Celtics vs. 76ers schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores for 2026 NBA Playoffs first-round series
Celtics vs. 76ers schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, scores for 2026 NBA Playoffs first-round series originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
After finishing the 2025-26 regular season with a stellar 56–26 record, the Celtics will enter the Eastern Conference playoff bracket as the No. 2 seed and face No. 7 seed Philadelphia in the first round.
Despite playing without Jayson Tatum for most of the season, Jaylen Brown and the Celtics finished with a top-five offensive rating (No. 2), defensive rating (No. 4) and net rating (No.
4). Boston continued to perform at an elite level when Tatum returned from an Achilles injury, winning 13 of its last 16 games before the start of the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics will look to keep rolling against the 76ers , who clinched a postseason berth after defeating the Magic in the NBA Play-In Tournament.
This will be the first playoff meeting between Boston and Philadelphia since 2023. Here is the complete series schedule for Celtics vs. 76ers, including TV and streaming options for playoff games.