Joel Embiid finally beat the Celtics in the postseason — and Jaylen Brown is not happy.
Embiid poured in 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in Philly’s Game 7 win as the Sixers stunned the Boston crowd at the TD Garden.
And following the Celtics’ season-ending defeat, Brown accused the 2022-23 MVP of “flopping around.”
“Embiid put a lot of pressure on us, on all our bigs and our guards. We didn’t really have an answer for him, Brown told reporters.
“We tried a bunch of different things. He’s a big body. He also was flopping around. He got some extra calls and they rewarded him for that, but that’s the league we’re in.”
Brown did not reference a specific call that he had a gripe with, though Embiid shot 37 free throws in the series — including 11 on Saturday. He also missed the first three games of the series following an emergency appendectomy last month.
Brown, meanwhile, was tasked with shouldering the Celtics’ offensive load with Jayson Tatum out injured in Game 7.
He scored 33 points but needed 27 shots to get there, and also committed three turnovers.
Interestingly, Embiid and Brown were seen having a friendly embrace following the conclusion of the game.
The series win is the first time that Embiid has defeated the Celtics in the playoffs after defeats in the 2018, 2020 and 2023 postseasons.
Now, he’ll shift his focus to the Knicks after New York dispatched the Hawks in six games.
