In head-to-head combat this year, the Celtics won three of the four meetings against the Philadelphia 76ers, but the most recent game went to the 76ers. Who has the edge in that situation — the team who took the season series, or the one who won the last game? In the playoffs, both go to the same team.
Philadelphia swept the Brooklyn Nets in their best of seven series giving them some extra rest and time to look ahead to this series.
The Celtics struggled at home to close out their series against the Atlanta Hawks, but they did end victorious on the road leaving Trae Young and Dejounte Murray to question their future as a backcourt duo.