Joel Embiid cancels out Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum in 76ers' Game 5 win: 'He carried us'

BOSTON — Joel Embiid had an appendectomy less than three weeks ago.In the third quarter of his saving the season for the Philadelphia 76ers, he banged knees with Jaylen Brown, had to limp off the floor and went to the locker room, with no guarantees of a return. In the fourth quarter, and in the second half in general, Embiid dominated the Boston Celtics and improbably extended an Eastern Conference first-round series.Advertisement