Philadelphia’s shooting guard Andre Igoudala had just hit a fade away jumper for a <a href=”http://www.scorespro.com/basketball/”>live basketball score</a> of 99-97 lead for the Sixers who had the lead  the entire fourth period except during the final buzzer.  Pierce actually did all the work as a decoy when he pump-faked a defender, then dribbled towards the top of the three point arc then passed the ball to Allen who waited for the pass.

The Celtics’ three  point specialist promptly sank another as he stunned the Sixers.  Kevin Garnett missed the action for a second straight playing day but it did not matter that much as Garnett’s big two pals Allen and Pierce proved that the duo were better than any other team’s  five. The Celtics cope well without Garnett in the line up as the team have won eight straight games without him and are 12-2 without Garnett dating back to the last season.  Pierce had 29 points while Allen had 23 points and was 5-for-7 from the field in the fourth quarter. He scored 12 of his points in the last quarter.

Glenn Davis added 12 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double.  Philadelphia lost a fourth quarter lead for the second straight time and now are two games under .500 after they made a surge to push their win-loss record in an even rate. They held off the Celtics for nearly the entire fourth period but Pierce gave his best to keep the Celtics in the game until the end. In one instance, he converted a three point play, then attempted a beautiful twisting, off-balanced running shot that decreased the deficit to 92-90 with 2:42 seconds left. He committed his fifth foul though on a Lou Williams’ lay up with the ball going in the basket. Williams made his bouns free throw to give the Sixers a five point lead once again.

Davis made a wide open 17 foot jumper to make the <a href=”http://www.scorespro.com/basketball/”>score</a> at 95-92. Pierce then was fouled and sank the two free throws awarded to him and cuts the lead down to one at 95-94.  Igoudala’s jumper with 6.8 seconds appeared to put the Sixers safely out of reach. He had Pierce guarding him and was able to escape while dribbling and hit the fade away jumper just  above the free throw line. The Sixers celebrated wildly on the bench as he pumped his fists at his teammates. He top scored for the Sixers while Andre Miller had 21.

Philadelphia did not receive any major production from Elton Brand when they made their run. Brand suffered a dislocated right shoulder in december and appears to not have fully recovered from it. He played wearing a protective cover over his shoulder and was scoreless in only 8 minutes of action as he came off the bench.

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Peri Witny
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