PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to finish the Boston Celtics and advance to their first Eastern Conference finals since 2001. They knew their challenge would tough: These Celtics are not so easy to bury.
Amid a raucous atmosphere at the Wells Fargo Center, the Celtics put on a shooting clinic in the opening minutes. They couldn’t miss a 3 while the Sixers were running in quicksand.
Philadelphia worked its way back and led in the fourth quarter, but the Celtics walked away with a 95-86 victory to keep their season alive and force a Game 7.
Joel Embiid had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Philadelphia. Tyrese Maxey had 26 points. James Harden added 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. PJ Tucker added eight points and Tobias Harris had two on 1-for-7 shooting.
Here are the player grades following the loss: