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Allen Iverson refused to let the Philadelphia 76ers' season end.

Iverson scored 13 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter as the defending Eastern Conference champions avoided elimination with a tense 108-103 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their first-round series.

The Sixers avoided a best-of-five series sweep for the first time since 1991 against Milwaukee. They host Game 4 on Wednesday.

Responding in pressure situations is nothing new for Iverson.

"That's my life," Iverson said. "That's just what I've been going through since I've been in the league, so I'm kind of used to it. When we lose, people are going to point the finger at me and coach. And when we win gaems, I get the praise. You just accept that and understand that's the way it's going to be."

It was the eighth time Iverson scored at least 40 points in a playoff game. The Sixers are 7-1 in those contests.

"We have another chance to play and we have to put pressure on them, where they feel it," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "It doesn't look to me like they're feeling it. They're playing with a lot of poise and have a lot to be proud of."

Philadelphia also got a big game from Eric Snow, who scored 23 points. After going a combined 4-of-25 in the first two games of the series, he made 9-of-14 shots in Game 3 and scored six straight points for the Sixers during one stretch in the fourth quarter.

"There was no pressure on them at all," Snow said. "All of the pressure was on us. Fortunately, we were able to pull this game out and now we have to take care of our home and win on Wednesday and even the series."

The Celtics, looking to move into the second round for the first time since 1992, were in position to close out the Sixers, taking a 103-100 lead on Rodney Rogers' 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining. But the Sixers scored the final eight points.

"It's a game we should have had," Boston forward Paul Pierce said. "We're up three with under three minutes to go. We gave ourselves a chance to win after being down in the first half. It's definitely one we should have had."

All season, the Celtics lived by the 3-pointer. On this day, however, they died by it.

Derrick Coleman, who played a strong game with 18 points and nine rebounds, followed Aaron McKie's miss to give Philadelphia a 104-103 lead with 45 seconds left.

Pierce scored 29 points for the Celtics, but missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the ensuing possession. Boston was forced to foul, and Iverson hit two more from the line, making it 106-103 with 19 seconds to play.

"I felt that everybody would come out and play the game like it was their last," Iverson said. "But we didn't have a choice. If you can't get up for a game like this, there's something wrong. You're not a basketball player, you're not a competitor."

Rogers and Pierce missed 3-pointers on Boston's last possession, and Coleman clinched the win with two from the line with 1.1 seconds to go.

"It's now Game 4," Pierce said. "We expected a war. We didn't expect Philly to bow down to us in Game 3. We expect another war for the next game."

Antoine Walker scored 27 points for Boston but was shut out from 3-point range in the second half after making all seven of his attempts from behind the arc in the opening 24 minutes. He finished 7-of-13 from downtown.

"We feel like we're still very confident we can beat them here," Walker said. "Obviously, they're going to feel really good and come out with a lot of energy on Wednesday. We have to be prepared and ready to match their energy again."

While the Sixers never have rallied to win a best-of-five series after losing the first two games, they have renewed hopes since Iverson seems to have shaken off the rust after missing the final 14 games of the regular season with a broken hand.

The NBA scoring champion rebounded from a shaky outing in Game 2, when he made just 10-of-29 shots. He took over Sunday's contest down the stretch, scoring 11 of the Sixers' final 15 points, and was deadly from the line, making 19-of-20 free throws.

"We had big games from a lot of people," Iverson said. "To beat a team like that, you're going to have to have a lot of guys contribute."

Overall, Philadelphia was 36-of-44 from the line, compared to just 16-of-18 for Boston, which ran most of its offense from the perimeter. The Sixers shot 45 percent (33-of-74).

"We didn't get the calls," Boston guard Kenny Anderson said. "We can't cry about it, but we didn't get the calls."

Spurred on by a fired-up crowd at the First Union Center, the Sixers opened an 11-point lead in the first quarter. Boston withstood Philadelphia's early burst and Walker's shooting helped it close to 58-52 at intermission.

The Celtics tried to bury the Sixers with a long-range assault, making 15 of 30 3-pointers, a playoff record for a Philadelphia opponent.

