Joel Embiid Reacts to 76ers' Historic Series Win in Trending Post, Tells Celtics Fans to 'Be Classy'

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey discussed the Philadelphia 76ers coming back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Boston Celtics to secure a 109-100 win in Game 7 on Saturday.

"Starting the game, we started off well and then in the second quarter we kind of relaxed a little bit," Embiid said in an on-court interview following the victory (0:26 mark). "Same thing in the start of the fourth but we stuck together, closed it out. It was about playing hard."

Embiid also reacted to the win on social media:

Maxey detailed the conversation that he had with Embiid after Game 5 of the series.

"We had a talk after Game 5," Maxey said (0:56 mark). "Just, 'Hey man, we can't let the same stuff happen over and over and over and over again. At some point we've gotta put a stop to it.' And we did, we won Game 6 at home and Game 7 is always a toss-up. And we knew, we ain't won one yet so it felt good to win one."

Philadelphia was an NBA-record 0-18 when facing a 3-1 series deficit prior to Saturday's contest (h/t ESPN's Tim Bontemps). The Celtics were also 32-0 when taking a 3-1 series lead before falling to the 76ers in Game 7.

It marked Philadelphia's first playoff series victory against Boston since 1982.

"Since 1982? Yeah I think that was before I was born," Maxey joked at his postgame press conference.

Both players were stellar in the win, as Embiid scored a game-high 34 points while pulling down 12 rebounds and dishing out six assists. He shot 12-of-26 from the field.

Maxey finished with 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists of his own. With the 76ers holding a narrow 99-98 lead and two minutes left in the fourth quarter, he scored eight straight points for Philadelphia to help seal the victory.

Now, Embiid and Maxey are set to face the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs on Monday.