Celtics survive OT thriller to take 3-0 lead

2018-05-06T02:14:54+00:00 2018-05-06T09:53:05+00:00.

Aris Barkas

06/May/18 02:14

Eurohoops.net

Once again, Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics shocked the basketball world.

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

With 1,7 seconds left in regulation, the Sixers tied the game on a Marco Belinelli tough fade-away jumper.

In OT, the home side made key errors and Boston capitalized

With the Sixers up one, 98-97 and 8 seconds left in overtime, Al Hordord scored the go ahead bucket putting Boston up by one.

On the next possession,Horford came up with the steal and knocked down 2 free-throws to give the Celtics a three-point lead, 101-98 which was the final score.

Rookie standout, Jason Tatum led the Celtics in scoring with 24 points on 11-of-17 shooting.

For the Sixers, Joel Embiid scored 22 points to go with 19 boards.

Italian sharpshooter Marco Belinelli scored 12 points but missed the potential game-tying field goal in overtime.

Turkish forward, Ersan Ilyasova added 14 points and 7 boards for the losing side.

The Sixers will try to avoid elimination this Monday at home.

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