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The Philadelphia 76ers were competitive in Game 3 against the Boston Celtics. They could have won the matchup, but Jayson Tatum and the Celtics had different plans. Unfortunately, the 76ers also fumbled a bit with some of their mistakes.

76ers head coach Nick Nurse regrets plenty of the small mistakes throughout the game. Now, they are facing a 2-1 deficit in the first round against a Celtics side that is rapidly gaining momentum.

Nurse and the 76ers can beat the Celtics. They showed that during Game 2, and they almost did it for the second consecutive time. However, they made some silly mistakes that led to the loss.

While Nurse is still proud of his players, he does lament that they made mistakes. Moving forward, he would love that they limited their mistakes because they are doing a lot of things right.

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One of the mistakes that Nurse highlighted was Adem Bona's foul on Jayson Tatum late in the game. However, he is still proud of what the 76ers have done, especially since Joel Embiid is absent during this series so far.

"First of all, I thought we played extremely hard. I thought we made a few mistakes that you just can't make, probably in these games," Nurse said about the 76ers' mistakes.

As the 76ers continue in this series, they will want to keep playing at a high level. This has been a tough season, but they are fighting hard, and they will want to keep going on this run.

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