In 2019, the Boston Celtics lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They then took a commanding lead by winning Game 3 in overtime at Philadelphia.The team that will face the 76ers next week has only five players who took part in that series in 2018 – Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, Daniel Theis and Semi Ojeleye. Nine of the 20 series have gone the distance in either best-of-seven, best-of-five or best-of-three formats.The Celtics and the Nationals/Sixers have been through a lot in the playoffs, and now they are about to write another chapter with their 21st postseason encounter.In this rather different NBA season, the Celtics and 76ers will be going head-to-head in the opening round of the 2020 playoffs at Disney World starting on Monday at 6:30 p.m.The familiar foes have had playoff games in March, April and May, but never in the dog days of summer.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, though, that is what will be happening in the latest Celtics-76ers series.The third-seeded Celtics (48-24) and the sixth-seeded 76ers (42-30 prior to playing the Houston Rockets Friday night) began their seasons with a game in Philadelphia way back on Oct. 23 and now one of them will be ending the year in the upcoming days.There have been memorable moments throughout different eras in the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and in the 21st century.The Nationals went 3-1 in the playoffs against the Celtics in the 1950s before Bill Russell arrived on the scene and changed everything.Russell and the Celtics defeated the Nationals/Sixers eight out of nine times in the playoffs, losing only in 1967 when Philadelphia ended an eight-year championship run by Boston.Larry Bird and the Celtics split four series with Julius Erving and the 76ers in the 1980s.The Celtics lost in 1980, then rallied from a 3-1 deficit to prevail a year later on the way to the championship. (Won 2 Rounds)Lost Eastern Conference Finals
Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. The 76ers–Celtics rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics.The two teams have the most meetings in the NBA playoffs, playing each other in 21 series (and the 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin), with the Celtics winning 13 of them.
The Boston Celtics have won the NBA Finals 17 times, in 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986 and 2008.
In 1984, Boston Celtics clinched their 15th title in franchise history with a 111-102 Game 7 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. (Won 2 Rounds)Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals The Boston Celtics have played a total of 69 seasons. In 1982, the Celtics were again down, 3-1, but after winning two straight games, were defeated at home in Game 7 by the Sixers.That May 23, 1982 game is remembered for the Boston Garden crowded chanting, "Beat LA'' to the 76ers in the final minutes of their 120-106 victory.The Celtics eliminated the 76ers in the 1985 playoffs and the teams did not meet again until the Celtics, led by Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce, knocked out Allen Iverson and the Sixers in the first round in 2002.The Celtics have won two series since, prevailing in the 2012 second round in seven games to advance to the Eastern Conference finals against LeBron James and the Miami Heat.Two years ago, the Celtics, playing without Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, stopped the 76ers in the second round, 4-1, in a series that had some bitterness.The Celtics faced a 22-point deficit in the second quarter of Game 2 at home, but rallied for a 108-103 win. (Won 0 Rounds)Lost Eastern Division Semifinals (Won 0 Rounds)Lost Eastern Conference First Round (Won 1 Round)Lost Eastern Conference First Round (Won 0 Rounds)Lost Eastern Conference First Round The Boston Celtics last missed the playoffs in 2014. Their first season was in 1951, and their most recent season was in 2019. Cavaliers vs. Celtics League Champion: Golden State Warriors. The Boston Celtics have played a total of 69 Finals MVP: Kevin Durant (28.8 / 10.8 / 7.5) 2018 Playoff Leaders: PTS: LeBron James (748) TRB: Draymond Green (222) AST: LeBron James (198) WS: LeBron James (5.2) More playoffs info Ben Simmons is sidelined after undergoing knee surgery.The Celtics lost the regular-season series to the 76ers this year for the first time since 2013-14, dropping three of four games.The Sixers won on opening night, 107-93, when Kemba Walker, in his debut with the Celtics, missed 14 of 18 shots while Simmons had 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.The Celtics lost at home on Dec. 12, 115-109, when Embiid had 38 points, 13 rebounds and six assists while Tatum missed 13 of 18 shots.The Sixers made it three in a row with a 109-98 win on Jan. 9 when Brown was 2 for 12 and scored only six points. Overview. (Won 1 Round)Lost Eastern Division Finals
© 2020 ChampsOrChumps.us, All Rights Reserved (Won 1 Round)Lost Eastern Conference Finals (Won 0 Rounds)Lost Eastern Conference Finals (Won 1 Round)Lost Eastern Conference First Round (Won 2 Rounds)Lost Eastern Conference First Round Six Celtics scored in double figures led by Cedric Maxwell's near triple-double 20 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists while Larry Bird finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, and two steals. (Won 1 Round)Lost Eastern Division Semifinals (Won 1 Round)Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 0 Rounds)Lost Eastern Conference First Round