Joel Embiid, 76ers collapse in Game 7, Jayson Tatum drops historic 51 Pts | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

Joel Embiid struggled with 15 points, and James Harden failed to reach double figures in the Philadelphia 76ers Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes debate if they are surprised the 76ers lost in Game 7 and discuss if Jayson Tatum proved he can carry the Celtics to a title after his 51-point performance.
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[@charlesallen8368]

I wish it wasn't so easy to get into the Basketball Hall of Fame. James is not a Hall of Famer to me.

[@Time4SumAksion021]

"Joel, go watch Jokic in summer" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dw2752]

“Can I make a defense of James Harden?” “No” 😂😂

[@AceElementYT]

Still can't over Tatum's shooting when guarded by Embiid, 80% FG , 100% 3P is just outrageous

[@n8tethegr8t20]

they workout with the same trainer in the summer and practice together, i bet tatum just knows how he defends and studies it for games like that, its crazy to pick on a top defender like that over and over again in the game

[@Giannis_Antentokounmpo]

@@n8tethegr8t20Also, Tatum is a DAWG. Embiid isn’t.

[@JCruz83]

​@@Giannis_Antentokounmpo neither of them are.. Giannis is

[@IliasLiako]

@@n8tethegr8t20 nah bro. Make all the excuses in the world. its called EXECUTION. Or in Embiid’s case, its calling BEEFING IT.

[@kewinabea5439]

​@@JCruz83 giannis is trash Got sent home an 8th seed LMAO

[@RealJRoyall]

Sucks that Harden and Doc might retire and their legacies are largely "betting against them in a closeout game is the safest bet in all of sports." 💀

[@larrylindgren9484]

Embiid not much better.

[@hua..]

Embiid treading the same path

[@ExtraVictory]

As a Celtics fan, at least Doc had a title with us lmfao. Harden & Embiid have nothing, including their own hearts which were snatched away

[@12gark]

Luckily for sport gamblers, Embiid has still a long career ahead, so a big amount of closeout chokes. He's been straight up trash in the postseason guys, it's time to acknowledge that. He's been worse than Harden.

[@RealJRoyall]

Y'all are correct on Embiid, I didn't say him cuz I think he has more time to overcome it than Harden for sure and maybe Doc as well.

[@tdsm99]

Boy if that was Jokic shooting 5/18 in a game 7 I know nick would be spinning some crazy tales

[@Ben2bwild]

Exactly. Nick is pathetic

[@thelarch5280]

Nick would be on this show like "is Jokic even top 25??????" if Jokic had a game 7 like that

[@Ben2bwild]

@@thelarch5280 he was expecting Jokic last year to beat the Warriors (the eventual champions) without Murray and MPJ. Just ridiculous

[@mikerobertson8540]

Harden and Embiid are mentally weak frauds.

[@metazeen]

​@@thelarch5280he would absolutely do that 😂

[@milanjolic330]

"With that said, Embiid deserves the most of the blame because if Jokic did the same I would be crushing him. Anyway.."

[@RyKiliam]

After Jokic lost last year, “I called it Jokic is the worst mvp in 50 years the award means nothing anymore” 😂

[@A.Oudit_]

Jason Tatum saved Brou's Legacy this playoffs 😆😆

[@taipan8021]

And the rest of His toes

[@coreyortiz9913]

@@taipan8021 lmaoooo good 1

[@whatlurks_]

True

[@t1ag217]

And Almost ruined it in the biggest choking in game 6

[@anthonycolello9654]

​@@t1ag217 also the reason they made it to game 7

[@kaipedersen8486]

Brou sounding like Skip dropping the "it's MY turn!"😂

[@bjzach]

Was waiting to see Nick getting humbled.

[@connor_phillipz5689]

It was a fun day when Bru and Nick both get to humble each other.

[@miyasato1]

@@connor_phillipz5689 Brou was right about boston and nick was beyond right about the lakers

[@dryfizz9969]

brou is simply not as big of an egomaniac to sink to Nick's level

[@walker3269]

Every year its the same thing with Nick lol

[@jehushaphat]

@@miyasato1 If "beyond right" means extremely loud when your prediction seems to be coming true and quiet and hedging when your predictions seem to be going wrong, then you're beyond right.

