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• PHILADELPHIA SIXERS SCORE LAST NIGHT SERIES

The Celtics led by 16 points at one point before a cold stretch in the third quarter gave the Sixers a window. Just one day removed from earning All-NBA honors, Tatum proved himself worthy of the moment, early shooting woes notwithstanding. After an icy shooting night, he poured in four pivotal 3-pointers in the final frame to keep Boston ahead. Jayson Tatum, who struggled mightily for much of the night, exploded in the fourth quarter, perhaps saving the Celtics from an early offseason. The action swings back to Boston one last time, with a huge Game 7 slated for Sunday and a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals on the line. Game 1 is scheduled to tip Wednesday night in Boston.The Boston Celtics have extended their season with a 95-86 Game 6 victory on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA SIXERS SCORE LAST NIGHT SERIES

Boston's Joe Mazzulla advances to the conference finals in his first season as an NBA head coach after inheriting the defending Eastern Conference finalists from exiled head coach Ime Udoka in the offseason.īoston will look to replicate last season's conference finals victory over a Heat team that's won two playoff series as the East's No. Philadelphia has now been eliminated short of the conference finals for a sixth straight season. Rivers falls to 6-10 in Games 7 as a head coach with five more Game 7 losses than any other coach in NBA history. Boston outrebounded Philadelphia, 43-37 and won the turnover margin, 7 to 12. The 76ers shot 37.3% from the field and 8 of 37 (21.6%) from 3. The Celtics shot 47.1% from the field and 15 of 33 (45.5%) from 3-point distance. Harden tallied 9 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds on a 3-of-11 shooting effort. The 76ers center tallied 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks while shooting 5 of 18 from the field. Brown added 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks while shooting 9 of 19 from the field and 3 of 6 from 3.Įmbiid, meanwhile was no match for his All-NBA counterpart. He connected on 17-of-28 field-goal attempts including a 6-of-10 effort from 3-point distance. Tatum finished with 51 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. But he bounced back for 16 points in the fourth quarter in Game 6 to rally the Celtics to a win and force Sunday's Game 7. His dominant effort came on the heels of slow starts in multiple games this series, including a 1-of-14 effort to start Game 6. Tatum added 9 more points in the fourth before leaving the game to a curtain call with 3:23 remaining and Boston leading 108-78. There was no 76ers response to close the gap. Tatum outscored the 76ers on his own in the third with 17 points in the stanza.

The 10-point third was tied for the lowest scoring output in a playoff game in the NBA's shot clock era. Sparked by a 28-3 run, the Celtics outscored the 76ers, 33-10 in the third quarter to take an 88-62 lead into the fourth. The bucket prompted a timeout from 76ers head coach Doc Rivers. Tatum scored baskets on consecutive possessions in the third quarter's opening minutes including another 3-pointer to extend Boston's lead to 62-55. Celtics on NBC Sports Boston May 14, 2023Īfter the break, Boston blew the game open. That's 25 first half points from Jayson Tatum 🔥🔥🔥 /fYBM4JwLem