The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers played their first clutch game of the series and it was the Celtics who made the winning plays down the stretch. Everyone chipped in as the Celtics won Game 3 and took back home court advantage.

PHILADELPHIA — Jaylen Brown could have conceded a pass to the wing. It would have been understandable to allow Paul George to catch the ball more than 30 feet away from the basket. The Boston Celtics, ahead by one point midway through the fourth quarter, would still have been in solid defensive position against the Philadelphia 76ers.

"(A) turnover leads to a basket," said Maxey after the Celtics' 108-100 Game 3 road win. "(An) offensive rebound leads to a 3 -- It's like every time."

Here’s a list of the most valuable players of the Boston Celtics postseason so far:  Baylor Scheierman Luka Garza Ron Harper Jr.  Why those guys?

"I liked our competitiveness, I liked our poise. I liked how we stuck with it," said the Celtics coach postgame.

After a Game 2 mess, the Boston Celtics entered the Thunderdome on Friday night (in this case, also known as Xfinity Mobile Arena). Their opponent? The Philadelphia 76ers. The result? A down-to-the-wire,

No matter how the flow of the game is going, there is one stat where Derrick White almost always leads the Boston Celtics.  Plus/Minus.  But a weird thing was happening as Game 3 wore on in Philadelphia.

With the Celtics leading the 76ers by two in the closing minutes of Game 3, Tatum zipped a pass to Pritchard in the corner. When the Boston guard received the ball, he had 2.5 seconds remaining on the shot clock and 6-foot-8 Kelly Oubre Jr. in his face — not an ideal scenario for most NBA shooters.