Joel Embiid gets last laugh at Terry Rozier's expense on Instagram

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You knew Joel Embiid would have something to say after this one.

The Philadelphia 76ers finally beat the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night for the first time this season, thanks in large part to Embiid's 37 points and 22 rebounds (and his role in getting C's guard Marcus Smart ejected.)

So, the Sixers big man celebrated with an Instagram post.

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Big time win#TheProcess

A post shared by Joel "The Process" Embiid (@joelembiid) on Mar 20, 2019 at 8:29pm PDT

Notice where Embiid marked his location? ("Lametown.") And notice who's in the background of that first photo? (Terry Rozier.)

It was Rozier, if you'll recall, who called Embiid "lame" during an interview with FS1's Kristine Leahy that aired Tuesday, continuing a war of words that goes back to last year's playoffs.

Looks like Embiid won this round, even if this jab was subdued by his standards.

Rozier still didn't go quietly into the night, taking another opportunity to troll Philly over its famously premature "confetti celebration" during that 2018 playoff series.

"I thought the confetti was going to drop tonight," Rozier deadpanned after the game.

Unfortunately for Boston, revenge may be hard to come by, as the No. 5-seed C's now are a full three games back of the No. 3-seed Sixers and are more likely to face the No. 4 Indiana Pacers in the first round.

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