Dominant matchup
67%win rate vs Clippers
105-51 across 156 recorded meetings
See the full series →East Conference · Atlantic Division Original NBA (BAA 1946)
Boston Celtics
All-time head-to-head records, rivalries, and franchise history since 1946.
18
NBA Championships
Last in 2024
23
Finals appearances
80
Seasons played
Since 1946
Boston Celtics all-time insights
Toughest matchup
45%win rate vs Spurs
49-60 across 109 recorded meetings
See the full series →Headline rivalry
598meetings vs 76ers
341-250 all-time · 58% win rate
See the full series →18 NBA championships (most recent: 2024 vs Dallas Mavericks)· 5 runner-up finishes
The story
Across 6,854 recorded meetings vs 29 opponents, the Boston Celtics hold a 4,032-2,687 decided-game record, winning 60% of games with a final result. Their longest series is with the Philadelphia 76ers: 598 recorded meetings, 58% win rate in decided games. They feast on the Los Angeles Clippers (67% win rate) and struggle most with the San Antonio Spurs (45% win rate). Championship context: 18 NBA titles, most recently in 2024 over the Dallas Mavericks.
All-time records vs every opponent
29 of 29 opponentsEvery opponent the Boston Celtics have a regular-season or playoff record against. Click any card for the full series page.
Eastern ConferenceHome
14 teams- Philadelphia 76ers341-250 · 598 meetings58%
- New York Knicks335-210 · 575 meetings62%
- Atlanta Hawks290-182 · 477 meetings61%
- Detroit Pistons276-157 · 446 meetings64%
- Washington Wizards228-138 · 383 meetings62%
- Cleveland Cavaliers170-114 · 284 meetings60%
- Milwaukee Bucks148-132 · 283 meetings53%
- Chicago Bulls154-115 · 273 meetings57%
- Brooklyn Nets155-87 · 242 meetings64%
- Indiana Pacers133-100 · 234 meetings57%
- Miami Heat111-75 · 186 meetings60%
- Orlando Magic91-67 · 159 meetings58%
- Charlotte Hornets83-49 · 134 meetings63%
- Toronto Raptors81-46 · 127 meetings64%
Western Conference
15 teams- Golden State Warriors218-139 · 383 meetings61%
- Los Angeles Lakers206-159 · 378 meetings56%
- Sacramento Kings204-117 · 332 meetings64%
- Houston Rockets114-63 · 178 meetings64%
- Los Angeles Clippers105-51 · 156 meetings67%
- Oklahoma City Thunder80-69 · 149 meetings54%
- Phoenix Suns85-61 · 147 meetings58%
- Portland Trail Blazers78-50 · 128 meetings61%
- Utah Jazz65-47 · 112 meetings58%
- San Antonio Spurs49-60 · 109 meetings45%
- Denver Nuggets62-42 · 104 meetings60%
- Dallas Mavericks53-42 · 95 meetings56%
- Minnesota Timberwolves47-24 · 71 meetings66%
- Memphis Grizzlies40-20 · 60 meetings67%
- New Orleans Pelicans30-21 · 51 meetings59%
Show as sortable table
| Opponent | W | L | Meetings | Win % | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia 76ers | 341 | 250 | 598 | 57.7% | 2026-05-02 |
| New York Knicks | 335 | 210 | 575 | 61.5% | 2026-04-09 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 290 | 182 | 477 | 61.4% | 2026-03-30 |
| Detroit Pistons | 276 | 157 | 446 | 63.7% | 2026-01-19 |
| Golden State Warriors | 218 | 139 | 383 | 61.1% | 2026-03-18 |
| Washington Wizards | 228 | 138 | 383 | 62.3% | 2026-03-14 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 206 | 159 | 378 | 56.4% | 2026-02-22 |
| Sacramento Kings | 204 | 117 | 332 | 63.6% | 2026-01-30 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 170 | 114 | 284 | 59.9% | 2026-03-08 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 148 | 132 | 283 | 52.9% | 2026-04-03 |
| Chicago Bulls | 154 | 115 | 273 | 57.2% | 2026-02-11 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 155 | 87 | 242 | 64.0% | 2026-02-27 |
| Indiana Pacers | 133 | 100 | 234 | 57.1% | 2026-01-21 |
| Miami Heat | 111 | 75 | 186 | 59.7% | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Rockets | 114 | 63 | 178 | 64.4% | 2026-02-04 |
| Orlando Magic | 91 | 67 | 159 | 57.6% | 2026-04-12 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 105 | 51 | 156 | 67.3% | 2026-01-03 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 80 | 69 | 149 | 53.7% | 2026-03-25 |
| Phoenix Suns | 85 | 61 | 147 | 58.2% | 2026-03-16 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 83 | 49 | 134 | 62.9% | 2026-04-07 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 78 | 50 | 128 | 60.9% | 2026-01-26 |
| Toronto Raptors | 81 | 46 | 127 | 63.8% | 2026-04-05 |
| Utah Jazz | 65 | 47 | 112 | 58.0% | 2025-12-30 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 49 | 60 | 109 | 45.0% | 2026-03-10 |
| Denver Nuggets | 62 | 42 | 104 | 59.6% | 2026-02-25 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 42 | 95 | 55.8% | 2026-03-06 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 24 | 71 | 66.2% | 2026-03-22 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 20 | 60 | 66.7% | 2026-03-20 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 21 | 51 | 58.8% | 2026-04-10 |
Franchise history
Championship moments and W-L across the NBA's structural eras, side by side.
Championship ledger
18 titles · 5 runner-ups · 23 Finals appearances2020s
1W · 1L
- 2024vs Mavericks
- 2022lost to Warriors
2010s
0W · 1L
- 2010lost to Lakers
2000s
1W · 0L
- 2008vs Lakers
ChampionshipFinals lossTeam colors: Boston Celtics
Performance by era
Baseline: 60% across all opponentsHow the Boston Celtics have performed across 5 of the NBA's structural eras.
BAA / founding
1946-1949
5-11(31.3%)
-28.8 pp vs baseline
Original Basketball Association of America before the NBL merger formed the NBA.
Early NBA
1950-1967
957-498(65.8%)
+5.8 pp vs baseline
Post-merger era of 8-to-10 teams, dominated by Minneapolis and Boston dynasties.
ABA / expansion
1968-1979
646-438(59.6%)
in line with baseline
Rapid expansion and the ABA rival league that folded into the NBA in 1976.
Modern era
1980-1999
1,039-734(58.6%)
in line with baseline
The 3-point line, Magic vs Bird, the 90s Bulls: a commercial and competitive peak.
Cap / luxury-tax era
2000-present
1,385-1,006(57.9%)
-2.1 pp vs baseline
Luxury tax, player empowerment, positionless basketball, and analytics-led offense.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.