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Celtics look to complete sweep vs. Sixers

The Boston Celtics will seek to complete a playoff-series sweep of the rival Philadelphia 76ers franchise for the first time in 63 years when the Eastern Conference clubs contest Game 4 of their best-of-seven on Sunday afternoon at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.

The third-seeded Celtics scored the game's final 10 points and tightened the defensive screws on Joel Embiid down the stretch to overcome a late deficit en route to Friday's 102-94 win.

The victory put Boston up 3-0 in the series and gave it a chance to sweep the 76ers for the first time since they played as the Syracuse Nationals in a 1957 Eastern Finals that featured Bob Cousy and Dolph Schayes.