![]() ![]() There's a reason why they went to that double big, to have someone to protect the rim and he was pulling over every single time. "We missed a lot of wide-open looks tonight. Part of the story of Thursday's game was Boston going back to its two-big lineup with Robert Williams III and Al Horford - the grouping that powered the Celtics to the NBA Finals last year but hadn't seen the court together for a single possession in this year's playoffs before Game 6.Īnd while Williams was plus-18 in Game 6, Embiid said the lineup change didn't make an impact. I'm not going to force it."īut Boston has forced Philadelphia into a Game 7, after the 76ers played a nearly flawless game in Boston on Tuesday night to reclaim home-court advantage for a second time in this series. They packed the paint, so they're forcing us to make shots. "I did a lot of really good things offensively. "I'm not going to look at my shooting percentage," said Harden, who finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, but had 5 turnovers. Harden, though, said he wasn't going to lose faith after an off shooting game and expressed frustration over a lack of foul calls. Despite Boston committing 18 turnovers and Tatum's awful game through the first 42 minutes or so, the Celtics improved to 35-2 between the regular and postseasons when they hit at least 40% of their 3-point shots thanks to Marcus Smart (22 points), Derrick White (9) and Malcolm Brogdon (16) going a combined 10-for-19 from deep.Īs a team, Philadelphia went 8-for-34 from beyond the arc, including James Harden missing all six of his shots.Īcross the six games in this series, Harden - after going 4-for-16 in Game 6 - is a combined 9-for-44 in Philadelphia's losses, compared to going 37-for-61 across the 76ers' three wins. I didn't like how we played overall offensively down the stretch. "I don't think we trusted very well," 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. While Embiid went 3-for-6 from the field in the fourth quarter, the rest of the 76ers combined to go 2-for-14. In the interim, Tatum buried four 3-pointers to save both his game and Boston's season, with Philadelphia being left to regret its stagnant late-game offense and rue a missed opportunity to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in a generation. It briefly appeared that Philadelphia would win Game 6 when Jayson Tatum - who at that point was 1-for-14 from the field - committed a clear-path foul on Tyrese Maxey that, after Maxey hit a pair of free throws, made it 83-81 Philadelphia with just under six minutes to go.īut instead of closing the game out, the 76ers closed up shop, missing nine consecutive shots over the next several minutes before a meaningless bucket by reserve Jaden Springer with 22 seconds remaining capped the scoring. We've got to respond, and got to go win." Tonight was pretty tough, but we know how much better we could have been. that's why you play, for these types of games. I got to be more aggressive, as far as shooting and making sure I get my teammates looks and everybody else has to do their job and everybody has to show up. Everybody has to step up, starting with me. It's not going to be easy in that environment, but it's the same thing. "We know what we got to do," said Embiid, who finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds in 40 minutes. PHILADELPHIA - After watching the Boston Celtics close Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 14-3 run to walk out of Wells Fargo Center with a 95-86 victory and push the matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers to a Game 7 on Sunday, the NBA's newly minted Most Valuable Player, Joel Embiid, said his team will be ready when this series resumes in 72 hours. 'We know what we got to do' Sixers regrouping after 'tough' G6 loss ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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