"Obviously I was 0-3 in Game 7s, so I just wanted to bring the energy. But it does also help when I saw [Pritchard], he said they didn't care if I was playing or not and they hadn't even adjusted or had sort of game-plan around me."
"What changed in the series was Joel Embiid came back, and they were a completely different team."
"If he plays, he plays. We'll figure that out. It's not like we're sitting here worried if he's playing or not ... we haven't even game-planned for him yet."
Joel Embiid missed the first three games of the playoff series but dominated upon his return, shifting the momentum. He was motivated by comments from Payton Pritchard, who stated the Celtics had not adjusted their game plan for him. Despite the Celtics initially leading the series 3-1, they lost the final three games, including Game 7. Coach Joe Mazzulla acknowledged Embiid's impact on the series. Jaylen Brown had previously suggested the Sixers might perform better without Embiid, but later clarified his remarks.
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