Game 6: 76ers 82, Celtics 75 > Series tied, 3-3

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Sixers push it to Game 7

The Celtics struggled offensively as the series heads back to Boston for a Game 7.

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Ray Allen and Mickael Pietrus combined to hit just 6 of 17 shots and never seemed to get untracked.

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