Joel Embiid admits he is tired of losing to the Boston Celtics in the Playoffs

Joel Embiid admits he is tired of losing to the Boston Celtics in the Playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Philadelphia 76ers have forced a do-or-die Game 7 in their first-round series against the Boston Celtics. It has been one of the most impressive comebacks of this year's postseason, and it is thanks to a team-wide effort from the 76ers.

However, Joel Embiid has been the catalyst for this comeback. His return in Game 4 has sparked something within the 76ers, and now they are on the brink of eliminating one of their fiercest rivals.

Joel Embiid is desperate to finally beat the Boston Celtics

Embiid has lost three series to the Celtics in his career. He is ready to finally get the Celtics off his back because they have beaten him at every turn. While he and the 76ers have won individual games, they have never beaten them in a series.

In fact, the 76ers franchise has not beaten the Celtics in a postseason series since the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals. That kind of dominance in rare in the NBA, but the Celtics have had the upper hand over their fellow Eastern Conference titan.