[@alexanderdumas-]

Maxey and Harris outscored the MVP and he’s crying for help

[@bee1979]

GIVE EMBIID MOST OF THE BLAME. First Take, Undisputed, and now this show are giving more blame to Doc and Embiid more blame than their MVP. It’s sick.

[@dat_black_gui1745]

Completely sick. You remember last year when Jokic actually played well against the warriors and lost? People were demanding he had his MVP taken away because he didn’t succeed despite all the injuries to his team. Meanwhile, Embiid has a fully healthy team and wets the bed and we hear nothing.

[@everettjordan93]

What? They literally called out Embiid and Nick literally said he was holding Joel to the same expectation as he would hold Jokic.

[@everettjordan93]

And so did Brussard, Wildes gave a half hearted comment on Doc not putting Harden in position. Are you looking them to all gangup and go beat up Joel Embiid?😂😂😂

[@TheRealRed_Hawk]

@@everettjordan93 yes all the yt Jokic fans were waiting for this moment

[@greatwhitesufi]

Jokic fans in the comments are just a tad sensitive

[@calebemerson9317]

Bru just told the MVP to watch tape on the runner up for MVP to get better. Basically just admitting what everyone else already knows

[@midextraordinairejohn8946]

Jokic is better, doesn’t mean he was MVP

[@miguel151420]

@@midextraordinairejohn8946 but he was

[@DeadSezSo]

​​@@midextraordinairejohn8946 jokic had one of the greatest plus minus literally of all time, he had the 5th greatest True Shooting percentage while essentially averaging a 25 point triple double. He beat embiid in every advanced statistical category except for defensive rating (less than a point behind) and defensive win shares (just .1 behind). Those numbers do not lie. Embiid won on narrative and voter fatigue alone. Embiid had a really good season but jokic had one of the all time greatest seasons ever. Embiid was given the participation trophy of all mvp awards. Joker should have won it and it wasn't even close. Jokic had the 10th best win shares per 48 all time, embiid had the 90th best.

[@platoniczombie]

Jokic clowns

[@miguel151420]

@@platoniczombie how's that 5-18 on game 7 MVP throwing teammates under the bus guy going?

[@jasonandrews1770]

I love that embiid says him and harden can win alone yet they were the only two that played poorly in game 7

[@MineFullStop]

Can you believe that motherf**ker said that. Bro always blaming everyone including neighbours cat. Might be a good player but a POS human.

[@ryannelson1213]

Embiid isn't on Jokic's level! Let's start taking MVP voting more seriously so we don't get another awful MVP vote like Embiid.

[@franklinking3600]

I'm glad he got it so instead of both having to listen to him whine about not getting his award AND flopping all over the court next season, we only need to watch him flop all over the court next season

[@edgarc4679]

To be fair Jokic hasn't even made the finals and he's won it twice. This is actually his best post season yet if we're being honest

[@k_hack9441]

Take the vote serious and you have Jokic 2 mvps before reaching the finals and argued for a third. Stop.

[@randymoss815]

To say Embiid isn't on Jokers level is unfair imo. They each have unique styles that they've mastered. The Nets were doubling Embiid nearly everytime he was touching the ball. And the Celtics D, with Horford and Williams, is a better match up than either Minn or Phx, Gobert or Ayton, was for Joker as he ate them up.

[@ktmsnoop]

@@edgarc4679to be fair Embiid has never gone past the 2nd round of playoffs in his NBA career and is the only MVP in NBA history to never do so.

[@rajtempie1912]

After harden had a bad game “surprise” “surprise” 😂😂

[@o.gparamount3099]

Lol sooo true tho

[@drlight6677]

"bad" game lol he had a HORRIBLE game and has cemented himself as the biggest playoff choker in NBA history.

[@kgosiitsilemodisaesi7580]

Brou "back him down" got me dying 😂😂😂

[@dvdv8197]

Jayson is so selfish. Couldn't even let Steph have his game 7 50 point record for longer than two weeks! 😤😤

[@SBMPLYMA]

😮😂🍀

[@WarMastaP]

😏☘️☘️☘️

[@SBMPLYMA]

Now to smack Miami like Will Smith vs. One Rib.

[@nikushachanturia]

If this playoffs proved anything, it's that Jokic is the real MVP over Embiid

[@k_hack9441]

No it hasn’t lol

[@mr.anderson3694]

The MVP is a regular season award, and rightfully so. Embiid deserved his award, but I think he lost some of his motivation once he got it.

