Joel Embiid on the thinking behind his hit-ahead passes tonight I see all these guys Im here to help out According to a lot of your peers Im not even a top 100 basketball player in this league So I guess I just gotta fit in and see where I can help the team win

Joel Embiid full highlights vs Boston Celtics last night 113-97 - Game 5 - First Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs33 Points on 1223 FG 522 05 from 3 910 FT 4 Rebounds 1 Off Reb 8 Assists 3 TOV 1 Block 4 PF and a - of 13 in 3855 minutes played

- Joel Embiid throws it down with force to give him 27 points early in the 3rd quarter

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

Joel Embiid hits the jumper Jaylen Brown turns the ball over 5th TOV Justin Edwards hits a jumper and Joel Embiid with a beautiful bounce pass to Paul George for the contested reverse layup with replaysThe 76ers go up 23 points in the 4th quarter

Joel Embiid hits the clutch 3 to put the 76ers up 4 and the Heat hit back with four clutch buckets - putback dunk by Bam Adebayo back to back 3s by Tyler Herro and the layup off the spin move by Jaime Jaqueze Jr with replays

Embiid with 3 basketball plays