Tatum made the first two baskets of the third quarter, promising an awakening, but Harden, playing in his best moments, and Embiid held the Sixers by a comfortable lead (78-63 with 6.02 left).
In any case, Tatum had already taken over the helm of the Celtics and let his team reach the fourth quarter with 13 points in that third period with options (92-83).
A dunk from White after two minutes of drought for both teams early in the final quarter claimed for the Celtics that the game was still open (92-85).
So much so that, with two 3-pointers from Smart and Brown and a basket from Tatum’s previous ring, the Bostonians tied the game (96-96) with 5 minutes to play.
In the first 8 minutes of the deciding set, the Sixers only scored 4 points.
In that stretch of growth for Boston, Horford stood out, fantastic in his defense of Embiid with several blocks and also pulling off a fantastic dunk.
With -2 for the Sixers and less than half a minute on the clock, Harden tied the score with a drive and then Smart was unable to avoid overtime by missing a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer.
In overtime, Tatum hit his lone 3-pointer of the game with 38 seconds left (113-115), but Harden answered him with another 3-pointer, from the corner and a pass from Embiid, that sealed Philadelphia’s victory after the officials confirmed that a 3-pointer Smart hit on the buzzer had been out of time.
Source: El heraldo
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