The Celtics faced a tough Philly team that is fighting for a playoff seed and came away with a 100-86 win. The Celtics came out strong and got to a 15-0 lead before Philly chipped away at the lead. The Celtics had a 26-20 lead at the end of 1. Philly tied the game at 44 in the second quarter, but never took the lead. Both teams scored 27 points in the second quarter for a 53-47 lead at the half.
A quick look at the stats and you would think that the Sixers won this game, or at least made it close. The Celtics had twice as many turnovers as the Sixers with 14 to only 7 for them. The Celtics were outscored 42-30 in the paint. Philly had 11 fast break points to 8 for the Celtics. The Sixers out rebounded the Celtics by 1 and had 11 more offensive rebounds. The difference was in the field goal percentage though as the Celtics shot 47% from the field and held the Sixers to only 32%.
The Celtics have now won 9 games in a row including the big win over the Pistons last week. They h...
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