All Celtics Available For Game 1 Of Playoffs – NBC Sports Philadelphia

There wasn’t a lot materials on the NBA’s damage report Saturday night time for Game 1 of the Sixers’ first-round playoff collection vs. the Celtics.

Joel Embiid (appendectomy restoration) will not play Game 1 Sunday afternoon at TD Garden and it’s out indefinitely. Everyone else on either side is available.

Johni Broome is off the damage report for the primary time since he suffered a proper knee lateral meniscus tear in February. Tyrese Maxey will proceed to play with a right pinky finger that’s taped up and clearly below 100 percent. Jayson Tatum is about to play his seventeenth sport since returning from a ruptured Achilles.

The undeniable fact that the second-seeded Celtics are at full energy is one of many causes they’re the consensus favorite within the best-of-seven collection towards the Sixers, who wanted a play-in tournament victory over the Magic to clinch a playoff spot.

Sixers head coach Nick Nurse indicated Friday that he isn’t targeted on the notion of the Sixers being severe underdogs.

“I don’t really ever look at things this way,” Nurse mentioned. “I believe we’re taking part in somewhat higher. I believe we’re getting somewhat extra used to one another once more with this group of guys.

“I just want to go in there and play really well. And if we play really well and play our backsides off, we should have a chance to do some stuff.”