Sixers 82, Celtics 81: The series heads to Philadelphia knotted at 1-1

When Lavoy Allen’s prayer with 0.9 seconds on the shot clock improbably banked through the rim and the refs shortly thereafter declined to call a travel after Evan Turner took approximately 19 steps, I figured this might be Philadelphia’s night.Yes, the Celtics responded with a couple threes and made a number of other important plays down the stretch, including Rajon Rondo’s obscene rebound over the top of Turner. But the offensive foul called on Kevin Garnett with 10 seconds left cemented it: The basketball gods may be injuring folks left and right to make Boston’s road easier, but they were not going to let the Celtics get away with their third-quarter effort tonight.On a night when Mickael Pietrus broke out of his slump, this kid did not get the 8th birthday present of his wishes, Avery Bradley proved once and for all that he’s significantly tougher than all of you, and the Celtics lost home court advantage, I leave you with a number of game notes rather than an actual recap.– ...