Game 6 of the series between the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers could not have been more tense. The Hawks found themselves up 3-2 in the series and had zero interest in needing to fly back to Philly to secure a berth in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Sixers, meanwhile, were in a win-or-go-home situation, and considering the myriad of questions that seem to always surround the franchise, losing as the 1-seed would have led to a potentially precarious offseason.
Basically, it was sensational television, to the point that we even had something completely insane happen that was not a fight between Joel Embiid and John Collins (although that happened, too). With 1:59 remaining, the Sixers tried to inbound the ball, but almost immediately, the lights went out at State Farm Arena.
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— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) June 19, 2021
It was very weird, but credit to the fans in attendance for making the best of it by busting out the flashlights on their various cell phones.
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— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) June 19, 2021
Things ended up getting sorted out pretty quickly and the two teams got back to trying to play a basketball game, but at the very least, nothing particularly bad seemed to have happen and we got a really cool visual out of the whole thing, which is fun.
