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The Sixers will play the 15th Game 7 in franchise history when they look to upset the Boston Celtics on Saturday. Heres a history of Sixers results in those games

The Sixers are 6-8 all-time in decisive Game 7s (1-2 at the Syracuse Nationals).

The Sixers are 2-4 in Game 7s against the Celtics. Four of those encounters have come in Boston. The last time the teams met in a Game 7 was 1982, when the Sixers prevailed 120-106 in the Eastern Conference Finals. Tony Battie and Elton Brand are the only current Sixers who were alive in 82.

The Sixers last appeared in a Game 7 during their run to the 2001 NBA Finals. That year, led by Allen Iverson and Larry Brown, the Sixers won back-to-back Game 7s in the conference semifinals and finals, beating the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks, which featured Ray Allen, in consecutive series.

Six of the franchises Game 7 appearances came in the conference semis. The Sixers are 3-3 in those games.

From 1959-71 the Sixers lost four consecutive Game 7s. They are 5-3 since that skid. The last time the Sixers lost a Game 7 was 1986, when they fell by one point in Milwaukee.

The Sixers have played seven Game 7s on the road and are 1-6 in those games. The lone victory was in '82 in Boston.

The Sixers are 3-2 in their last five Game 7s, winning the last two in 2001.

Six of the Sixers 14 Game 7 appearances have been decided by one point. They are 3-3 in those games. They beat Toronto by one point in 01.

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