The Boston Celtics are facing a daunting series deficit against the Miami Heat in the 2023 Eastern Conference finals. Down 2-0 at the time of this writing, the task ahead of the Celtics is a tall one as the team looks to make a return visit to the NBA Finals. Boston is hoping to become just the seventh team to ever come back and win a series after going down 0-2.
There are some reasons for optimism for basketball fans in the Hub. Though historically only 9.7% of teams ever advance in this situation, the Celtics have done so twice in their history. During the 1969 NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed a 2-0 series lead before the Celtics stormed back to win that year’s title in seven games. More recently, Boston defeated the Chicago Bulls in six games after dropping the first two in the first round of the 2017 postseason. Still, the situation facing this Celtics team is perilous.
