PHILADELPHIA – No one said it was going to be easy.
If anyone expected the 76ers to gleefully fold in the face of adversity, they had another thing coming.
Boston pinned Philadelphia’s back against the wall Saturday night by pulling ahead 3-0 in the teams’ Conference Semifinals series. The Sixers needed a win Monday night to keep their season alive, and they got it, 103-92.
The Celtics put forth an underwhelming performance from start to finish. They struggled to score, they were saddled by foul trouble, and, as a team already riddled by injuries, they even lost another player due to injury (Shane Larkin, left shoulder injury).