The Philadelphia 76ers managed to keep their season alive for at least one more game as they finally secured a win over the Boston Celtics in their second-round series.

Trailing 3-0, the Sixers knew it was win or go home and they rallied to claim a 103-92 win at Wells Fargo Center on Monday night. 

No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in NBA playoff history but the 76ers are confident they can become the first to do it. 

They certainly won't go down without a fight and they produced a spirited display which led to some chippiness on the court between the two sets of players. 

As you'd expect, Joel Embiid was at the heart of it as he first got into a scuffle with Terry Rozier. 

Embiid then had a verbal spat with Marcus Morris as he appeared to gesture that the Sixers were in the heads of the Celtics. 

But Morris simply replied by holding up three fingers to indicate the series lead they held over their opponents. 

Speaking after the game, the Celtics power forward said he now has added motivation to eliminate Philadelphia in their next meeting in Boston on Wednesday. 

"I'm ready to go now," Morris said, per ESPN's Chris Forsberg. "They had a lot to say in here. They did what they're supposed to do. They got one. We did what we're supposed to do, we got one [on the road]. So we'll go back 3-1 and hopefully we put it away."

Asked to explain his hand gestures to Embiid, Morris said: "Because it's reality. It's hard because I know I wouldn't say a damn word if I was down 3-1. But, hey, we're all different. So it is what it is."

Regardless of the situation, Embiid is not one to bite his tongue and Boston are simply going to have to overcome him and his team to try and quieten him. 

The Philly center enjoys engaging in trash talk on the floor and teammate Ben Simmons says it works to their advantage when opponents get into altercations with their All-Star.

"The way Jo handles himself on the floor is great. He feeds off the energy, so for somebody to frustrate him and get under his skin, he goes harder when he gets to the rim," said Simmons. "When people try to annoy him and frustrate him, he wants to be great and you can see it."

With a little spice now added to the contest, this perfectly sets up Wednesday night's game five. 

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