Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics : Game 4 83.0 - 81.0

The 2002 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics head-to-head, and both teams battled 5 times. Out of the 5 game series of the 1st Round of the 2002 NBA Playoffs, Philadelphia 76ers outdueled Boston Celtics , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Boston Celtics ’s 1 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Philadelphia 76ers had an offensive rating of 94.3, defensive rating of 92.0, 30.0 free-throw attempts, and 12.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.167 percent clip as a team. Boston Celtics had an offensive rating of 92.0, defensive rating of 94.3, 14.0 free-throw attempts, 29.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.31 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Philadelphia 76ers finished the game with a record of 88 , and Boston Celtics recorded Philadelphia 76ers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics’s based on the advanced stats, Philadelphia 76ers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.478 percent, Boston Celtics had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 17.0 vs 19.3 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics matchup of the 2002 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Derrick Coleman and Antoine Walker based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Derrick Coleman for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 10.0 and made 5.0 , 3.0 offensive rebounds 6.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.176. While Antoine Walker put up 21.0 and made 9.0, 1.0 offensive rebounds, 6.0 defensive rebounds, 1.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.155.