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Sports commentator Bill Simmons must be in a world of pain right now after the Boston Celtics blew a 3-1 lead and were eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs.
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The Celtics had multiple chances to close out the best-of-seven series in Game 7 at TD Garden on Saturday, but they could not overcome the 76ers in the endgame.
The Celtics’ three-point shooting abandoned them in the contest, including the crucial misses by Derrick White and Payton Pritchard despite open looks.
Simmons, who has always been unapologetic about his support of Boston , noted the team’s anemic accuracy from long range before going silent after the loss.
“Celtics wound up 13/49 from three, and they bricked several wide-open threes in crunch time,” wrote Simmons on X.
Simmons, who grew up in Marlborough, Massachusetts, started as a reporter for the Boston Herald before gaining fame online as “The Boston Sports Guy” because of his engaging columns. Clue: They are about sports in Boston.
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Even when he was hired by ESPN and later founded The Ringer, he never wavered in his support for the Celtics. He batted for Joe Mazzulla to win as Coach of the Year .
The Celtics shot 34.5% from long distance in the first six games against the 76ers. White, Pritchard, and Jaylen Brown were a combined 10-of-32 in Game 7. Sam Hauser went 3-of-3 before missing his last three attempts.
Boston missed its last nine attempts from beyond the arc. The dry spell couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
It was the 14th time in league history that a team was booted out of the playoffs despite having a 3-1 lead.
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