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The Boston Celtics look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Philadelphia 76ers in game six. The teams meet for the 10th time this season.
Sam Hauser had 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed with a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
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Sixers out to 'do whatever it takes' in Game 6 vs. Celtics
With their backs against the ropes in Game 5 on Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers came out swinging against the Boston Celtics. The Sixers' impressive fourth-quarter performance in Boston sent the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series back to Philadelphia,
Boston and Philadelphia have met in the postseason a record 22 times, with the Celtics winning 15 of them. The last time the 76ers defeated the Celtics in the playoffs was during the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals, where Philadelphia ultimately fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.