Lavoy Allen has refused to engage in a war of words with Kevin Garnett.

“Even though people are yapping at him and saying all kinds of crazy stuff, he’s not listening to it. He’s just playing,” Sixers forward Thaddeus Young said. “That’s the good thing about Lavoy. He’s one of those guys who’s just going to go out there and play regardless and not listen to all the junk people are talking to him.”

Allen has held Garnett to 43 percent shooting through the first four games of the Eastern Conference semifinal.

“Just not letting him get too close to the basket to post up,” Allen said of the key to guarding Garnett. “Hitting him early and pushing him off the block. When I’m out there that’s my main goal, just to contain him.”