CAMDEN, N.J. -- A day before a crucial series close-out opportunity against the rival Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers tried to co-opt his opponent's greatest advantage for Thursday's Game 6.
Rivers openly warned his team during meetings Wednesday about the Celtics' recent success in this spot -- specifically Boston's huge Game 6 road victory in Milwaukee last season when facing elimination in this same Eastern Conference quarterfinals round.
The Celtics, who dropped a crushing Game 5 to the 76ers on Tuesday night in Boston to be pushed to the brink of elimination, also won a road Game 7 in Miami last season.