Sixers Saved: Philly Forces Game 7 With 82-75 Win

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NBA Playoffs 2012, 76ers Vs. Celtics Game 6: Philly Forces Game 7 With 82-75 Win

The Philadelphia 76ers followed up a dreadful first-half performance with an adequate second-half performance, earning an 82-75 victory over the Boston Celtics in game six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

There will be a game seven.

The Celtics never scored more than 20 points in a quarter, and had only two players finish in double figures (Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett had 24 and 20 points, respectively) and were unable to fix whatever was wrong in the first 24 minutes of the game.

Overall, Boston had only 14 assists on 26 made field goals.

They also were 3-14 from beyond the arc, 1-10 before the final 80 seconds of the game.

Yikes.

Meanwhile, the 76ers came out of halftime loose and playing with more energy, led by Jrue Holiday who outplayed Rajon Rondo with 20 points and six assists. After committing nine turnovers in the first half, Doug Collins' club gave the ball up only three times in the second half while continuing to limit good looks by the Celtics.

As the eight seed, the 76ers have nothing to lose Saturday night on the road in Boston.

After being up 2-1 and seemingly in complete control of the series, the Celtics have already blown a huge opportuniy to advance to the conference finals with rest.

Now they're just looking to advance and keep their season alive.

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Celtics-76ers Is Going To A Game 7

Which means we need your help, folks. Given how bad this series has been, what would be a better way to decide who wins than actually playing Game 7? Let us know.

Me? I’d like to see a free-throw shooting contest between Rajon Rondo and Andre Iguodala.

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Speaking Of Lineups Teams Never Use

With Ray Allen picking up his fifth foul, the Celtics put Marquis Daniels in for the first time, setting up this lineup.

- Daniels
- Rajon Rondo
- Mickael Pietrus
- Paul Pierce
- Kevin Garnett

This is the first time those five players have ever shared the floor. We’re watching Game 6 of the second round of the playoffs, mind you.

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76ers Playing A Really Small Lineup Right Now

We’re midway through the fourth quarter, and this is currently the 76ers’ lineup.

-Jrue Holiday
-Louis Williams
-Evan Turner
-Andre Iguodala
-Elton Brand

That lineup played 10 minutes together during the regular season and zero minutes together in the playoffs. I love when coaches do stuff like this. Forget what got you here. Just do something different!

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Paul Pierce Slaps Rajon Rondo

Rajon Rondo has had a pretty terrible Game 6 against the 76ers, so teammate Paul Pierce decided he needed to get him going. He ended his bench speech with this display of affection. It actually was a display of affection, but it won’t look like it.

I’ll never understand athletes’ displays of affection.

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Jrue Holiday Being Allowed To Make Plays

One of my frustrations all year watching the 76ers is how Jrue Holiday doesn’t look to attack the basket enough. Mostly, I blame coach Doug Collins’ conservative offense for neutering Holiday’s aggression. Before Game 6, though, Collins said Holiday needed to shoot more, and that’s just what Holiday needed to hear.

So far, Holiday has been attacking the basket, taking advantage of his new freedom. He took just six shots in Game 5; he already taken five layups in Game 6. He struggled to finish often during the season, but he’s converting his shots at the rim in this game.

This has always been an element of Holiday’s game, but he hasn’t had a chance to show it. With his team’s season on the line, it’s about time Collins let him go.

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Plays The 76ers Can Throw Out Of The Playbook

Pick-and-rolls with Jodie Meeks as the ball-handler and Evan Turner as the roll man.

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Paul Pierce Jerks His Head To Get A Call

NBA players never do this. It would be unbecoming!

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Avert Your Eyes

This is the Boston Celtics' shot chart. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH.

For those not visually inclined: the Celtics are 9-of-41 on non-layups in this game.

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VIDEO: Andre Iguodala Provides An Actual Highlight

This 76ers-Celtics game has been a bore, to put it kindly. Thankfully, Andre Iguodala has your solution to boredom. Here he is taking a deflected pass, driving down the lane and slamming it down on Paul Pierce.

Obviously, this came on a broken play. The 76ers tried posting up Evan Turner, but he lost control and was forced to pass it back. Elton Brand deflected his own teammate's pass, and the ball ended up in Iguodala's hands. Then, that happened, and ESPN analyst Hubie Brown -- who earlier exclaimed that Iguodala was "his guy" when he scored in transition -- went nuts.

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