44pts
Shawn Marion
PHXvsBOS
Feb 22, 2006
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head
Boston Celtics lead the all-time record 85-61 across 147 recorded meetings and 1 meeting without a final source score.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on November 17, 1968: Boston Celtics 130, Phoenix Suns 98.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026BOS
85
vs
PHX
61
147 meetings1 score unavailable
All-time
BOS lead 85-61
Recent form
BOS 8-2 over the latest 10
Last meeting
BOS won 120-112 on Mar 16, 2026
Closeness
24 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.2 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 16, 26
BOS 120-112 PHX
BOSFeb 24, 26
PHX 81-97 BOS
BOSApr 4, 25
BOS 123-103 PHX
BOSMar 26, 25
PHX 102-132 BOS
BOSMar 14, 24
BOS 127-112 PHX
BOSMar 9, 24
PHX 107-117 BOS
BOSFeb 3, 23
BOS 94-106 PHX
PHXDec 7, 22
PHX 98-125 BOS
BOSDec 31, 21
BOS 123-108 PHX
BOSDec 10, 21
PHX 111-90 BOS
PHX| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | BOS | PHX | 120–112 | BOS |
| Feb 24, 2026 | PHX | BOS | 81–97 | BOS |
| Apr 4, 2025 | BOS | PHX | 123–103 | BOS |
| Mar 26, 2025 | PHX | BOS | 102–132 | BOS |
| Mar 14, 2024 | BOS | PHX | 127–112 | BOS |
| Mar 9, 2024 | PHX | BOS | 107–117 | BOS |
| Feb 3, 2023 | BOS | PHX | 94–106 | PHX |
| Dec 7, 2022 | PHX | BOS | 98–125 | BOS |
| Dec 31, 2021 | BOS | PHX | 123–108 | BOS |
| Dec 10, 2021 | PHX | BOS | 111–90 | PHX |
Last Meeting
Mar 16, 2026Final
BOS
120
HOME
PHX
112
AWAY
Celticswon by8
Celtics' 6th straight in this series·Game 147 of all-time series
Matchup context
Boston Celtics have won 8 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 85-61. The 10.2-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1968 to 2026
- 57 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.2 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 6
- 6 playoff meetings across 1 postseason
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
85W
61W
BOS
PHX
58%42%
Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season140 games
81
59
Playoffs6 games
4
2
Boston Celtics Biggest Win
130–98+32
Nov 17, 1968
Phoenix Suns Biggest Win
131–100+31
Feb 12, 1997
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | BOS ↕ | PHX ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
35-38
BOS
AWAY
23-50
PHX
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Boston Celtics: 6 consecutive wins
6
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.2 pts on average
10.2pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
BOS↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time58.2%
PHX↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time41.8%
Last 10 Results
BOS / PHX
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 41 of 147 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
3
BOS OT Wins
3
PHX OT Wins
0
Biggest OT Game
109-116 on Nov 8, 2018 (1OT)
Largest Leads
BOS Biggest Leads
+35pts
Jan 19, 2009
#2:+30 pts·Dec 31, 2021
#3:+29 pts·Mar 2, 2011
PHX Biggest Leads
+45pts
Dec 7, 2022
#2:+43 pts·Feb 12, 1997
#3:+26 pts·Mar 24, 2017
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
28
Jan 5, 1997
Average per Game
5.4
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
17
Dec 7, 2001
Average Ties per Game
4.1
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,156
Feb 3, 2023
Lowest
1,493
Feb 7, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,067
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
BOS44.2%
PHX45.8%
PHX +1.6 pp
3P%
BOS33.8%
PHX33.6%
BOS +0.2 pp
FT%
BOS78.2%
PHX79.6%
PHX +1.4 pp
TS%
BOS53.6%
PHX54.7%
PHX +1.1 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
BOS Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 544 | 22 | 24.7 | 42 |
| Antoine Walker | 253 | 11 | 23.0 | 33 |
| Jayson Tatum | 193 | 10 | 19.3 | 26 |
| Rajon Rondo | 167 | 11 | 15.2 | 32 |
| Marcus Smart | 150 | 12 | 12.5 | 37 |
| Ray Allen | 140 | 8 | 17.5 | 31 |
| Jaylen Brown | 137 | 8 | 17.1 | 27 |
| Kevin Garnett | 129 | 6 | 21.5 | 30 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 103 | 4 | 25.8 | 35 |
| Avery Bradley | 92 | 7 | 13.1 | 23 |
| Kyrie Irving | 87 | 3 | 29.0 | 39 |
| Delonte West | 86 | 5 | 17.2 | 30 |
| Walter McCarty | 86 | 8 | 10.8 | 20 |
| Eric Williams | 74 | 8 | 9.3 | 17 |
| Tony Allen | 68 | 6 | 11.3 | 18 |
PHX Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 315 | 14 | 22.5 | 44 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 274 | 12 | 22.8 | 42 |
| Devin Booker | 258 | 11 | 23.4 | 39 |
| Steve Nash | 189 | 15 | 12.6 | 19 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 127 | 14 | 9.1 | 26 |
| Mikal Bridges | 124 | 9 | 13.8 | 26 |
| Stephon Marbury | 121 | 6 | 20.2 | 34 |
| Clifford Robinson | 111 | 5 | 22.2 | 37 |
| Deandre Ayton | 111 | 7 | 15.9 | 26 |
| T.J. Warren | 111 | 7 | 15.9 | 29 |
| Joe Johnson | 100 | 6 | 16.7 | 21 |
| Anfernee Hardaway | 84 | 6 | 14.0 | 20 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 81 | 4 | 20.3 | 28 |
| Chris Paul | 80 | 6 | 13.3 | 22 |
| Raja Bell | 80 | 6 | 13.3 | 20 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
42pts
Amar'e Stoudemire
PHXvsBOS
Jan 28, 2005
42pts
Paul Pierce
BOSvsPHX
Mar 15, 2001
40pts
Paul Pierce
BOSvsPHX
Feb 1, 2006
39pts
Devin Booker
PHXvsBOS
Jan 18, 2020
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
45 games with complete quarter lines
BOSPHX
How they create points
38 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q1 scoring: BOS +1.9 points45 games
BOS highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.8
PHX highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 26.1
Widest fingerprint gap
BOS +1.9 q1 scoring
Questions about this record: Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns
How is the Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns meeting total counted?
The source contains 147 recorded meetings. 146 meetings have a winner; 1 meeting has no final source score and does not count as a win. This is why the meeting total can be larger than the two win totals combined.
What is the Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 6 games: Boston Celtics have 4 wins and Phoenix Suns have 2. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns results compare with the complete record?
Boston Celtics have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 85-61. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
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.