The 2020 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers head-to-head, and both teams battled 4 times. Out of the 4 game series of the 1st Round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs, Boston Celtics outdueled Philadelphia 76ers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Philadelphia 76ers ’s 0 playoff games victories.
As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Boston Celtics had an offensive rating of 134.7, defensive rating of 105.2, 29.0 free-throw attempts, and 43.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.442 percent clip as a team. Philadelphia 76ers had an offensive rating of 105.2, defensive rating of 134.7, 37.0 free-throw attempts, 21.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.238 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Boston Celtics finished the game with a record of 95 , and Philadelphia 76ers recorded Boston Celtics possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers’s based on the advanced stats, Boston Celtics had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.622 percent, Boston Celtics had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 7.4 vs 9.4.
The most impactful players on each team in the Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup of the 2020 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Jayson Tatum for the Boston Celtics in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 20.0 and made 12.0 , 1.0 offensive rebounds 4.0 defensive rebounds, 5.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.249. While Joel Embiid put up 21.0 and made 11.0, 0.0 offensive rebounds, 10.0 defensive rebounds, 3.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.221.