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Going down 2-0 against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals is far from ideal for the Philadelphia 76ers , especially with Joel Embiid dealing with an injury that kept him out of their 108-102 loss in Game 2 on Wednesday night. However, that is far from a death sentence for Philly, as they have two upcoming games at home which could bring them back in this series with the snap of a finger.
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However, their history as a franchise in the playoffs is a portent of what might be to come. As NBA on ESPN pointed out on X (formerly Twitter), the 76ers have lost all 15 series in the playoffs in which they've fallen down 2-0, which suggests that they might be on their way to bowing out of championship contention at the hands of the Knicks.
But if there's anything the 76ers have done in this year's playoffs , it's exorcise their past postseason demons. Prior to their 3-1 comeback against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2026 NBA playoffs, the 76ers have gone 0-18 in franchise history after going down 3-1, which was an NBA record.
Meanwhile, the Celtics had gone 32-0 in series they led by 3-1 at some point, and the 76ers still bucked those unfavorable historical trends to advance to the second round. And to just give even more hope for weary 76ers fans, Philly beat a 44-year playoff drought against Boston, defeating them in a playoff series for the first time since 1984.
Thus, this 76ers team may be down for the count, but the count hasn't reached 10 quite yet. As the old adage goes, "it ain't over until it's over", and the 76ers, with the series shifting to Xfinity Mobile Arena, will be playing with an air of desperation as they look to rescue their season on Friday night in Game 3.
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