With Joel Embiid being activated shortly before tip-off, Payton Pritchard admitted the Celtics did change their gameplan much.

Joel Embiid rose his arms into the air to encourage the crowd to make noise as the 76ers’ went into their first timeout, after bumping Nikola Vučević and finishing inside. Embiid had scored the Sixers’ first eight points,

Do you feel like your relationship with management is in a better place right now? Joel Embiid: I mean we're in the playoffs, we’re 3-1 so that's what we focus on. I think we try to do the best job possible to try to make sure that I get back on the court but the focus is on the playoffs trying to find a way to win one at a time.

Joel Embiid hadn't spoken to the media since Daryl Morey didn't let him play against the Wizards because of his illness.

Joel Embiid didn’t lose Game 4 for the 76ers. He didn’t win it for them, either. Somewhere in between is a conundrum that will define the upcoming Sixers summer and those in the foreseeable future. How do you fashion a competitive roster that is centered around two young scoring guards but also accommodates a ball-dominant center whenever he happens to be available to play?

Joel Embiid spoke with brutal honesty about returning so quickly after major surgery and dealing with discomfort on the court.

For the first time all series, Embiid is not the only player on the injury report. Kelly Oubre Jr. is listed as questionable with right adductor soreness. Oubre played nearly 40 minutes in Game 3, including crunch time, so it’s hard to tell when this might have happened.

CAMDEN, N.J. -- The Philadelphia 76ers got back to work on Saturday for a big film session as the team prepares for a big Game 4 matchup with the Boston Celtics. The Sixers will be looking to avoid a 3-1 hole before this series shifts back to the TD Garden.