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It’s been a rollercoaster week for the Philadelphia 76ers and their fans. After getting blown out by the Boston Celtics by 32 points in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, the 76ers bounced back to stun the Celtics in Game 2 at TD Garden.
Now, the series is even at 1-1 as it shifts back to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4. The Sixers have home-court advantage and momentum on their side, giving their fans some optimism as the series continues this weekend, especially if Joel Embiid is able to return at some point.
Philadelphia sports radio host Spike Eskin isn’t buying the 76ers’ success, however, pouring cold water all over that optimism on Wednesday.
While Eskin praised Philadelphia’s “amazing win” in Game 2, he still thinks they have no shot at winning the series.
Spike praises the Sixers for their Game 2 performance but still doesn’t think they can win the series vs. the Celtics.
“It was an amazing win last night, but the Celtics are better at literally everything.” pic.twitter.com/8oXhG3BGpa
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) April 22, 2026
“You said we have a series, and we do not. Because they have absolutely, positively no chance of beating the Celtics in this series,” Eskin said. “It has been fun… They’re not going to win the series. They have no chance… Their best hope is maybe it goes six games. The Celtics are better at literally everything.”
Eskin’s right about that. Boston has a better offense, defense and coach, not to mention more depth. The Celtics are clearly the better team, and one bad game doesn’t change that. They’re a two-seed for a reason.
Furthermore, Boston beat themselves with poor shot selection in Game 2, taking far too many 3-pointers and making just 26 percent of them. Meanwhile, the Sixers made nearly half of their threes.
There’s a good chance that neither team replicates those percentages again during the series, especially in the same game.
Game 2 was probably a fluke, and Eskin is right to see it that way.
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