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But if he hadn't been a total disaster for the first three-plus quarters, the Celtics could have won comfortably. On the one hand, his shooting down the stretch was super-star stuff. He finished 5-of-21 from the field for 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists in a totally bizarre showing. He then proceeded to bury three more triples over the next few minutes to put the game away, and keep both the Celtics' season and his reputation alive. It started with a contested 3-pointer over Joel Embiid in the corner with 4:14 to play, which gave the Celtics the lead - for good, as it turned out. Then, all of a sudden, he flipped a switch. As the clock ticked under five minutes, he was 1-of-14 from the field and on the verge of ruining his reputation with one of the worst elimination game performances from a star in recent memory.

But he didn't look like that type of player for 43 minutes on Thursday night. In the past week, Jayson Tatum added a fourth-place MVP finish and a second consecutive All-NBA First Team appearance to his resume.

Here are some key takeaways from the game: Tatum saves his reputation Now, they'll have to head back to Boston and win a Game 7 on the road if they want to get back to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2001. They shot 36.1 percent from the field and went 8-of-34 from 3-point land. The Sixers, much like the Celtics in Game 5, picked a bad time for a brutal offensive showing. Marcus Smart, in particular, delivered with 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. The good news for him was he got plenty of help to keep the Celtics in the game until he showed up. Tatum finished with 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists on 5-of-21 from the field in one of the strangest games we've ever seen from a star. The had only made one shot entering the final five minutes, but drained four 3-pointers down the stretch to help the Celtics pull away for good. Neither team seemed all that interested in winning the game, and they traded missed shots and turnovers for the majority of the frame. The Sixers surged back into the game late in the second quarter, then took a slight lead heading into the fourth, which set up a fascinating finish.Īs it turned out, the final 12 minutes were some of the worst basketball we've seen all postseason. They pushed the advantage to as much as 16 in the second quarter, but were unable to hold on to it for very long. With their backs against the wall, the Celtics came out with all sorts of intensity on both sides of the ball, and had a double-digit lead after just a few minutes. The action will now shift back to Boston for a win-or-go-home showdown on Sunday.

Celtics score series#

It wasn't easy, and it certainly wasn't pretty, but the Celtics outlasted the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 on Thursday night, 95-86, to even the series at 3-3. Stick with us for all of the post-match reaction right here.The Boston Celtics have forced a Game 7. Subs: Legzdins, McGhee, Tiffoney, Cameron, Ashcroft, Mulligan, Rudden, Sylla, Lewis Subs: Bain, Lagerbielke, Palma, Holm, Oh, Bernardo, Hatate, Forrest, Ralstonĭundee starting XI: Carson, Kerr, Beck, Shaughnessy, Bakayoko, Lamie, Robinson, McCowan, Robertson, Howley, Boateng The hosts are now two points clear of St Mirren at the top of the Scottish Premiership with Dundee dropping to ninth.Ĭeltic starting XI: Hart, Johnston, Phillips, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, O'Riley, Turnbull, Maeda, Yang, Kyogo Luke McCowan's first-half effort cannoned off of Joe Hart and Amadou Bakayoko scooped a late cutback over the bar in the best two chances for Tony Docherty's side this afternoon.

The Japanese attacker then turned provider for Matt O'Riley.Īlistair Johnston fired a pass down the right-hand side that Kyogo latched onto on the byline and his well-weighted cutback was perfect for O'Riley to stroke home without having to break his stride.Ĭhampions League football kicks of for Celtic giant Feyenoord on Tuesday night and they got in the ideal preparation for it with a clean sheet, but Dundee threatened at times. Celtic eventually breezed past Dundee with a scintillating second-half performance in front of a buoyant and hopeful home support ahead of a massive week for the club.īrendan Rodgers' side failed to capitalise on a glut of chances prior to the break but David Turnbull won a penalty just after the break and fired it home with a superb strike down the middle.Ĭallum McGregor showed great vision to lift a through ball in for Kyogo Furuhashi to glance backwards and past Trevor Carson, after making a darting run off of the defender's shoulder.