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

It's a series that everyone wanted to see, despite the general public's distaste for the 76ers-Celtics Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Rajon Rondo scored 9 points in less than two minutes to give Boston a 10-point lead with 1:45 left.

WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NCRondo leads Celtics to 85-75 Game 7 win over 76ers Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.

For Celtics captain Paul Pierce, tonight will be his Game 7 of Game 7s. Pierce will play the seventh Game 7 of his career when the Celtics host the Sixers at 8 tonight at the Garden in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Unlike the case in most other professions, whichever club is heading down to Miami is doing so to keep on working rather than relax.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers announced that Avery Bradley would undergo surgery yesterday to repair his dislocated left shoulder and be out for not only Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals tonight, but the remainder of the playoffs.

Just one game between two teams who don't like each other very much. For the Sixers and the Celtics , it's not about what happened during the season or what'll happen against Miami or who stays or goes once the final whistle sounds.

WALTHAM, Mass. - Kevin Garnett won't be posting any comments from the 76ers' owners on his mental bulletin board.

One thing that is certain to motivate the Sixers in Saturday's Game 7 with Boston is that winning the game would not only propel them into the Eastern Conference finals, but it would most likely end the Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce era of playing together.

Life looked good for the Celtics mere days ago. Miami was down 2-1 against Indiana, and thus a path was opening up to the finals.

Although Avery Bradley 's playoff run has abruptly come to an end, how far this young man has come in the past five months will not go unnoticed.

This is the kind of advantage the Celtics didn't want to seize. In the pressure of a Game 7, on their storied parquet floor, beneath the banners of 17 championships, their Hall of Fame trio and their consummate point guard should be able to finally put away the young and inexperienced 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

For the 2016 campaign, the USA basketball must consider Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers as the new head coach of the team for he is charismatic, a player's coach, and can coach his teams to wins late in games.

Ainge has a chance to leave another big stamp on the C's in the upcoming draft. Jim Rogash/Getty Images They are also resilient, proud and stubborn, but none of these six qualities is going to help them all that much going forward beyond this year's postseason.

Wednesday was already a dream come true for Shorter University outfielder Charlsie Broome.

By Josh Dhani NBA Writer With Allen Iverson in the crowd, the Philadelphia 76ers were able to play better on Wednesday night, forcing a Game 7 against the Boston Celtics in a 82-75 victory.

There was just one game in the NBA playoffs last night. The Sixers welcomed the Celtics trying to force a Game 7 in what has been one of the most unwatchable playoff series in recent memory.

Rondo had, by far, his worst game of the playoffs in the Celtics ' 82-75 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers .

As Doug Collins talked about his charges after the Sixers beat the Celtics, 82-75, to force Game 7, it was notable that he hardly was asked about a single player.