Philadelphia 76ers' Jrue Holiday, right, goes up for a shot as Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett defends during the second half of Game 6. Photo / Getty Images.
The Philadelphia 76ers kept their NBA season alive with an 82-75 victory over the Boston Celtics today to force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference playoff series.
Jrue Holiday finished with a team-high 20 points and six assists and Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the
Sixers who evened the series at three games each and are now 5-0 in the playoffs in games following a loss.
Philadelphia once again rebounded from a 101-85 loss in game five by rallying in the second half to beat the favoured Celtics.
It wasn't a work of art but the eighth-seeded Sixers got the job done. Philadelphia missed 11 free throws, hit just one-of-nine from three-point range and were out-rebounded 48-37. But the Sixers had five players reach double figures in scoring.
Boston was equally inept at times, shooting just 33 per cent from the floor and committing 17 turnovers.
