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The Philadelphia 76ers are on the road on Tuesday night as they travel to take on the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.
For the 76ers, they enter Tuesday’s game trailing 1-3 in the series after losing at home to the Celtics in Game 4 on Sunday night.
Now Philadelphia will try to bounce back on Tuesday as they try to steal a win on the road in Boston to keep their season alive.
While the 76ers are looking to pick up a victory in Game 5 on Tuesday night to force Game 6 at home, they may be without one of their star players due to injury.
For the 76ers, they have only one player listed on their injury report for Tuesday’s game in Boston as they have listed star center Joel Embiid as probable.
Philadelphia has listed Embiid as probable due to post appendectomy surgery recovery and he is expected to play against the Celtics on Tuesday.
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Of course, Embiid made his first appearance of the playoffs in Game 4 on Sunday after he was cleared to play and he played a major role for the 76ers as he ended the game with 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists despite the loss.
Now Embiid is expected to play once again in Game 5 on Tuesday night and Philadelphia will need him and rest of their roster to come up big on the road as they try to keep their season alive.
Fans can catch Game 5 of the first-round series between the 76ers and Celtics from Boston on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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