Why do the Boston Celtics keep losing winnable playoff games?
What is the cause behind this trend?
Why do the Boston Celtics keep losing winnable playoff games? This tendency is nothing new, a version of this trope going all the way back to the earliest years of the era of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum being on the team. Yet when facing the Celtics pair of losses in the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series Boston is playing against the Philadelphia 76ers , the fact that it is not a new problem is little reassurance.
What is the cause behind this trend this year? What can the Celtics do to shake off these old bad habits? Is there a real chance of the Sixers actually winning this series or at least taking it to seven games?
The folks behind the "NESN" YouTube channel put together a clip from their "Boston Has Entered the Chat" show with guest Dan Greenberg to talk it over. Check it out below to hear what they had to say about this maddening outcome for Boston fans. Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on: Blue Wire: https://tiny.
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