The Boston Celtics aren’t letting the Philadelphia 76ers get off easy for their confetti blunder during Game 3 of their second-round playoff series Saturday.
The C’s were up 89-87 with 1.7 seconds left in regulation when Sixers guard Marco Belinelli hit a buzzer-beater from the right corner. Confetti prematurely fell from the Wells Fargo Center rafters to celebrate the victory, but Belinelli actually had a foot on the three-point line upon further review, sending the game into overtime instead. The confetti continued to fall however, and the start of the OT period was delayed for a short period while it was cleaned up.
Premature confetti in Philly. pic.twitter.com/z5AtqG1bAq
— Candace Buckner (@CandaceDBuckner) May 5, 2018
In a cruel twist of fate, Boston went on to win in overtime by the final of 101-98 to take a 3-0 lead in the series. Later that evening, the Celtics’ official account tweeted out a recap article of the game with a savage caption that trolled the Sixers for the premature drop. Have a look:
The Sixers cleared their court of some premature confetti, and now we're the ones who are looking to do the sweeping. https://t.co/vhuQz31g6T
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 6, 2018
The Celtics will go for that sweep on Monday night in Game 4, which will also be played in Philadelphia. It’s definitely hard to imagine though that we will see a more bizarre scene than Saturday’s confetti incident.
