History is on the Celtics’ side entering Sunday’s Game 7 against the 76ers.
No team has won more Game 7s than the Celtics (26) and while they’ve played the most Game 7s in NBA history (35), they also have the highest winning percentage among all teams that have played in multiple Game 7s (.743).
In addition, there’s also been no more frequent Game 7 matchup in NBA history than Celtics-76ers. Boston’s gone 5-2 all-time against the organization (including Boston’s Game 7 win in the 1959 Division finals against the Syracuse Nationals). The Celtics also won the last Game 7 matchup between the two franchises in 2012.