Celtics 104-101 76ers (9 Mar, 2006) Play-by-Play

Philadelphia 76ers

30-30, 11-18 away

101

	1	2	3	4	T
PHI	26	24	21	30	101
BOS	31	13	26	34	104

Boston Celtics

26-35, 18-13 home

104

Ryan Gomes makes 11-foot two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Orien Greene misses layup
Raef LaFrentz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 22-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Paul Pierce misses layup
Ryan Gomes makes 7-foot jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Steven Hunter blocks Wally Szczerbiak's 8-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Orien Greene misses 21-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes layup
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Orien Greene makes driving dunk
Tony Allen makes two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Orien Greene assists)
Brian Scalabrine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Samuel Dalembert blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Samuel Dalembert blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 9-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Ryan Gomes misses tip shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
Orien Greene misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 4-foot hook shot (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Orien Greene misses 19-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 20-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 23-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 16-foot jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes hook shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Orien Greene misses 24-foot three point jumper
Raef LaFrentz misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses tip shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Pierce misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 17-foot two point shot
Ryan Gomes makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes layup (Ryan Gomes assists)
Ryan Gomes misses layup
Samuel Dalembert blocks Ryan Gomes's layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Ryan Gomes assists)
Orien Greene makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
Al Jefferson misses layup
Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot jumper
Tony Allen misses layup
Orien Greene makes driving layup
Ryan Gomes misses 20-foot jumper
Orien Greene makes two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 9-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes three point jumper (Orien Greene assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
Steven Hunter blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Ryan Gomes makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
Steven Hunter blocks Al Jefferson's layup
Tony Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 21-foot jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Steven Hunter blocks Ryan Gomes's layup
Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)
Tony Allen misses 4-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Andre Iguodala blocks Paul Pierce's layup
Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three point jumper (Wally Szczerbiak assists)
Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes driving layup (Kevin Ollie assists)
Chris Webber misses 4-foot jumper
Kevin Ollie makes 19-foot jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)
Andre Iguodala makes driving layup
Allen Iverson makes 1-foot two point shot
Chris Webber makes 15-foot two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
Raef LaFrentz blocks Andre Iguodala's layup
Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Webber makes 3-foot hook shot (Kevin Ollie assists)
Allen Iverson misses 1-foot two point shot
Steven Hunter makes hook shot (Allen Iverson assists)
Kevin Ollie makes driving layup
Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper
Chris Webber misses 17-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes layup (Chris Webber assists)
John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Iguodala makes dunk (Chris Webber assists)
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Webber misses 5-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses layup
Orien Greene blocks Allen Iverson's layup
John Salmons misses 17-foot jumper
Samuel Dalembert misses layup
Allen Iverson misses jumper
Matt Barnes makes 2-foot two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)
John Salmons misses 9-foot jumper
Kyle Korver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 12-foot jumper
Matt Barnes makes layup (John Salmons assists)
Allen Iverson misses layup
Paul Pierce blocks John Salmons's layup
Chris Webber misses 7-foot jumper
John Salmons misses layup
John Salmons misses layup
Chris Webber misses 18-foot jumper
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Ollie assists)
Chris Webber misses layup
Kevin Ollie misses layup
Kyle Korver misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Webber makes slam dunk (Andre Iguodala assists)
Chris Webber makes 13-foot two point shot
Allen Iverson makes 8-foot two point shot
Andre Iguodala makes slam dunk
Steven Hunter makes two point shot (Chris Webber assists)
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Allen Iverson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses layup
Andre Iguodala makes layup (Chris Webber assists)
Chris Webber makes jumper (Allen Iverson assists)
Andre Iguodala misses dunk
Allen Iverson misses 19-foot jumper
Kevin Ollie misses layup
Chris Webber misses 7-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
Chris Webber misses 18-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes 9-foot two point shot (Kyle Korver assists)
Paul Pierce blocks Andre Iguodala's layup
Chris Webber makes dunk (Allen Iverson assists)
Allen Iverson makes driving layup
Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
John Salmons makes layup
Allen Iverson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper
Steven Hunter misses 11-foot jumper
Kyle Korver misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot three point jumper (John Salmons assists)
John Salmons misses 24-foot three point jumper
Allen Iverson makes 14-foot jumper
Allen Iverson misses 10-foot jumper
Paul Pierce blocks John Salmons's layup
Kyle Korver misses 9-foot jumper
Allen Iverson makes driving layup (Andre Iguodala assists)
Kyle Korver misses 14-foot jumper
Steven Hunter misses layup
Allen Iverson misses 10-foot jumper
Kyle Korver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Hunter assists)
Allen Iverson makes 18-foot jumper
John Salmons misses 17-foot jumper
Tony Allen blocks Allen Iverson's 17-foot jumper
Andre Iguodala misses 23-foot three point jumper
John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steven Hunter makes layup

