NBA Twitter reacts to Sixers’ blowout loss in Game 7
The Philadelphia 76ers season came to and end on Sunday afternoon in Boston, and it couldn’t have been an uglier performance for the Sixers’ star duo of Joel Embiid and James Harden in a resounding 112-88 loss.
Jayson Tatum dropped 51 points to send the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals, as Boston blew the game open in the third quarter, winning the period 33-10.
Embiid was held to 15 points on 5-of-18 shooting, and Harden went 3-of-11 from the field, scoring just nine points. Tatum and Jaylen Brown (76 points) combined to outscore the entire Sixers starting five.
Here’s what fans were saying after a demoralizing Sixers loss:
Joel Embiid: “Like someone said: it's not a failure, it's a step to success.” pic.twitter.com/VGK2ZtcjAq
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) May 14, 2023
Ben Simmons clowning us man it’s over 💔 pic.twitter.com/YHCMOQf3I4
— J🐐 (@SixersJustin) May 14, 2023
Doc Rivers plans to coach the Sixers next year pic.twitter.com/x0VLtUy4mQ
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 14, 2023
“I can’t win alone. Me and James [Harden], we just can’t win alone. That’s why basketball is played 5-on-5.”
Joel Embiid after the Sixers’ Game 7 loss to the Celtics 👀pic.twitter.com/L3KB6geaUT
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 14, 2023
“Great job. You choose today to freaking have that game?”
Nothing but love between Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum after the Celtics eliminate the Sixers in Game 7 👊pic.twitter.com/Nx5CEOuN67
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 14, 2023
Jayson Tatum in Game 7 vs The Sixers:
➼ 51 Points
➼ 13 Rebounds
➼ 5 Assists
➼ 2 Steals
➼ ZERO Turnovers
➼ Most PTS in a G7 in NBA history
➼ His playoff career high
➼ Completes the 3-2 comebackOne of the best playoff performances in league history. pic.twitter.com/ZdWmPQU9PA
— HOOPS EMPIRE (@HoopsEmpire_) May 14, 2023
The TD Garden crowd is singing the Sixers out of Boston 🔊⬆️ pic.twitter.com/MZGEWJpO0U
— Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) May 14, 2023
Daryl Morey, Doc Rivers, and the Sixers after their Game 7 loss to the Celtics 😬
(via @JClarkNBCS)pic.twitter.com/hNJejKGnE4
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 15, 2023
The Heat since this tweet:
3 Conference Finals appearancesThe Sixers since this tweet:
Never past 2nd round pic.twitter.com/tw1NLpkg6w— Mink Flow (@currypistonn) May 14, 2023
So that's essentially 70 points in the last 48 minutes of game action for Jayson Tatum vs. the Sixers. What a stretch from the end of Game 6 through Game 7.
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) May 14, 2023
The Sixers look CLUELESS and like they don't belong on this stage.
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) May 14, 2023
JJ Redick claps back at Doc Rivers’ “cooperation” comments about Redick’s Clippers team 👀
JJ’s tweet follows Doc and the Sixers being blown out in Game 7 by the Celtics…
Petty 🤣 https://t.co/JAmClVWlWo pic.twitter.com/A0VI35cQZY
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 15, 2023
Doc Rivers on James Harden moments ago pic.twitter.com/c9331MqJW3
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) May 14, 2023
"We've been pretending that we trust Harden in the playoffs for a decade"
—@ColinCowherd says the Sixers should move off James Harden pic.twitter.com/RDibS7XF2m
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) May 14, 2023
The Sixers are collapsing on the court. Only question now is if this implosion carries over to the offseason.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 14, 2023
If you've bet on the Sixers in Game 7's, you've gone through some brutal losses 😅 pic.twitter.com/sq93vaDkyI
— br_betting (@br_betting) May 14, 2023
