NBA Playoffs Rapid Reaction: 76ers Keep Composure Late, Steal Homecourt From Celtics
Posted on
May 15, 2012 by
Raj Prashad
A questionable Garnett foul late gave the Sixers the big win.
The Philadelphia 76ers weren’t going to just sit there and let the veteran Boston Celtics roll them right out of the playoffs.
After winning their first playoff series since 2003, the Sixers won their first playoff game in Boston since 1982, 82-81.
Behind a timely ref assist and a late Evan Turner bucket, Philadelphia stole homecourt advantage as the teams head to the Wells Fargo Center for Wednesday night’s Game 3 tilt.
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