Boston was doomed before the game even started.

The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the conference semifinals with Game 7 victories. Winners and losers from their games Sunday.

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 on Saturday night to complete the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 deficit.

With a Game 7 victory over the Magic, the Pistons overcame a 3-1 deficit for their first playoff series win since 2008.

CLEVELAND — A wild sequence of events and an RJ Barrett game-winner in Game 6 forced a win-or-go-home scenario for the Cavaliers and Raptors in Game 7, played at Rocket Arena May 3. In that decisive Game 7, and with their playoff lives on the line, Jarrett Allen and the Cavs took down the Raptors 114-102 to advance to the second round.

The most compelling second-round series is definitely the Montreal Canadiens facing the Buffalo Sabres. It is the first time these Atlantic Division rivals have met in the playoff

Brad Stevens said that the decision behind ruling out Jayson Tatum in Game 7 was driven by caution rather than severity.

Jeremy Hanzel scores the winning goal for the Adirondack Thunder, setting up a series-deciding game Wednesday night.