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Nikola Vucevic has had something of an up-and-down experience playing with the Boston Celtics for his first postseason run with the team since having been dealt there ahead of the 2026 trade deadline from the Chicago Bulls. There have been some great moments where his offense has really helped Boston against a Philadelphia 76ers squad with more oomph than may expected. But his poor matchup vs. Sixers star Joel Embiid has been a glaring concern for the team to address as well.
The Boston big man spoke about what went wrong for the Celtics in their Game 5 loss on Tuesday (April 28), as well as his matchup with Embiid ahead of Game 6 in Philadelphia. "I think the physicality was a big thing. I think ... especially in the second half, they were the ones being more physical, getting us out of position offensively, and then also defensive ends or certain mistakes we made that we talked about," said Vucevic.
"A lot of things we talked about (were) that we just didn't execute as a team, (and) that we have to do better, but a lot of it was the physicality and the execution details of it," he added.
"I think (we need to) try to do our job a little earlier," continued Vooch. "I think in that Game 3, one point in the ... third quarter ... he was getting to his spot a little too easy, so (we) have to do a little better job, try to make the catch a little tougher for him."
"He got a couple on me in that game five, so I'll have to do a little better job with that," he said. "He's a good player, he'll play really well, but we have to do a better job trying to make it a little harder on him."
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The Boston big man spoke about what went wrong for the Celtics in their Game 5 loss on Tuesday (April 28), as well as his matchup with Embiid ahead of Game 6 in Philadelphia. "I think the physicality was a big thing. I think ... especially in the second half, they were the ones being more physical, getting us out of position offensively, and then also defensive ends or certain mistakes we made that we talked about," said Vucevic.
"A lot of things we talked about (were) that we just didn't execute as a team, (and) that we have to do better, but a lot of it was the physicality and the execution details of it," he added.
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"I think (we need to) try to do our job a little earlier," continued Vooch. "I think in that Game 3, one point in the ... third quarter ... he was getting to his spot a little too easy, so (we) have to do a little better job, try to make the catch a little tougher for him."
"He got a couple on me in that game five, so I'll have to do a little better job with that," he said. "He's a good player, he'll play really well, but we have to do a better job trying to make it a little harder on him."
Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on:
Blue Wire: https://tiny.ee/CdKp
iTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47
YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Vucevic on how he, Celtics can play better vs. Embiid, 76ers
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