Starting Monday, at 6:30 ET, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics will begin their 22nd playoff series against one another — as the two franchises have met each other in the post season more than any other matchup in NBA history by seven total series. Unfortunately, for the Sixers, the Celtics own a 13-8 lead in the head-to-head playoff history, and have emerged victorious in each of the last four series. The Sixers last won in the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals, when the team barely avoided blowing a 3-1 lead to Boston in back-to-back years, largely thanks to “The Boston Strangler” Andrew Toney, who finished with 34 points on 14-of-23 shooting in the game seven victory.
Roundtable: Our staff’s picks for the Sixers-Celtics series
