{"id":400476,"date":"2026-04-19T18:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/400476\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T18:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:01:10","slug":"live-updates-2026-nba-playoffs-r1-celtics-76ers-renew-classic-rivalry-to-open-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/400476\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: 2026 NBA Playoffs, R1 | Celtics-76ers renew classic rivalry to open slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1905409\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1905409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2242349843-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1905409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics host Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers at 1 ET on ABC to open Sunday\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re bringing you the best of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NBA Playoffs<\/a>, presented by Google, with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights from Sunday\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got a quadruple-header as the rest of our series get underway!<\/p>\n<p>The slate opens with 76ers-Celtics (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/phi-vs-bos-0042500111\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1 ET<\/a>) and Suns-Thunder (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/phx-vs-okc-0042500141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3:30 ET<\/a>) on ABC, followed by Magic-Pistons (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/orl-vs-det-0042500101\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6:30 ET<\/a>) and Trail Blazers-Spurs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/por-vs-sas-0042500151\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">9 ET<\/a>) on NBC.<\/p>\n<p>What we know about Sunday\u2019s games:<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics and Sixers are the most familiar opponents in NBA history. They\u2019ve played 116 times across their storied history \u2014 Boston\u2019s up 66-50 in the series.<br \/>\nNBA teams that win Game 1 in the NBA Playoffs have gone on to win the series 77.8% of the time.<\/p>\n<p>APRIL 19, 2026 \/ 1:45 ET<\/p>\n<p>Boston grabs double-digit lead<\/p>\n<p>The first bit of separation settled in late in the first quarter as Boston continued to be active on defense and score in transition. The 76ers have seven turnovers, as the second quarter gets going. Meanwhile, the Celtics are turning those extra possessions into high-quality looks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LET IT RIP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mFcpmSj6PM\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mFcpmSj6PM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/2045922014746001629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>APRIL 19, 2026 \/ 1:38 ET<\/p>\n<p>Sixers foul trouble early<\/p>\n<p>Andre Drummond and Adem Bona have two fouls each, and there\u2019s still several minutes to play in the opening quarter. Philadelphia is without Joel Embiid as well, forcing Head Coach Nick Nurse to go small early on.<\/p>\n<p>APRIL 19, 2026 \/ 1:20 ET<\/p>\n<p>9-1 C\u2019s run, timeout Philly<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">fast break, no fake \ud83d\ude45 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/949JFFoEMO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/949JFFoEMO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/2045917207884857806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boston started clicking on both ends following z Paul George free throw that tied this one at six-apiece. The Celtics embarked on a 9-1 run to follow.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">QUETA SLAM \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p>Celtics up early in Game 1! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g2Axzfx1hV\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/g2Axzfx1hV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2045914926456156168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>APRIL 19, 2026 \/ 12:30 ET<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1876026\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1876026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/edgecombe-celtics-meta-102225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4494\" height=\"2530\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1876026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VJ Edgecombe and the Philadelphia 76ers face the Boston Celtics to open Sunday\u2019s action on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia:<\/p>\n<p>PG Tyrese Maxey (31.2 ppg, 7.2 ast)<br \/>\nSG VJ Edgecbome (18.6 ppg, 6.8 reb)<br \/>\nSF Kelly Oubre Jr. (15.7 ppg, 5.6 reb)<br \/>\nPF Paul George (21.4 ppg, 6.6 reb)<br \/>\nC Andre Drummond (9.7 ppg, 12.5 reb)<\/p>\n<p>Boston:<\/p>\n<p>PG Derrick White (17.9 ppg, 5.9 ast)<br \/>\nSG Jaylen Brown (32.0 ppg, 8.0 reb)<br \/>\nSF Sam Hauser (9.2 ppg, 39.3% on 6.5 3PA)<br \/>\nPF Jayson Tatum (25.6 ppg, 11.8 reb)<br \/>\nC Neemias Queta (11.7 ppg, 9.6 reb)<\/p>\n<p>APRIL 19, 2026 \/ 12:15 ET<\/p>\n<p>Joel Embiid is out, while Tyrese Maxey is available for the 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>Grayson Allen and Mark Williams are questionable for the Suns.<\/p>\n<p>Desmond Bane is probable for the Magic, while Wendell Carter Jr. is available and Jonathan Isaac is questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan McLaughlin is out for the Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics host Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers at 1 ET on ABC&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[189687,189689,85,46,189691,102929,189688,105,189690,189692],"class_list":{"0":"post-400476","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-2026-nba-playoffs","9":"tag-celtics-76ers","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-magic-pistons","13":"tag-nba-live-blog","14":"tag-nba-playoffs-first-round","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-suns-thunder","17":"tag-trail-blazers-spurs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}