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The road to the NBA Finals in the Eastern Conference goes through First Union Center.

With Allen Iverson firing away from the outside and scoring 37 points and Dikembe Mutombo patrolling the paint with 18 rebounds and seven blocked shots, the Philadelphia 76ers posted a 108-95 victory over Boston, severely damaging the Celtics' playoff hopes.

The 76ers (54-23) clinched first place in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 1982-83, when they won their last NBA title with Moses Malone and Julius Erving.

"The last team that won the East was so long ago," Iverson said. "The players were so much different, the game was so much different. It was more physical then. It's physical now, but it was a lot more physical then because you could do a lot more things with your hands. It's sweeter right now because I'm part of it. I'm happy for my teammates, my coaches and the fans of Philadelphia."

The San Antonio Spurs own the top record in the NBA at 55-22, one game ahead of Philadelphia.

"I'm thrilled that we won the conference and the division, that's an accomplishment," said Sixers coach Larry Brown. "I don't think we could be any prouder of our team. We won the first two series the last two years without the homecourt, so I don't think we could take anything for granted. We just have to keep trying to play better and try to improve."

The loss dropped Boston (35-43) 2 1/2 games behind Indiana (36-40) for the eighth spot. The Pacers rolled to a 100-78 rout of the Washington Wizards on Monday.

The Celtics again proved to be no match against a team they would face in the first round. Boston has lost six straight meetings with Philadelphia, including all four this season.

The Sixers scored the first eight points of the game, built a 14-point advantage at halftime, led by as many as 19 after three quarters and outrebounded the Celtics, 52-30.

"They killed us on the boards," said Celtics coach Jim O'Brien. "We had nobody to contend with Mutombo tonight. We were actually just trying to tip it away from him instead of just grabbing it. That just didn't work out."

Once again, it was Antoine Walker, Paul Pierce and little else for the Celtics, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Walker scored 26 points and Pierce finished with 23.

Iverson returned after sitting out two straight games with tailbone and hip ailments and hit 13-of-33 shots from the field and 10-of-12 from the free throw line.

"It is tough to really stop a guy like him, you just try to slow him down," Pierce said. "We didn't do much of that either. They just killed us on the boards and got to every loose ball."

Iverson cranked up 16 shots in the first quarter alone and scored 14 points as the Sixers held a 28-24 lead.

George Lynch and Aaron McKie combined for 15 in the second quarter when the Sixers outscored the Celtics, 30-20. Iverson had just four points in the quarter.

Six different players contributed as the Sixers closed the half with a 15-6 run to increase their lead to 58-44.

Jumaine Jones ignited the spurt with a 16-foot jumper, Iverson converted a pair of free throws and Lynch hit a short jumper. Mutombo, who finished with 12 points, followed with a driving hook, Eric Snow hit a 15-footer, McKie connected on a 3-pointer and Lynch capped the run with a layup.

The Celtics opened the second half with a 10-3 spurt as Walker connected on a pair of 3-pointers, pulling them within 71-64.

But Philadelphia closed the quarter with a 16-6 run, opening an 86-67 lead. Iverson highlighted the spurt with three jumpers and a free throw.

Boston pulled no closer than nine in the fourth quarter. But after Walker connected on a 3-pointer to cut Philadelphia's lead to 98-89 with 2:45 left, Snow and Tyrone Hill hit short jumpers to seal the win.

Hill finished with 16 points and McKie added 13.

"It just goes to show you that good things can happen when you work hard and everyone's playing together," Hill said. "With everything we've been through, the adversity, injuries and stuff like that, you can't ask for much more."

PHILADELPHIA has climbed back into the top eaight teams in the Eastern Conference after coming from behind to snatch a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday (AEDT).

Ben Simmons had one of his quietest nights in the NBA, but he came alive when it mattered down the stretch to help the Sixers to a 118-112 win in overtime.

The Sixers came back from nine points down in the final quarter on the back of a Joel Embiid masterclass to send the game into OT, where the vicitors blew the Timberwolves off their own court.

The win snapped a four-match losing streak for Philadelphia.