Embiid scores 27 as 76ers fall to Celtics in preseason finale

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Joel Embiid. Photo: All-Pro Reels via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0​

The Philadelphia 76ers dropped their final preseason contest 125-120 to the Boston Celtics on Friday night at Xfinity Mobile arena.

Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists, a sharp rebound from his previous outing against the Brooklyn Nets, when he managed just six points and committed eight turnovers. Embiid also threw down a dunk in the third quarter. Fellow starters LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown all logged preseason-high minutes. Brown pointed to team spacing issues as a factor in the club's turnovers.

Guard V.J. Edgecombe did not play, held out for precautionary reasons.

"I'm against the concept of sacrificing," Embiid said.

The 76ers open their regular season Tuesday against the New York Knicks.

Source: ESPN - Sat Oct 17, 12:43 AM ET

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