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How Philadelphia Embiid-George defense (!) shut down Boston
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How Philadelphia Embiid-George defense (!) shut down Boston
Thinking Basketball›
May 4, 20269:02
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We look at Philadelphia's huge defensive surge in the final 3 games against Boston, specifically their defense on Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, and the sudden resurgence of Paul George and Joel Embiid.
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"How Philadelphia Embiid-George defense (!) shut down Boston" is a basketball video from Thinking Basketball published on May 4, 2026. Runtime 9 minutes. This clip features Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. Pulled from nba coverage. Spot Sports collects Basketball highlight videos, podcast episodes, and live coverage from across the web so every conversation about Joel Embiid stays in one feed. Follow Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum on Spot Sports to get the next highlight, postgame analysis, and podcast appearance pushed to your home feed. If you want to watch nba live, Spot Sports' watch-cost calculator maps your zip code to the cheapest legal way to stream every game without paying for tiers you don't need.
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