Marco Belinelli Forced Overtime In Sixers-Celtics Game 3 With A Jumper As Time Expired

Game 3 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics brought the series back to Philadelphia. It was a low-scoring but close game throughout, and the final minutes of the game featured both teams exchanging two-point leads. The Sixers had a chance at the go-ahead basket with under a minute to play but suddenly saw themselves on the brink when Terry Rozier picked up a loose ball and set up the go-ahead basket.

The Sixers, who had a foul to give, failed to use it while Rozier raced down the floor and then waited for Celtics teammates to run with him. He made a jump pass to Jaylen Brown, who finished inside with 1.7 seconds left on the clock to make it 89-87.

But Marco Belinelli came through for the Sixers at the buzzer, hitting a shot from the corner that tied the game at 89.

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Confetti fell from the ceiling and Sixers fans thought they had see the winner, but it was ruled a two-point basket on the floor. Replay confirmed it was a game-tying bucket, which meant Sixers staff had to break out the brooms to clean up the confetti before overtime could begin.

After a decent gravity-aided delay, overtime finally got started.