Having already seized home-court advantage by virtue of their Game 1 win on Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers had a chance to put their second-round series in a stranglehold with another victory in Boston on Wednesday night. However, after a first half where the Sixers generally played OK but couldn’t buy a bucket from the outside in trailing by eight, the Celtics blew the game wide open with a 35-16 third quarter. The teams would empty the benches early in the fourth quarter as Boston went on to win, 121-87. Fortunately, it doesn’t matter if you lose by an inch or a mile, and the series is still 1-1 after this mile-long loss.
3 Takeaways from a Sixers Game 2 loss to forget
