NBA – Philadelphia 76ers stun the Boston Celtics

Once again the Boston Celtics hit the headlines of our sports betting blog. The Celtics are starting to show signs of slowing down in the final stretch of the final season. The Philadelphia 76ers brought on a great game and guided by Elton Brand scored 14 points, while Spencer Hawes had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the Sixers beat the Boston Celtics 89-86.

It really wasn’t much of a fight from the start. The Sixers held a 10-point advantage for most of the fourth quarter and they were certainly helped out by the Boston Celtics. They missed eight straight baskets over a 6-minute span late in the fourth quarter to hand in the win to Philadelphia. The Boston Celtics lost in this manner their eighth conference game of the season.

Looking for a quick review of how it all went down in the fourth quarter, well here it is: Lou Williams’ jumper just before the game hit the 5-minute mark put the Sixers ahead 83-81. And Boston never got ahead of them again. Jodie Meeks made two free throws after he was fouled hard by Paul Pierce on a fast break attempt and the Sixers were able to pull off one of their best wins of the season.

It was certainly a bad night for the Big Three. Either that or they were just not trying too hard. Truth is, the Celtics have already secured a berth in the NBA Playoffs and these three guys aren’t getting any younger, so not pushing it too hard on meaningless games could easily be part of a larger, long-term plan. Anyhow, these are their numbers: Garnett scored 14 points, Paul Pierce had 11 and Ray Allen finished with five. Jeff Green led Boston with 18 points. Extra kudos go to backup Nenad Krstic who had 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Celtics.