Celtics force a Game 7 with a 95-86 win in Philly

The Celtics beat the 76ers 95-86 in Game 6 at Wells Fargo Center in Philly to force a winner take all Game 7 at TD Garden in Boston on Sunday.

Marcus Smart led the Celtics with 22 points, and Jaylen Brown added 17 points. Jayson Tatum struggled to hit shots for the three quarters, and then, in the 4th, he started to heat up. He finished the game with 19 points, scoring 16 in the fourth.

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 26 points for the Sixers. Say, If the Sixers had won, they would have had an opportunity to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2001.

Next Game:

Winner-Take-All Game 7

Sunday May 14th (Mother’s Day) 76ers@ Celtics TBD

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