76ers Haven't Won NBA Playoff Series Vs. Celtics Since Before Joe Mazzulla Was Born
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers have a long, storied head-to-head history in the NBA playoffs and it hasn't been good for the Sixers in recent decades.
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The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers resume their long history of NBA playoff matchups on Sunday afternoon. With MVP candidate Jaylen Brown and a healthy Jayson Tatum on one side vs. a Joel Embiid-less Sixers team on the other, the Celtics are heavily favored .
Philadelphia has had some success against Boston in the playoffs before, with the Celtics leading the overall postseason head-to-head battles 66-50 , but it's been a struggle for the Sixers in recent decades. Boston has won each of the last six playoff series vs. Philadelphia, with the 76ers' last win coming in the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals.
That's 44 years ago, before any of the current Celtics or Sixers players were born. Even more shocking, that's also before Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla was born. Mazzulla is the youngest head coach in the NBA at 37 years old.