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PHILADELPHIA — Both the Celtics and 76ers will be at full strength when they face one another for Game 6 on Thursday night. The Celtics have a completely clean injury and have no players sidelined for the fourth consecutive game.
The 76ers will also be at full strength; the only player on their injury report is Joel Embiid, who is listed as probable. He will play in his third consecutive game after missing almost three weeks as he recovered from an emergency appendectomy.
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Joel Embiid will look to continue his strong play on Thursday
Embiid was phenomenal in Game 5, exploding for 33 points, 18 of which came in the second half. He shot 12 of 23 from the field and 9 of 10 from the line, while also tallying 8 assists and 4 rebounds. In the second half, Embiid made 7 of 10 field goal attempts.
“Give him credit, he played well,” Jayson Tatum said. “He put a lot of pressure on us, especially on the defensive end. We’ll go back and watch the film and make some adjustments and be ready for Game 6.”
Kelly Oubre Jr. was questionable ahead of Game 5 as he deals with an adductor strain, but he was not on the injury report ahead of Game 6. Oubre has been largely tasked with guarding Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, but has struggled on the offensive end; he’s averaging 9 points while shooting 38.3% from the field and 15.8% from three in the series.
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Celtics-76ers will tip off at 8pm ET on Thursday night at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
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