VJ Edgecombe Has Historic Rookie Playoff Performance As Sixers Take Game 2 Over Celtics

Edgecombe is also the first rookie to post those numbers in a playoff game since Tim Duncan's 33-point, 10-rebound effort in 1998. Tyrese Maxey added 29 points and nine assists for Philadelphia, which shot 47.8 percent from the field and connected on 19-of-39 three-point attempts. Edgecombe knocked down six of those triples. I think we knew where the shots were going to come from, Edgecombe said. We kept trusting each other. Everyone can make a play on the court. They wanted me to shoot the ball. The performance was made more striking by the circumstances. Edgecombe took a hard fall early and left for the locker room in visible discomfort twice, once in the first quarter and again in the third, before returning both times to continue scoring. Philadelphia closed as a 13.5-point underdog, making this the franchise's largest upset victory in a playoff game in 35 years. This is who we are. Game 1 was not who we are, Maxey said. Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 36 points but acknowledged the 76ers' young star earned his performance. I thought Edgecombe was just too comfortable, Brown said. He's a rookie, but he can play. We've got to be better on him. The Celtics shot 39.3 percent overall and went 13-of-47 from three, committing 13 turnovers that produced 16 Philadelphia points. Jayson Tatum finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists.