Terry Rozier Gets Into Shoving Match With Joel Embiid In Celtics-76ers Game 4
BOSTON (CBS) -- Terry Rozier isn't scared of anything -- or anyone -- and proved it on Monday night.
The Celtics guard picked a fight (an NBA fight, that is) with Philadelphia big man Joel Embiid late in the first half of Monday night's Game 4. Rozier stands at just 6-foot-2, but had no issue telling the 7-footer to back off:
The tussle started after Rozier was whistled for an offensive foul as he took the ball up the floor, his first turnover in the last 11 quarters. Embiid was a little to aggressive trying to get the ball out of Rozier's hands and the C's guard took exception, giving Embiid a shove. In typical NBA fight fashion, the two were broken up before anything else could happen.
While it's nice to see Rozier show his usual fire, even in the face of a giant like Embiid, he's lucky the big man didn't crush him. Because he certainly could, and the game would have been delayed as they cleaned Rozier off the floor.
The two were issued double technicals after the mini-scuffle, and Embiid hit a three on Philadelphia's ensuing possession. Rozier answered with a three of his own on Boston's next trip down the floor.
"He tried to punch me twice. But too bad he's so short, he couldn't get to my face," Embiid said after Philadelphia's 103-92 win.
"To set the record straight, I wake up every morning not worried about nobody, no man on this Earth," Rozier told reporters after the game. We were out there having fun. It's just part of a basketball game. That's all it is."
With their victory, Philadelphia avoided a series sweep and forces a Game 5 back in Boston on Wednesday night. Rozier had just three points following his dust-up with Embiid and finished with 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting. Embiid muscled his way to 15 points and 13 rebounds.