76ERS

CELTICS

TIME		PHI	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Steven Hunter vs. Raef LaFrentz (Allen Iverson gains possession)	0	0
11:33	Steven Hunter lost ball (Ryan Gomes steals)	0	0
11:22	Ryan Gomes makes 11-foot two point shot (Wally Szczerbiak assists)	0	2
11:03	Allen Iverson misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
11:02	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	0	2
10:55	Orien Greene misses layup	0	2
10:52	Andre Iguodala defensive rebound	0	2
10:48	Allen Iverson makes 15-foot jumper	2	2
10:30	Raef LaFrentz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	2	5
10:15	Allen Iverson makes driving layup (Kevin Ollie assists)	4	5
9:59	Wally Szczerbiak bad pass (Andre Iguodala steals)	4	5
9:40	Chris Webber misses 4-foot jumper	4	5
9:38	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound	4	5
9:33	Paul Pierce makes 22-foot jumper	4	7
9:11	Kevin Ollie makes 19-foot jumper (Andre Iguodala assists)	6	7
8:55	Ryan Gomes makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	6	9
8:34	Andre Iguodala makes driving layup	8	9
8:21	Paul Pierce makes layup (Wally Szczerbiak assists)	8	11
8:07	Allen Iverson makes 1-foot two point shot	10	11
7:54	Wally Szczerbiak makes 21-foot jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)	10	13
7:37	Chris Webber makes 15-foot two point shot (Allen Iverson assists)	12	13
7:16	Paul Pierce misses layup	12	13
7:13	Chris Webber defensive rebound	12	13
7:09	Raef LaFrentz blocks Andre Iguodala's layup	12	13
7:09	Andre Iguodala offensive rebound	12	13
7:07	Ryan Gomes personal foul (Andre Iguodala draws the foul)	12	13
7:00	Allen Iverson misses 14-foot jumper	12	13
6:58	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	12	13
6:39	Ryan Gomes makes 7-foot jumper (Raef LaFrentz assists)	12	15
6:28	Orien Greene shooting foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	12	15
6:28	Allen Iverson makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
6:28	Allen Iverson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	15
6:20	Steven Hunter blocks Wally Szczerbiak's 8-foot jumper	14	15
6:18	Allen Iverson defensive rebound	14	15
6:11	Chris Webber makes 3-foot hook shot (Kevin Ollie assists)	16	15
5:54	Raef LaFrentz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)	16	18
5:35	Allen Iverson misses 1-foot two point shot	16	18
5:33	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	16	18
5:18	Raef LaFrentz misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	18
5:16	Steven Hunter defensive rebound	16	18
5:07	Steven Hunter makes hook shot (Allen Iverson assists)	18	18
4:48	Orien Greene misses 21-foot jumper	18	18
4:46	Kevin Ollie defensive rebound	18	18
4:41	Kevin Ollie makes driving layup	20	18
4:33	Wally Szczerbiak misses 21-foot jumper	20	18
4:31	Kevin Ollie defensive rebound	20	18
4:24	Allen Iverson misses 16-foot jumper	20	18
4:22	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	20	18
4:18	Paul Pierce makes layup	20	20
4:18	Steven Hunter shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)	20	20
4:18	Boston full timeout	20	20
4:18	Tony Allen enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak	20	20
4:18	Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1	20	21
4:01	Chris Webber misses 17-foot jumper	20	21
4:00	Paul Pierce defensive rebound	20	21
3:57	Ryan Gomes turnover	20	21
3:57	John Salmons enters the game for Steven Hunter	20	21
3:41	John Salmons bad pass (Tony Allen steals)	20	21
3:31	Paul Pierce lost ball (Chris Webber steals)	20	21
3:26	Andre Iguodala makes layup (Chris Webber assists)	22	21
3:19	Ryan Gomes makes layup (Raef LaFrentz assists)	22	23
2:54	John Salmons misses 25-foot three point jumper	22	23
2:50	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound	22	23
2:41	Allen Iverson shooting foul (Tony Allen draws the foul)	22	23
2:41	Philadelphia full timeout	22	23
2:41	Kyle Korver enters the game for Kevin Ollie	22	23
2:41	Tony Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	22	24
2:41	Tony Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	22	25
2:34	Paul Pierce personal foul (Allen Iverson draws the foul)	22	25
2:19	Andre Iguodala makes dunk (Chris Webber assists)	24	25
2:06	Orien Greene makes driving dunk	24	27
1:47	Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	27
1:45	Chris Webber offensive rebound	24	27
1:45	Raef LaFrentz shooting foul (Chris Webber draws the foul)	24	27
1:45	Al Jefferson enters the game for Raef LaFrentz	25	27
1:45	Chris Webber makes free throw 2 of 2	26	27
1:45	Chris Webber makes free throw 1 of 2	25	27
1:29	Tony Allen makes two point shot (Ryan Gomes assists)	26	29
1:09	Allen Iverson misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	29
1:07	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	26	29
1:01	Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Orien Greene assists)	26	31
37.9	Chris Webber misses 5-foot jumper	26	31
35.9	Andre Iguodala offensive rebound	26	31
34.9	Andre Iguodala misses layup	26	31
33.6	Andre Iguodala offensive rebound	26	31
30.8	Chris Webber lost ball (Al Jefferson steals)	26	31
30.8	Boston 20 Sec. timeout	26	31
15.9	Paul Pierce lost ball (Andre Iguodala steals)	26	31
11.3	Orien Greene blocks Allen Iverson's layup	26	31
11.0	Philadelphia offensive rebound	26	31
11.0	Gerald Green enters the game for Paul Pierce	26	31
1.2	John Salmons misses 17-foot jumper	26	31
0.3	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	26	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	31

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-1

76ers
103
Celtics
110

Game 1

1/12

Celtics
124
76ers
125

Game 2

14/1

76ers
101
Celtics
104

Game 3

9/3

Celtics
109
76ers
99

Game 4

8/4

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 9 March 2006

Boston, MA

Attendance: 18,624

Referees:
Tom Washington
Leon Wood
Eli Roe

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	22	6	.786	-	W1
New York	18	10	.643	4	W3
Brooklyn	11	17	.393	11	L1
Philadelphia	9	17	.346	12	L1
Toronto	7	22	.241	15.5	L7

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