[@k_hack9441]

@@mr.anderson3694 that’s ridiculous and an unprovable assumption. Jokic was also DQ’d for this mvp race bc he had yet to reach the finals. You are ineligible to win a THIRD mvp if you haven’t touched the Finals yet, so he should’ve been DA’d from October.

[@k_hack9441]

@@mr.anderson3694 playoffs matter when it comes to multi-award winners. We can all agree on that. It’s fair to Giannis and you people almost cheated to give to an undeserving Jokic.

[@nikushachanturia]

@@k_hack9441 MVP had 15 points in the game 7, while Jokic averaged 30 point triple-double against the Suns, Jokic > Embiid anyday

[@jjcastilllo]

I picked the Celtics to win that series because I knew the 76ers couldn't close it out when needed the most. They had a chance to close it out in Game 6 but they let Tatum drop 16 points in the fourth when struggle all game and let him drop 51 points in Game 7. Joel and James were just terrible yesterday. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised Doc gets fired, Harden leaves and maybe Joel asked for a trade because the expectations to win in the East seem too much for them to get bounced in the second round. This team might as well tear it down and rebuild because they can't seem to make that leap to go deeper like winning it all.

[@awesomelegs]

I'm one of the biggest Sixers fans around, and I'm not going to sugarcoat it: THEY BLEEPIN' CHOKED....!!!!!!!

[@ImAviex]

Let him do this and let him do that. Pre sure Tatum just is a dog and there was no stopping him, where Philly needed to shine was their defense on everyone else, as well as their offense. Not that I ever had a lick of faith in two foul baiting, overrated crybabies.

[@Solohoe]

Joel won’t survive in the west

[@afrofree4950]

@@Solohoe He needs a situation like ADs. Be the best player without having to be the leader

[@afrofree4950]

@@chasebeecham12 LeBron is the leader, but AD is the best player. He dominates the game consistently on defense and for the most part on offense too. LeBron is the floor general who’s IQ elevates his team, and he can call out opponents offense and defense schemes

[@Yuan-lo3zz]

Where’s the same energy for Embiid as Jokic Nick? 😂

[@nugglife3035]

They call him Nick Wrong for a reason.

[@francmittelo6731]

@@nugglife3035 He correctly predicted the Lakers vs Warriors series.

[@allthesmallthings1041]

Nick doesn’t want to support white players

[@cheerioss-9121]

@@francmittelo6731nd the suns vs nuggets series. And the suns vs mavericks series, and the clippers not ever going to work, and this years Lakers success, oh and was a Brock Purdy injury away from calling the SB exactly before the year even started.

[@ktmsnoop]

@@francmittelo6731dead clock is right twice a day

[@franjes9999]

I love how Tatum gets zero credit its all about how Embiid deserved MVP but should go watch Jokic (the actual deserving MVP) tape in the summer

[@harrisonclifford3711]

“go watch jokic” the irony 😂

[@fathadicita8048]

Because embiid is center. do you expect him playing like Tatum a guard. Of course, people told him to watch Jokic since he's the best center...

[@franjes9999]

@@fathadicita8048 I'm not expecting them to say Embiid should play like Tatum I'm saying that he deserves credit for dominating. Instead the entire narrative is about the MVPs absolute failure which at this point is a precedent in playoffs. The fact that they're saying Embiid should watch Jokic tape is as clear a statement as you could find that Jokic was the one who deserved MVP not Embiid

[@Theinsideoutsider]

Facts on embiid. So irritating to see him (as good as he is as a shooter) play like a small forward on offense. Jokic keeps it simple back down to a soft touch. Its not as pretty but its effective and its a higher percentage shot.. embiid fell in love with his skill and forgot hes the biggest guy on the court 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@cwjalexx]

broussard had a great point about embid's comments being a bad look even if he had gone off in game 7

[@randymoss815]

I think Embiid was trying to stick up for Harden but it was at the expense of his other teammates, kinda a rock and a hard place scenario.

[@steve13191]

by nick logic embiied shouldnt have won the mvp for regular season since he fails in the playoffs? or does it only apply for jokic?

[@syc2543]

To be fair to Nick, he thought Jokic should have won this season's MVP not the other 2.

