 Allen Iverson's jumper with 22.6 seconds left broke a tie, and his free throws with 1.6 ticks left sealed an 83-81 victory Wednesday night as the Sixers won their second consecutive elimination game. Iverson scored 28 points for Philadelphia, which will go for a series-clinching victory Friday night in Boston.
 Sixers Game 5 Tonight 8:00 Eastern Time. The Celtics look to Antoine Walker after an amazing first half Sunday afternoon, breaking the Playoff record bangin' 6 Three Point Completions in one quarter, and Paul Peirce the possible MVP for the 2001-2002 Season to help over throw "The Answer" Allen Iverson and his Philadelphia 76ers.
Allen Iverson scored 42 points, but Derrick Coleman and Corie Blount made the clutch plays that kept the Sixers' season alive in Sunday's 108-103 victory over Boston. Coleman tipped in a missed shot to give Philadelphia the lead for good with 45 seconds to play, and he blocked an Antoine Walker three-point attempt on Boston's final possession. Blount's defense forced Paul Pierce into two bad plays in the waning minutes. Game 4 will be 8 p.m. Wednesday at the First Union Center.
With their 103-80 loss to Indiana on Wednesday, the Sixers enter the Eastern Conference playoffs as the No. 6 seed and will open the postseason in Boston at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday (NBC). Eric Snow had 16 and Matt Harpring had 15 for Philadelphia, which played without Allen Iverson, Derrick Coleman, Corie Blount and Dikembe Mutombo.
Sixers Coach Larry Brown After Game 1 -
"I’m disappointed only because of the integrity of this game. I wish we could have had all of our players. The guys who played, played great but the Pacers just dominated. They deserved to win. They had to win five in a row to make the playoffs and that’s something they should be happy with. The hurt players are well rested and I hope they will be ready. We’ve had to overcome a lot this season. A lot of the young kids learned tonight that it’s not so easy." Sixers Announce First Round Schedule 76ers Place Forward Corie Blount on the Injured List; Activate Forward Damone Brown Eric Snow Named NBA Player of the Week Sixers Among Most Popular NBA Merchandise
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