Celtics went 8-for-26 when Embiid was primary defender and 4-15 when he contested their shot including 4 blocked shots

Celtics square up

After nearly a month sidelined Joel Embiid returns with a dominant 1st quarter 6-of-6 FG 3-of-3 from deep and 15 points

Wembys highlights from behind the basket tonight vs the Celtics

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with great defense hustle and the step back 3 at the other endHe then grabs the loose ball off Jaylen Brown and finds Isaiah Joe for the And-1 jumper with replays With replays from PrimeThunderCeltics

Payton Pritchard steals the ball from VJ Edgecomb Neemias Queta finishes at the other end with a crafty layup for his 8th straight point and 16th of the 1st half for the Celtics with replay

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Every time you play a Boston Celtics you get a playoff feel No matter whos out there Theyre super well-coached They have really good players Its a game that you see where you really are and they test you We got a test tonight we didnt pass it