European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Friday april 19, 1968 th1 stars and stripes Pago 19 celtics top 76ers to Force seventh contest Boston up the Boston celtics fought Back from the Skof elimination to Force seventh playoff game wedges Day not with a 114406. Victory scr the Philadelphia ?6erfl despite a 40-Point spree by Hal g the celtics trying to become the first team in National basketball association history to overcome a 3-1 deficit were tying the Eastern finals at three wins apiece and forcing a showdown game at philadelphian Friday night Corderman Bailey Howell threw in a dozen fourth Quarter Points before 14,780 at Bosto Garden As the celtics desperately nursed leads ranging from14 Down to six Points through the final  Victory touched off a wild Celebration As the game ended when two fans answered a sign that had appeared in Philadel phia by proclaiming Philly is  the crowd picked up the Philly is dead chant Over the final  Victory broke a strange Home court disadvantage in the series in which the celtics had won twice at Philadelphia an were scoring their first Home win to match a similar Pace bythe 76ers. Greer personally kept Phi Ladelphia in the game Over most of the distance after High scoring Philadelphia guard Waily Jones suffered a leg injury and was held scoreless in a Brief first half  flared briefly in the game when Howell and 76ersubstitute Matt Guokas disa greed tort were separate before any blows could be struck