The 76ers POUNDING the Celtics has NOTHING to do with March Madness!

Philly Perspective

Phil Jasner: "No one could have seen this coming. No one could have seen the 76ers go on an explosive, 19-0 run in the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics, the team with the best record in the NBA."

Mark Narducci: "This game looked over, but the 76ers keep digging deep, showing more and more heart and character with each stunning performance.Trailing by 11 after Eddie House hit a jumper with 8 minutes and 20 seconds left, the Sixers went on a devastating 19-0 run during Monday’s 95-90 win over the shocked Boston Celtics at TD Banknorth Garden."

Boston Perspective

Marc J. Spears: "Maybe the Celtics were road-weary. Maybe the playoff-hungry Sixers simply wanted it much more. Maybe it was just one of those nights."

Mark Murphy: "Perhaps not now, but in two or three seasons, Philadelphia will chase the aging Celtics with the tireless attack of a suddenly not-so-little brother.
But the Celtics already rub their aching bones whenever they play these Sixers relations. Though their positions are vastly different - the Celtics with the most wins in the NBA, the young Sixers in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a 36-35 record - the gap will close. Andre Iguodala actually took a few yards off the distance last night. The dunk-happy forward’s 28-point performance, which included the last 10 points of a 19-0 fourth-quarter run, was enough to stake the Sixers to a 95-90 win against the Celtics at the Garden."

Jeff Horrigan: "Only a few months ago, the only place the Philadelphia 76ers appeared certain to be represented in May was Secaucus, N.J., where the annual NBA draft lottery is held to determine which of the league’s worst teams will get first crack at the incoming class of talent."