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The pursuit of Allen Iverson as the opening ceremony in an Eastern Conference semifinal game last Wednesday between the 76ers and Celtics was not unlike a search for the Jewel of the Nile.

Just like last offseason, not long after the 76ers were eliminated in five games by the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs, the Andre Iguodala question hangs over the team.

These are two of the NBA's legendary franchises and located less than a six-hour train ride apart.

Celtic players are recharging batteries and Celtic coaches are revamping schemes.

It's hard to imagine a more unlikely story this playoff season than that of the Philadelphia 76ers .

Jrue Holiday #11 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket against Rajon Rondo #9 of the Boston Celtics in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 23, 2012 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Allen Iverson, clad in a Lou Williams 76ers jersey, gave one of his trademark interviews to ESPN's Lisa Salters Wednesday night during game six of Philly-Boston: "I'm not using that word [retire]. I want to play basketball so bad the way it is right now, I've accepted the fact [the NBA] might not happen I just love to play and I want to have ... (more)

A win is more than a win ... it's something to build on. Some things go well one night, and the hope is they might go well that same way again.

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, for Philadelphia 76ers fans Game 6 Wednesday night was Kate Upton on the beach in Fiji.

But before we get caught up in that hoopla and dream about 1982, it is time to thank Doug Collins and the Philadelphia 76ers for the great season they have given their fans.

Down 3-2 in their best-of-seven series, the home team decided to call upon the greatest player in franchise history for some good luck.

Alan Horwitz yells during Game 6 against the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs.

The beauty of the game played by both teams Monday lay in the abandon with which each passed and caught and shot the basketball.

Brandon Bass scored 18 of his career playoff-best 27 points in the third quarter to help host Boston take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference second-round series.

The reasons for the Boston Celtics demise in game four of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi Finals are many.

One of the things 76ers coach Doug Collins has mentioned is his team's need for movement, for action, the need to not have the offense stand still.

An No. 8 seed in the NBA Finals? At the beginning of the playoffs, you would've thought I was crazy.

Iguodala has long been blamed for the Philadelphia 76ers' eight-year run of painfully mediocre basketball.

May 18, 2012; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala celebrates making a three point shot during the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics in game four of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Arena.

Kobe Bryant refused to let a second straight game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going 3-0 down in their NBA playoff series.