Seth Curry and Tobias Harris powers the 76ers to Game 7

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The Olympics faced off the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 6 with Eastern Conference Finals spot on the line.

The Hawks looked to end the 76ers NBA journey with a win while the 76ers looked to hold the Hawks for one more game.

And the 76ers succeeded to hold the Hawks forcing Game 7 with a win.

The 76ers defeated the Hawks 104-99 and tied the series 3-3 in Game 6 on Friday night.

They are going all the way now with only one game left to determine the team to enter the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Hawks started strong taking the early lead over the 76ers.

But the 76ers started to make comeback in the second half.

Seth Curry and Tobias Harris led the 76ers to the win with Joel Embiid’s double-double.

On the other hand, Trae Young continued his brilliant performance for the Hawks despite the loss.

The Hawks’ strong start in the first quarter.

John Collins started the first quarter with a jumper over Ben Simmons. Trae Young’s lob to Clint Capela for a dunk gave another two points for the Hawks.

This led to a 6-0 run for the Hawks, subsequently, Furkan Korkmaz followed up with a dunk after Simmons’s miss.

Trae Young dropped a floater led to a 6-2 run once again for the Hawks. And the 76ers trailed the Hawks by 8 points.

Joel Embiid then dropped a hook shot for the 76ers and Young answered right back with a jumper.

Korkmaz found Ben Simmons under the rim for a layup.

Kevin Huerter dropped a three-pointer and the Hawks took 11 points.

They were 20-10 with a little over five minutes left in the first quarter as Seth Curry knocked down a three-pointer.

Trae Young dropped a three-pointer and the Hawks took 12 point lead while Curry subsequently answered back with a three-pointer.

Tyrese Maxey dropped a layup and cut the Hawks’ lead to five-point.

The first quarter ended 29-22 with the Hawks in the lead.

The 76ers cut the lead in the second quarter.

Maxey found Dwight Howard for a dunk and dropped a floater subsequently, tying the game at 29-29.

Young then came up with a floater. He added another floater and came up with a steal and dropped a layup in transition.

Tobias Harris dropped a three-pointer and they were 36-39 with 5:08 remaining in the second quarter.

Capela dropped a dunk on Young’s pass. Subsequently, Joel Embiid came up with a putback shot on Harris’s miss.

Korkmaz grabbed the offensive rebound and dropped a layup on Maxey’s miss.

Harris came up with a one-handed dunk and cut the lead to one point with 2:24 remaining in the quarter.

Collins grabbed the offensive rebound but failed to make the shot then Huerter quickly came up with a putback.

Harris knocked down a three-pointer and Young came up with a three-pointer on the other end.

Embiid quickly answered with a jumper in the final few seconds of the quarter.

The quarter ended with 51-47 on the board. The 76ers cut the Hawks’ lead to four-point, entering halftime.

The Sixers explode in the third quarter for the lead.

Seth Curry dropped a three-pointer and subsequently, Embiid dropped a three-pointer on Curry’s pass.

Curry added another three-pointer and the 76ers made a 14-0 run and taking 10 point lead with under 9 minutes left in the quarter.

Young came up with a lob pass to Capela for a dunk.

Bogdan Bogdanovic dropped a three-pointer on the next possession.

They were 63-56 as Korkmaz dropped a three-pointer with 6:25 remaining in the quarter.

Embiid came up with a fadeaway jumper on. John Collins dropped a dunk over Embiid on Young’s pass.

Young dropped a layup after Embiid’s lost the ball. Harris dropped a layup and Young knocked down a three-pointer.

The Hawks cut the 76ers’ lead to three-point with 1:12 remaining in the quarter.

They were 80-76 as Danilo Gallinari dropped a jumper and the lead cut within four points entering the fourth quarter.

The 76ers tied the series 3-3 in the fourth quarter.

They were 81-78 over a minute into the fourth quarter.

Okongwu blocked Harris at the rim and Maxey knocked down a three-pointer.

Young answered back, knocking down a three-pointer. Simmons blocked Young’s three-pointer shot.

Embiid blocked Young’s layup at the rim and dropped a putback shot on the next possession.

Collins and Embiid had a fight after Embiid committed an offensive foul.

Harris dropped a floater on the next possession. Gallinari came up with a three-pointer.

Trae Young knocked down a three-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer, cutting the lead within a point.

Embiid came up with a putback shot on his own miss.

They were 98-93 with 24.5 seconds remaining in the game.

Capela dropped a dunk, bringing the game within a three-point.

Harris knocked down two free throws, ending the game with a 104-99 win,s and tied the series 3-3, forcing Game 7.

Seth Curry and Tobias Harris shine as the 76ers take the win.

The 76ers avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinal series behind Seth Curry and Tobias Harris’s brilliant performance.

Seth Curry and Tobias Harris led the 76ers on the scoreboard.

Both outscored Joel Embiid to power the 76ers to Game 7.

Curry dropped 24 points along with 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

He also knocked down six three-pointer in Game 6, going 6 of 9 from 3 pointer line.

This is Curry’s 4th game this postseason with at least 5 3s. No other 76ers player has ever had more than 2 such games in a playoff run.

Curry’s 4 such games are tied with Damian Lillard for the 3rd-most in NBA this postseason.

While Tobias dropped 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Meanwhile, Joel Embiid came up with 22 points and 13 rebounds double-double with an assist.

On the other hand, Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers’ bench, scoring career-high 16 points, 7 rebounds, and an assist.

He becomes the 76ers rookie to score at least 16 points off the bench in a playoff game since 1980.

Trae Young huge night despite the loss.

He dropped a huge 34 points and 12 assists double-double along with 5 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Kevin Huerter dropped 17 points and 11 rebounds double-double with 4 assists.

Clint Capela also came up with 14 points and 11 rebounds double-double.

While John Collins added 7 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

On the other hand, Danilo Gallinari led the Hawks’ bench, scoring 16 points.

Now, they face off against each other for the last time this season in Game 7 to determine the winner for the Eastern Conference finals.

 

 

Bikram Jirel
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