h2>\n<p>Tatum made a statement in the first half of the first-round matchup against the 76ers, scoring 21 points, a season high (via Yahoo Sports). He added eight rebounds and four assists, which helped Boston race to a 64-46 lead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/joel_embiid_less_76ers_look_like_they_stand_little_chance_against_jayson_tatum_led_celtics_in_game_1_loss\/s1_13132_43747315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forward Jayson Tatum has reminded the Boston Celtics why they missed him dearly during last season&#8217;s NBA playoffs. Before Boston&#8217;s game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, ESPN cameras caught Celtics guard Derrick White saying he didn&#8217;t like playing three postseason games without Tatum last season. 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