The Philadelphia 76ers pulled away from the Boston Celtics in the second half on their way to an easy victory, but one of the weirder moments happened after Jaylen Brown picked up his fifth foul.

He picked up the foul and went down and stood by Brad Stevens. He was called for a technical foul and it didn't look like he did much to deserve it. A few seconds later Stevens also picked up a technical foul, and it also didn't look like he did a ton to deserve his.

After the game, Brown was asked about the technical and he seemed just as confused.

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Right after he picked up the technical he looked around trying to figure out why exactly he had been given the tech, but no one really gave an explanation.

The Celtics were already down big at the time so it didn't have much of an effect on the game, but if it was a close game it could have turned out to be a much bigger deal.

The Sixers did a good job of getting the Celtics in foul trouble and it changed the entire outcome of the game. Jayson Tatum picked up two fouls in the first few minutes and although Stevens kept him in, it can change the way they play.

For the Sixers and Celtics, the series now shifts back to TD Garden on Wednesday night. The Celtics are undefeated so far at home this postseason and will look to close it out and not let the series go back to Philadephia.