76ers 96-91 Celtics (23 Mar, 2002) Play-by-Play

Philadelphia 76ers

36-32, 18-17 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	18	27	31	20	96
BOS	31	19	27	14	91

Boston Celtics

39-30, 21-13 home

Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Antoine Walker missed Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kenny Anderson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Tony Battie made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Tony Delk missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot.
Tony Battie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Antoine Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rodney Rogers missed Layup.
Antoine Walker made Layup.
Eric Williams made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Paul Pierce made Layup.
Rodney Rogers missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo.
Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Rodney Rogers made Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.
Antoine Walker made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Kenny Anderson made Layup.
Rodney Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Rodney Rogers made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Vitaly Potapenko missed Layup.
Walter McCarty made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Antoine Walker missed 12 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Walter McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Erick Strickland missed Layup.
Walter McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tony Battie missed 15 ft Jumper.
Eric Williams made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Williams.
Rodney Rogers missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vitaly Potapenko missed Layup.
Paul Pierce missed 16 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed Layup.
Antoine Walker missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Paul Pierce missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Rodney Rogers made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Rodney Rogers made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 17 ft Jumper.
Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tony Delk.
Rodney Rogers made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Walter McCarty made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.
Paul Pierce missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antoine Walker.
Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Eric Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kenny Anderson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo.
Kenny Anderson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 6 ft Jumper.
Antoine Walker missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed Layup.
Tony Delk missed Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Antoine Walker made Two Point Shot.
Kenny Anderson missed Layup.
Tony Delk missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 31 ft Three Point Jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tony Delk missed 33 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed 16 ft Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed 15 ft Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed 16 ft Jumper.
Matt Harpring missed 10 ft Jumper.
Matt Harpring missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo missed 4 ft Jumper.
Allen Iverson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Allen Iverson made 14 ft Jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo missed Hook Shot.
Eric Snow made 14 ft Jumper.
Matt Harpring missed Layup.
Matt Harpring made 3 ft Jumper.
Allen Iverson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Eric Snow missed Jumper.
Eric Snow made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Iverson.
Allen Iverson made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Matt Harpring made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Eric Snow missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Allen Iverson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Eric Snow missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed 15 ft Jumper.
Corie Blount made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Iverson.
Allen Iverson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Allen Iverson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Speedy Claxton made Layup. Assisted by Derrick Coleman.
Speedy Claxton missed Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Coleman made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allen Iverson.
Allen Iverson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.
Allen Iverson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Matt Harpring missed 10 ft Jumper.
Matt Harpring made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Allen Iverson made Layup.
Allen Iverson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed 18 ft Jumper.
Matt Harpring missed 18 ft Jumper.
Allen Iverson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Eric Snow missed 16 ft Jumper.
Matt Harpring made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Eric Snow made 19 ft Jumper.
Speedy Claxton made Layup. Assisted by Dikembe Mutombo.
Speedy Claxton made Two Point Shot.
Derrick Coleman missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Matt Harpring made Layup. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.
Eric Snow missed 4 ft Jumper.
Matt Harpring made Layup. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.
Speedy Claxton made Layup. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Dikembe Mutombo made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Matt Harpring missed 11 ft Jumper.
Derrick Coleman made Tip Shot.
Corie Blount missed Layup.
Dikembe Mutombo made Tip Shot. Assisted by Corie Blount.
Corie Blount missed 15 ft Jumper.
Raja Bell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derrick McKey.
Derrick McKey missed 15 ft Jumper.
Raja Bell made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.
Derrick Coleman missed 12 ft Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed Three Point Jumper.
Derrick McKey made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Eric Snow made Two Point Shot.
Eric Snow missed 21 ft Jumper.
Speedy Claxton missed Layup. Blocked by Tony Delk.
Derrick McKey missed 5 ft Jumper.
Speedy Claxton made Layup. Assisted by Eric Snow.
Eric Snow made Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed Layup.
Derrick Coleman made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Speedy Claxton.
Matt Harpring missed 19 ft Jumper.
Derrick Coleman made Layup.
Derrick Coleman made 7 ft Jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo missed 8 ft Jumper.
Derrick Coleman missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo missed 12 ft Jumper.
Eric Snow made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Derrick Coleman missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dikembe Mutombo missed Layup.
Matt Harpring missed Layup. Blocked by Antoine Walker.