[@cheerioss-9121]

This point keeps annoyingly being made. You guys say it with ignoring context. Jokic was a two time MVP coming into this year, YES he’s going to have higher expectations than a guy who hasn’t won it at all. This has literally always been a thing it’s why LeBron doesn’t have 37 MVPs and Jordan didn’t win it every single year. When you win an MVP you aren’t only competing against other players the following year but the year previously when you won MVP and every year you win it you have to essentially outdo yourself even more and win even more convincingly. Now that we laid that to bed, where was all this outrage from Jokic fans when he literally stole the last two MVP awards?

[@RyKiliam]

@@cheerioss-9121 stole the last two based on what criteria 😂 😂

[@cheerioss-9121]

@@RyKiliam Last year he was the 6 seed. This is just based on historical context alone, nobody wins MVP that low of a seed unless they did something we’ve never seen before, this why you seen Russ win it when he avg’d a triple double but even then that year was based heavily on narrative because of KD leaving. even with him doing something historical they practically gave the MVP to Russ that year off of narrative alone and when he won there was still a lot of people arguing for Harden, LeBron. Jokic stats weren’t eye popping and what he didn’t wasn’t more impressive than what Luka and Giannis did with what the teams they had and the production they had during the regular season. Aside from the fact he was not a high enough seed Giannis literally had a better year than Jokic. He outplayed him offensively and he was and still is light years ahead of him defensively. Last year should’ve went to Giannis or Luka. Also he won the mvp just the year before that too so not only would he have been competing with Luka and Giannis but he would’ve had to CLEARLY outplay and outdo himself from the previous while still being head and shoulders above the competition. That’s how winning back to back MVPs work especially when you haven’t won anything.

[@Phat-rj3jo]

@@cheerioss-9121 Giannis did not outplayed Jokic offensively last season.

[@RedCloudBlackSky]

How can Joel demolish Al Horford in the paint when he don't even stand a chance against Marcus Smart?

[@AceElementYT]

Didn't really stand a chance against either lol

[@215IamTheStreets]

They were double and triple teaming him most of his possessions 😂

[@TomCruz54321]

Embiid doesn't have a post game, that's why all his shots end up being a fade away jumper. So easy for Horford to anticipate.

[@frz_-]

@@215IamTheStreets His Fault he cant pass to Open Shooters🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@ethanspraggins6542]

This series was a Schrödinger's Harden, he both nearly won them the series and also did lose them the series. The box got opened each game and it almost worked LOL

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Are you trying to reference schrodingers equation!?

[@ethanspraggins6542]

@@petergianakopoulos4926 a rudimentary one but yea lol

[@sakdavid]

Schroediger's cat

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

@@ethanspraggins6542 awesome dude

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

@@sakdavid yes nice..open the box! where is the cat,, awesome

[@CosmicGrind]

Jokic is clearly the most valuable and best player in the NBA! It's not up for debate....

[@cheerioss-9121]

Not better than Tatum, Curry, Luka, Giannis

[@Beaverto]

@@cheerioss-9121 I would say he’s better than all of them at this point, the only player that is debatable is Giannis.

[@RR-in7do]

​@@cheerioss-9121did you really say Tatum?! 😂😂

[@cheerioss-9121]

@@RR-in7do we pushing Tatum agendas over here bro 🤷🏽

[@nathaniellowe3752]

I really respect the extent to which bru got upset with embiid, harden, and doc while basically ignoring his winning prediction. A bandwagon Celtics fan would be ecstatic the sixers choked, but bru was clearly more concerned with two players he appreciates underperforming. I used to think his constantly shifting alliances was just a great gag, but deep down he’s just one of the best fans of pure basketball and it shows

[@markgentile6421]

Kiss Blowhard is your hero what a JOKE when he said LePussy James was better than half the NBA in HS that would of made me top 10 LePussy would of never been on sports illustrated if the queen would have played in Colorado all You people wouldn't have diarrhea of the mouth over the queen

[@jDiddyi]

His fiery rant about attacking them from a post up was perfect.

[@markgentile6421]

@@jDiddyi after a 15yr old watched them play 6 games he to would of figured it out maybe sooner

[@adamestacio1799]

“Joel is most valuable player in the NBA” After getting knocked out of the playoffs: “Joel, when you want to get better this summer, watch Jokic” 😂😂 These guys are clowning themselves at this point.

[@SimpleSock]

Lmao I caught that too. Embiid got the pity MVP this year and we all know it.

