76ers vs Celtics: form, fitness, forecast

The Celtics can advance to the second round of the playoffs with a win over the 76ers in Game 6. 76ers vs Celtics has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in Taiwan.

Key facts

• The Celtics can advance to the second round of the playoffs with a win over the 76ers in Game 6.
• The Boston Celtics will try to close out the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
• The 76ers already won one elimination game, beating the Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 to extend the series.
• The Boston Celtics are looking to finish the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.A win gets the C's out of the Eastern Conference first round, and lays another devast.
• (WJAR) — The Boston Celtics are looking to finish off the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

What we know

Going deeper, the Boston Celtics will try to close out the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.

On the substance, the 76ers already won one elimination game, beating the Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 to extend the series.

Beyond the headlines, the Boston Celtics are looking to finish the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.A win gets the C's out of the Eastern Conference first round, and lays another devast.

More precisely, (WJAR) — The Boston Celtics are looking to finish off the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

It is worth noting that Moneyline: Philadelphia 76ers +190 (33.0%) / Boston Celtics -235 (67.0%).

By the numbers

At this stage, Game 1: Celtics 123, 76ers 91Game 2: 76ers 111, Celtics 97Game 3: Celtics 108, 76ers 100Game 4: Celtics 128, 76ers 96Game 5: 76ers 113, Celtics 97Game 6: Thu., April 30 at Philadelphia (7:30 p.m., Peacock, NBCSN)Game 7: Sat., May 2 at Boston (TBD)if necessary.

On a related note, the Celtics have too much depth and structural advantage to allow a series-tying road win for a short-handed 76ers squad.

Going deeper, a win gets the C's out of the Eastern Conference first round and lays another devastating blow to the hope of 76ers fans.

On the substance, Celtics -6.5 (DraftKings, -110): Boston is 20-10 ATS this season when favored by 6 or more points.

The wider context

On a related note, the Celtics are dominant at TD Garden in the playoffs and have won Games 1, 2, and 4 of this series by comfortable margins.

Going deeper, Jayson Tatum Over 27.5 points (-118, DraftKings): Tatum leads the Celtics in scoring in four of five games this series and has eclipsed 28 points in three of them.

On the substance, the Celtics held Embiid to 21 and 18 points in Games 3 and 4 with a physical, switching defensive scheme.

Beyond the headlines, the Celtics pull away in the third quarter and win by 9 to 13 points, covering -6.5 comfortably throughout the fourth.

More precisely, the Celtics close out this series at home in Game 6.

The bottom line

• The Boston Celtics will try to close out the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
• The 76ers already won one elimination game, beating the Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 to extend the series.
• The Boston Celtics are looking to finish the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.A win gets the C's out of the Eastern Conference first round, and lays another devast.