Al for the lead!!! pic.twitter.com/qI45g4XauX
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 5, 2018
Al Horford continued his ridiculous postseason on Saturday, giving the Boston Celtics a 3-0 series lead on the Philadelphia 76ers with a pair of monster plays at the end of overtime in Game 3.
First, with the Celtics trailing by a point with eight seconds to play, he sealed Sixers forward Robert Covington after a switch, corralled an inbounds pass over the top, and finished the layup through contact to give Boston the lead.
The Sixers got the ball back with 5.5 seconds left and advanced the ball past halfcourt, but Horford anticipated the inbounds pass to Joel Embiid, stole it, got fouled, and sank both free throws.
Al Horford's HUGE defensive stop! #CUsRise #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/z5cjVXRuuS
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2018
The Sixers had three seconds but no timeouts left, and the Celtics escaped victorious when a last-ditch Marco Belinelli 3-ball caught iron.