[@Papa_Static]

Just wanna point out that JT didn't _have_ to set the record. He could've scored about 25 less and they still win lol

[@Sasha-vb3mh]

Facts. Game was over in the 3rd quarter

[@RealJRoyall]

W the way Philly played Tatum could've been hurt and the Celtics still would've won by 8

[@babamawe5862]

The look of shame on Nick's face..😂 PRICELESS! Until next season Nick Wright.

[@harrisonclifford3711]

Nick WRONG

[@biggt0820]

I'm just curious Nick, after blowing out Philly and holding them under 90 for the second time in the series, did Boston look like a championship team? You said as late as last week (after the first blowout by 30+) they hadn't since the Milwaukee game.

[@bootlegdouglas]

They certainly *can* win, but I'd take either of LA or Denver over them in a series without much contemplation. They still looked like a mess for most of the series.

[@rbustamantes07]

Yeah theyve been sus the entire playoffs, they dropped game 5 to Atlanta and lost game 5 at home to Philly. Also I would hope the Heat have a better gameplan than "let Tatum do whatever he wants".

[@gaspi91]

Boston exploited a collapsing team.. They will lose v heat

[@RL-ww5ev]

​@@rbustamantes07I don't think any team has gone 16-0 in the playoffs

[@JohnZannisPies]

They held them under 90 3 times. Games 2, 6 and 7

[@MeBihhhh]

Embiid gets all the passes in the world

[@MineFullStop]

You know why? They don't want to look stupid because all these talking TV heads said Embiid is MVP over Jokic. So for them to talk down Embiid would be going against everything they said the reason why Embiid deserved MVP. Embiid just proved he is a flop.

[@MeBihhhh]

@@MineFullStop you’re spot on, they do the same with Kd

[@kr0nz]

Never forget, James Harden had 9 points in a close out game. Good luck to whatever team has him next season.

[@Hekkvta]

When Broussard said “ok, my turn” I thought of Skip bayless

[@Slang666]

Thank you for getting these clips out before the knockoff people rip you off!!

[@El_reecio]

My boy hoang bi do be clutch tho

[@jDiddyi]

They probably find a way to monetize the other videos anyways

[@Pinkgreen190]

Telling the MVP to watch last year's MVP confirms Jokić got robbed.

[@brendontoussaint9110]

Of course he got robbed. Embiid is not on Jokic level as an all around player. Such a big guy even struggles to get 10 reb in a game.

[@MrDoit187]

i love this show "no, no., you picked the nets" hahaha

[@fudgematthew33]

This isn't the first time that Harden's crapped the bed in a Game 7. Either he's trying to get Doc Rivers fired, or he's point-shaving (neither scenario can be proven, but that's what it looks like). Either way, something doesn't smell right with that dude.

[@neonskyrain4024]

I had to agree with what Hakeem olajuwon said before that Embiid should punish opponents more in the post considering his skills inside instead of settling in the perimeter and threes.

[@MadeInBmore23]

Embiid and Harden were the 3rd and 5th highest scorers on THEIR OWN TEAM in Game 7, and he said they can't do it alone? Are you serious.? Rest of the team probably saying they can't do it alone either.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

I think you are taking it the wrong way

[@sneakerhead721]

Nick Wright jumping on the Heat and Laker gives me the most confidence as a celtics fam 🍀

[@leonharte7198]

Man I absolutely love this show! I literally binge watch every episode I find on KZbin

[@Voo_101-Phd-]

I picked the Celtics to win it all but I'm surprised Celtics won. It should have been a sweep at the least a gentleman's sweep. Instead The Celtics just disengage alot of times and let it get to 7games. I don't understand it

[@rahmelw13]

Talking Embiid to watch Jokic is funny af 😭

[@elliottslinn5478]

"Watch Joker"... haha shot to the heart

[@marcusaurelius5149]

1:03 - "Alright, MY TURN!" Brou went Skip Bayless for a moment there.

[@SimpleSock]

Sucks that the MVP voters decided to collectively vote against Jokic instead of just voting for who deserved MVP, everyone involved just looks foolish now.

[@sakdavid]

Just like they looked the two years they gave it to Jokic then

[@miyasato1]

Dame definitely not to philly after those embiid comments😂😂😂

[@francmittelo6731]

Dame doesn't care about winning. He chose the bag over championships, and he is hiding behind the "loyalty" card. LOL

[@shakkazulu7870]

I had no idea Tom Green had a sports show.

