Fan drilled with errant pass while on her phone sitting courtside at NBA play-in tournament

Just about everyone in the vicinity of the basketball moved out of the way, except for the one person who the ball was in a direct line toward.

The unsuspecting woman took the ball right to the head, and it ricocheted several rows behind her.

76ers star Tyrese Maxey rushed over to check on the woman. She is said to have toughed out the rest of the game.

Hopefully, for her sake, it was worth it, as the Sixers earned a 109-97 win to clinch the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.

VJ Edgecombe added 19 points and 11 rebounds.

The Sixers now face those same Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

Joel Embiid had an emergency appendectomy last week in Houston. While the 76ers haven't given a timetable for his return, the two-time scoring champion returned to the team Wednesday, surprising teammates in the locker room and watching the game from the bench.

The Magic will now play the Charlotte Hornets, who kept their season alive by defeating the Miami Heat Tuesday.

Sixers fans chanted "We want Boston!" in the waning moments, but it might be best to pay heed to series history. The 76ers have lost their last six playoff series against the Celtics. Philadelphia last topped Boston in a series in 1982.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.