From The Sports Desk: Joel Embiid’s revenge tour

NBAFrom The Sports Desk: Joel Embiid’s revenge tourThe Philadelphia 76ers star vanquished the Boston Celtics in Game 7 on Saturday night. Now he gets the New York Knicks in round 2.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid takes a shot over Boston Celtics center Neemias Queta in the fourth quarter in game 7 of the first round of NBS playoffs Saturday.Danielle Parhizkaran / Boston Globe via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 4, 2026, 3:00 PM EDTBy Rohan Nadkarni and Sahil KapurRound 1 of the NBA playoffs culminated with three Game 7s over the weekend. Joel Embiid scored 34 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a big win over the Boston Celtics, completing a comeback after being down 3-1 in the series. Our Rohan Nadkarni breaks down all the Game 7s below.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Also, our Sahil Kapur reported on the ground from Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix, where teenager Kimi Antonelli won his third straight F1 race. Below, Kapur has more on Cadillac entering the F1 mix.For more coverage, as always, check out the NBC News website.NBA PlayoffsIs this the year Embiid exacts revenge on his biggest playoff foes?Before this year’s playoffs, the Boston Celtics had defeated Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers in the postseason three times between 2018 and 2023. On Saturday, Embiid checked the Celtics off his list, scoring 34 points in a stirring Game 7 upset over Boston. Embiid came back from emergency appendix surgery mid-series, to help 76ers overcome a 3-1 series deficit.Even though Philly led for virtually the entire 48 minutes, Game 7 was a nail-biter. It was a one-point game with 3:49 to go, but Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey scored 8 straight points to give the Sixers a late cushion to secure the win. Philadelphia will now play the New York Knicks in the second round, a rematch of a heated 2024 first-round series the Knicks won in six, during whi...