76ERS

CELTICS

TIME		PHI	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball. Dikembe Mutombo vs. Tony Battie. Eric Snow gains possession.	0	0
11:45	Derrick Coleman missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:42	Tony Battie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
11:36	Paul Pierce made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.	0	2
10:49	Matt Harpring Bad Pass	0	2
10:36	Antoine Walker missed Jumper.	0	2
10:34	Boston Defensive Rebound.	0	2
10:34	Tony Battie Loose Ball Foul	0	2
10:19	Derrick Coleman missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	2
10:18	Eric Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	2
10:06	Derrick Coleman missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	2
10:03	Matt Harpring Defensive Rebound.	0	2
10:02	Matt Harpring missed 10 ft Jumper.	0	2
10:00	Antoine Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:55	Paul Pierce missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
9:52	Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:41	Matt Harpring missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
9:40	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:26	Kenny Anderson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	0	4
9:06	Dikembe Mutombo missed 4 ft Jumper.	0	4
9:03	Tony Battie Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:56	Tony Battie made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.	0	6
8:37	Allen Iverson missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	6
8:36	Derrick Coleman Defensive Rebound.	0	6
8:26	Allen Iverson made 14 ft Jumper.	2	6
8:11	Matt Harpring Personal Foul	2	6
8:04	Tony Delk missed 5 ft Jumper.	2	6
8:03	Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Rebound.	2	6
7:54	Kenny Anderson Shooting Foul	2	6
7:54	Dikembe Mutombo missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	6
7:54	Philadelphia Defensive Rebound.	2	6
7:54	Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	6
7:43	Kenny Anderson made Two Point Shot.	3	8
7:18	Dikembe Mutombo missed Hook Shot.	3	8
7:16	Tony Delk Defensive Rebound.	3	8
7:09	Tony Battie missed 16 ft Jumper.	3	8
7:07	Allen Iverson Defensive Rebound.	3	8
7:01	Tony Battie Shooting Foul	3	8
7:01	Rodney Rogers enters the game for Tony Battie.	3	8
7:01	Allen Iverson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	8
7:01	Allen Iverson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	8
6:48	Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	8
6:46	Eric Snow Defensive Rebound.	5	8
6:41	Eric Snow made 14 ft Jumper.	7	8
6:28	Tony Delk made Layup. Assisted by Rodney Rogers.	7	10
6:09	Matt Harpring missed Layup.	7	10
6:07	Matt Harpring Defensive Rebound.	7	10
6:07	Matt Harpring made 3 ft Jumper.	9	10
5:52	Antoine Walker missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	10
5:48	Allen Iverson Defensive Rebound.	9	10
5:43	Allen Iverson missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	10
5:41	Kenny Anderson Defensive Rebound.	9	10
5:37	Boston Full Timeout.	9	10
5:37	Eric Williams enters the game for Tony Delk.	9	10
5:31	Rodney Rogers missed Layup.	9	10
5:26	Matt Harpring Defensive Rebound.	9	10
5:16	Allen Iverson Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Anderson.	9	10
5:13	Antoine Walker made Layup.	9	12
5:13	Eric Snow Shooting Foul	9	12
5:13	Antoine Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.	9	13
4:56	Eric Snow missed Jumper.	9	13
4:54	Rodney Rogers Defensive Rebound.	9	13
4:47	Eric Williams made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	9	15
4:26	Paul Pierce made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.	9	17
4:11	Eric Snow made Jumper. Assisted by Allen Iverson.	11	17
3:54	Paul Pierce made Layup.	11	19
3:54	Defensive Goaltending	11	19
3:39	Allen Iverson made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.	13	19
3:30	Rodney Rogers missed Layup. Blocked by Dikembe Mutombo.	13	19
3:27	Eric Snow Defensive Rebound.	13	19
3:24	Allen Iverson Bad Pass. Stolen by Antoine Walker.	13	19
3:15	Antoine Walker missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	19
3:14	Kenny Anderson Defensive Rebound.	13	19
3:11	Antoine Walker missed Layup.	13	19
3:10	Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Rebound.	13	19
3:00	Matt Harpring made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.	15	19
2:43	Rodney Rogers made Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Anderson.	15	21
2:19	Eric Snow missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	21
2:17	Derrick Coleman Defensive Rebound.	15	21
1:44	Antoine Walker made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.	15	23
1:16	Kenny Anderson made Layup.	15	25
56.7	Dikembe Mutombo missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	15	25
53.4	Eric Williams Defensive Rebound.	15	25
50.4	Rodney Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Antoine Walker.	15	27
50.4	Dikembe Mutombo Shooting Foul	15	27
50.4	Philadelphia Full Timeout.	15	27
50.4	Alvin Jones enters the game for Dikembe Mutombo.	15	27
50.4	Derrick McKey enters the game for Derrick Coleman.	15	27
50.4	Corie Blount enters the game for Matt Harpring.	15	27
50.4	Walter McCarty enters the game for Antoine Walker.	15	27
50.4	Tony Delk enters the game for Kenny Anderson.	15	27
50.4	Rodney Rogers missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	27
48.0	Paul Pierce Defensive Rebound.	15	27
38.3	Derrick McKey Shooting Foul	15	27
38.3	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	28
38.3	Vitaly Potapenko enters the game for Eric Williams.	15	28
38.3	Paul Pierce made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	29
29.8	Allen Iverson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.	18	29
15.0	Rodney Rogers made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tony Delk.	18	31
4.8	Tony Delk Personal Foul	18	31
4.8	Speedy Claxton enters the game for Alvin Jones.	18	31
0.0	Eric Snow missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	31
0.0	Philadelphia Defensive Rebound.	18	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	18	31

Regular Season Series

PHI wins 3-1

Celtics
83
76ers
99

Game 1

18/12

76ers
106
Celtics
90

Game 2

26/1

Celtics
100
76ers
94

Game 3

5/3

76ers
96
Celtics
91

Game 4

23/3

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 23 March 2002

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Dick Bavetta
Leroy Richardson
James Capers

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	12	3	.800	-	W3
New York	9	6	.600	3	W4
Brooklyn	6	9	.400	6	W1
Toronto	4	12	.250	8.5	W2
Philadelphia	2	12	.143	9.5	L5

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