Sixers fire head coach Doc Rivers
Doc Rivers' tenure as the Philadelphia 76ers' head coach is over.
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Doc Rivers' tenure as the Philadelphia 76ers' head coach is over.
Philadelphia sports fans are disappointed again after the Sixers lose their chance to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals
The duo led the Sixers to their best regular season in over 20 years, but when the stakes were high, both were absolute no-shows.
As the head coach, Doc Rivers has failed to lead his team past the second-round in three straight seasons.
The loss is the fifth time the Sixers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs since 2018.
Game 7 will be played at TD Garden in Boston on Sunday.
Joel Embiid, Bryce Harper and Jalen Hurts each have the potential to be perennial MVP candidates in this era of Philadelphia sports.
Denver's Nikola Jokic now knows how Philadelphia's Joel Embiid felt during two previous NBA award seasons.
Philadelphia hasn't been to the Eastern Conference finals since 2001.
Joel Embiid had the best playoff performance of his career Tuesday night in the Sixers' 115-103 win over the Boston Celtics to take a 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Philadelphia will have a chance to close out the series in Game 6 Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Sixers star James Harden followed through on his promise to bring Michigan State shooting victim John Hao to a game.
Game 5 will be played on Tuesday night at TD Garden in Boston.
Harden made a promise to get John Hao to a Sixers game a few months back after a deadly mass shooting on MSU's campus.
The Celtics have a 2-1 series lead after winning Friday night.
