WATCH: The greatest sequence of Sixers basketball happened last night against the Celtics in Game 6

I’ve been watching Philadelphia sports my entire life. The Sixers have been their own experience, to say the least. I’ve been in that building for some big moments. I’ve seen this city go from the highest highs to the absolute depths of despair and back again more times than I can count.

But what happened last night in a twenty-second stretch during Game 6 against the Boston Celtics was one of the most electric things I have ever witnessed when it comes to the Sixers. Everyone talks about Joel Embiid’s windmill dunk against the Toronto Raptors. This tops it.

The Sixers forced a winner-take-all Game 7 in Boston with a wire-to-wire 106-93 victory and this twenty-second stretch in the third quarter is the moment that told you exactly who this team is when they’re locked in.

WATCH: the greatest sequence of Sixers basketball?

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One of the best sequences in this era of @sixers basketball pic.twitter.com/NGGete83b2

— Steven Conrad Jr. (@StevenConradJr) May 1, 2026

The Sequence

Embiid catches the ball in the post. The Celtics are already scrambling trying to figure out how to contain him because there is genuinely no answer for this man one-on-one when he’s operating in the paint. Instead of forcing up a shot, Embiid whips a behind-the-back pass.

An absurd, no-look, behind-the-back dime right into the hands of Kelly Oubre cutting to the rim. Oubre catches it in stride and throws it down with both hands. The building erupts.

But it’s not over. It’s barely started.

On the very next possession, Jaylen Brown comes driving down the lane thinking he’s about to get an easy two. Kelly Oubre, the same Kelly Oubre who just caught a behind-the-back pass from a seven-foot center and dunked it, meets Brown at the rim and sends the shot right back at him.

Clean block. No foul. All ball. The crowd goes from loud to completely unhinged. People are jumping out of their seats. Strangers are grabbing each other. The noise level in Xfinity Mobile Arena at that moment was something I have never heard before.

Paul George scoops up the loose ball in transition. The Celtics are back-pedaling, disorganized, completely demoralized. George pushes it up the floor and without breaking stride throws his own behind-the-back pass to VJ Edgecombe, a 20-year-old rookie, streaking down the left side. Edgecombe catches it and throws it down.

Two behind-the-back dimes. Two rim-rattling dunks. A block on Jaylen Brown sandwiched in between. 20 seconds. 15-point lead. The roof came off that building.

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This Is What Sixers Basketball Is Supposed to Look Like

I keep coming back to the Embiid pass because it tells you everything about where he is right now as a player. A year ago, maybe two years ago, Embiid catches that ball in the post and forces up a fadeaway. He tries to do everything himself. He settles for a tough shot because he doesn’t trust the guys around him to finish. That’s the old Embiid. The Embiid who got criticized for years for playing hero ball in the playoffs.

Thursday night he caught it in the post, saw Oubre cutting, and threw a pass that maybe five players in the entire NBA can even attempt. Behind the back. No look. Perfect placement. That’s a player who trusts his teammates. That’s a player who has evolved. That’s a player who is finally playing winning basketball at the highest level and dragging everyone around him up to his standard.

Then George doing the same thing in transition with the behind-the-back feed to Edgecombe tells you the whole roster is playing with that same confidence. Nobody is hesitating. Nobody is overthinking. They’re playing free, playing fast, and making plays that make you jump off your couch and scream at the television.

I Can’t Believe I’m Saying This

Dammit, I’m proud of this team.

Down 3-1 against the Celtics. Embiid playing on a body that had surgery three weeks ago. A 20-year-old rookie making plays in an elimination game. A franchise that has broken my heart more times than I can count somehow dragging me right back in with a twenty-second stretch of basketball that I will never forget.

Saturday night in Boston. Game 7. Everything on the line. If this team plays the way they played in that twenty-second stretch for 48 minutes, they can beat anyone in the world.

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