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Morning (Hard)wood: Bi-Curious Two-Sport Two-Win Crossbreeding
By Kyle Scott
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Hardwood
The Sixers beat the Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 82-81. They led by eight going into the fourth quarter, lost the lead, briefly hopped on the see-saw, and then regained the lead for good when Evan Turner made this circus layup in the final minute:
That was redemption for his play a few minutes earlier when he sang the refrain to Here Come The Sixers instead of inbounding the ball in the allotted time. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5…
.GIF of the night
pic via (@nateriggins)
Jrue Holiday blows a kiss to the Garden faithful after draining a three in the final minutes to put the Sixers up one.
Wood
The Phillies won a game on Sunday. They won last night, 5-1. And if they win their next game, it will be three in a row. That’s called a winning streak. It has been done before.
Fat Joe Blanton
7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 7 K, 1 BB
Polly
Placido Polanco got his 2,000 hit by hitting a two-run home run.
Utley’s new knees
Chase is still not taking ground balls in the field.
Douchebag
Bryce Harper hit his first career home run, took a curtain call.
Snarky Tweet of the night
Reader Brendan after Holiday's kiss.
Inadvertent t-shirt profanity on CSN
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Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.