[@brianchu8147]

Nick giving the Skip “Hm” lmao 😂 0:30

[@GOAT_1107]

Was expecting Nick to bring up some graphic showing how much worse Embiid was in the playoffs compared to regular season, showing historical data about true MVP's elevating their game in the playoffs etc.

[@SoldierBoy3064]

language barrier.. he meant "me and James need to help" that's all

[@o.gparamount3099]

Hope so, was thinkin so

[@marus3953]

Jokic looking good right now. 😂

[@StefanTaylor-tf9ru]

I thought it was just me I been waiting for this all day😂

[@bdc2320]

I’m to the point where I fast forward when Nick talks.

[@connor_phillipz5689]

I love that Wildes told Bru what we were all thinking at the end. He picked the Nets and the Warriors preseason. Boston doesn't count as anything close to an original pick. He's been exactly as wrong as Nick has.

[@youtuber_00786]

Nah Nick picked a team that didn't even make the play-in without any significant injuries. That's an all-time fail lmao.

[@KingSalemence3]

​@@youtuber_00786no injuries, but did trade for the world's biggest cancer at the deadline which Nick did say likely wouldn't work.

[@jDiddyi]

@@youtuber_00786 they traded any defensive ability to be great at one half of basketball.

[@connor_phillipz5689]

@@youtuber_00786 And Bru picked the Nets. A team that doesn't even exist anymore. That is equal to the Mavs failure in my eyes.

[@youtuber_00786]

@connor_phillipz5689 these other 2 guys at least brought a decent counter argument. Even though they were wrong and the trade for Kyrie didn't work out, Luka should've had them in a position to at least make the play-in regardless of their post trade record. This team made the WCF Finals last year for crying out loud. But your argument may be the weakest I've ever seen. "Nets team that doesn't exist" lol what? They still made the playoffs even after the trades. It's nowhere near how bad Nick missed 🤣

[@414Mufasa]

The backing you down dance lmao

[@eddynsang3670]

This is why Chris is my favourite basketball pundit

[@TCrimson05t]

I'm going to say it again cuz I've said it all over every other video and I have the perfect perspective as a Philadelphia Eagles fan and a Celtics fan...... I can recognize teams that are like this.... I said I did not fear the Philadelphia 76ers because they are the Dallas cowboys of the NBA. They're just a spicy pick for people to have an interesting take but ultimately they won't go anywhere.

[@1standTunaPodcast]

Crazy how the focus is on Philly instead of Tatum dropping an absolute masterclass.

[@nneely613]

Nick always tries to filibuster with wonky details to overshadow the fact he was wrong. He does this everytime instead of just saying "I was wrong"

[@Angel-nz3uo]

I’m still tryna figure out what quarters Doc Rivers played in??? I mean I’ve heard of a player/coach but the media takes it too far with always blaming this man when his PLAYERS THAT HE COACH WAS A NO-SHOW!!!!!!!!!!

[@hoodyplz]

Yeah i has nothing to do with him that he has more than double the amount of blown series as the guy who's got 2nd most in history. He's been a no show in the playoffs for a decade now

[@uhmilli4680]

I think this is my new favorite “sports debate” show

[@jehushaphat]

The bottom line is, the better team won. I don't know why anyone thought the Sixers were going to get past the Celtics.

[@awesomelegs]

Exactly, but the Sixers quit in what was probably their biggest game in franchise history (if it even was to begin with). No matter who advanced, both teams deserved to lose when you look at the series as a whole; but Tatum (whom the Sixers could've had) easily had the biggest game of his life and put the 76ers to royal shame - such to the point it humiliated Embiid and Harden along with exposing Doc Rivers for who he really is - once again.

[@MysticalMastodon]

First Things First is the best show after Indisputable.

[@tuxedomask8238]

“Three inches & 40 lbs on Al Horford” sounds crazy

[@CapeAnnImages]

Did you guys watch the game? In a nutshell the Celts won with DEFENSE! A suffocating defense that prevented the Sixers from getting any momentum. And Embiid must be hurt, he never left his feet defending Tatum's 3 point shots! There was no impede by Embiid!

[@blaketindle4703]

Harden and Embiid are a perfect match. Both choke so hard in the playoffs!

[@ps139b5]

Can someone gives Brous a bigger mic, maybe he thinks no once can hear him, so he keeps raising his voice

[@yangsong5084]

Embiid’s season ended the minute MVP award is announced. He checked out once he knew he got the regular season award

[@rogerthat.9105]

Celtics fan here…the man didn’t check out…he got injured…..let’s be fair……..

[@yangsong5084]

@@rogerthat.9105 his entire goal this season is to win the MVP. once that happens nothing matters to him anymore

[@brockjensen2473]

That might have been the most impressive playoff performance I have ever seen by Tatum. 51 points shooting 60% from the field, 79% from the line and 60% from 3 in a must win game 7 that was nothing shy of extraordinary

[@stevenkaz28]

My brother in law was trying to claim the sixers were playing good defense 🤣

[@malakian3243]

This dumb media members robbed Jokic or Giannis of the MVP to give it to Embiid and now are telling him to go watch Jokic on how to play basketball

[@cheetosleopard9861]

This has to be a boost to Rondo Pierce KG and Rays legacy

[@LeoDunsonMinistries]

They gave Embiid the MVP this year because he should of gotten it last year but Jokic should of won this year and not last year

[@slimeballdj5135]

The background not real??

[@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf]

To brou's point at 0:40, Kobe once said in a press conference what'd you expect me to do with smush parker and kwame brown 😂😂😂 and he wasn't wrong

[@FrostiiVibes]

How much y’all wanna bet that Brou was the force field kid growing up😂trying to take credit for a pick he made after the trade deadline.

[@Donfaith6437]

Really good i love their conclusion

[@ryanrowe1975]

James Harden could scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists to be more physical and scoring 9 points isn't going to win the series.

[@alexsainsbury2176]

Ok. Next time Doc Rivers is up 3-2 in a playoff series, im mortgaging my house and betting on the other team to win.

[@deehill6719]

Chirs been watching alot of skip with that my turn and the paper grab

[@maronpante5250]

not sure why them dudes dont want to give the celtics defense credit for shutting down Embiid and Harden that game lol

[@timmartin2417]

3:55 🏅

[@Undaccount]

This show is literally too good.

[@zerobuckets]

It's hilarious watching all these media folks scrambling to justify their MVP vote by throwing Harden under the bus😂 you wouldn't even be in a game 6 or 7 without Harden or Maxey's playoff heroics.

[@brockjensen2473]

Bru said “I would have lit the beam”💀💀💀

[@anthonythomassr9333]

Good player win and play clutch i remember a 50 point game against the nets the only win in the series vs the two stars in philly overhyped the sorry play continues with James all the way back to OKC

[@theologicalwebb]

Man I've been a 76er fan a while but that quote from Embiid makes it hard for me to root for him. Blaming role players. C'mon man.

[@cscarlton24]

Chrisssss you’re a real one

[@rudolphpieters7918]

Quote: Years ago A former KC Chiefs quarterback said " I can't throw it and catch it too' That quote was more classic than Joel's quote, considering it was back in 2001 or 2002.

[@KevSmiff1221er]

He couldn’t abuse Horford: Williams was waiting in the backdrop. They even put Smart on Embiid. The help was waiting. That wasn’t Embiid’s fault.

[@HardCold-Alquan]

Here is a throwing your team under the bus quote! Let's see who can figure out who said it! "...We were ah, having some protection issues." No one ever gave him issues over it...

[@michaelwou1667]

When you have playoff Rondo or Jimmy, you have non-playoff Harden and Doc Rivers. Any team with Doc and Harden is a non-contender

[@markprice5651]

"if you want to improve watch Jokic" yeah, so maybe Embiid shouldn't be the MVP

[@lamachhorne9043]

That series should've never gone 7 games. The Celtics are not going to the Finals, not against Miami.

[@DeadSezSo]

We been knew who harden and doc were. Embiid is the CURRENT mvp, the best player on that team and hes supposed to be the guy according to many analysts. For him to out up 13 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 25% shooting in the first 3 quarters of a game 7! I dont want to hear about doc or harden right now, especially not doc. The rest of the team showed up, the two best players did not. But its most egregious that embiid played this badly.

[@djmac2013]

I'm pretty sure that Vegas has Harden in their back pocket...his input in almost all his closeout playoff games was detrimental to his team.