Boston Celtics year by year

80 seasons since 1946-47 · 3751-2527 all time · 18 titles

How have the Celtics ranked, year by year?

The Boston Celtics have played 80 seasons since 1946-47: 3751-2527 in the regular season, with 18 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league 3 times: 2025-26, 2021-22 and 2010-11. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2025-26's (1st in points allowed), the best offense 2023-24's (2nd in points scored).

Boston Celtics by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Coach	Postseason
2025-26	56-26	114.919th	107.21st	Joe Mazzulla	Playoffs, 3-4
2024-25	61-21	116.38th	107.22nd	Joe Mazzulla	Playoffs, 6-5
2023-24	64-18	120.62nd	109.25th	Joe Mazzulla	Won the NBA Finals
2022-23	57-25	117.94th	111.45th	Joe Mazzulla	Playoffs, 11-9
2021-22	51-31	111.812th	104.51st	Ime Udoka	Lost the NBA Finals
2020-21	36-36	112.616th	111.211th	Brad Stevens	Playoffs, 1-4
2019-20	48-24	113.79th	107.32nd	Brad Stevens	Playoffs, 10-7
2018-19	49-33	112.414th	108.08th	Brad Stevens	Playoffs, 5-4
2017-18	55-27	104.020th	100.43rd	Brad Stevens	Playoffs, 11-8
2016-17	53-29	108.07th	105.415th	Brad Stevens	Playoffs, 9-9
2015-16	48-34	105.75th	102.513th	Brad Stevens	Playoffs, 2-4
2014-15	40-42	101.413th	101.221st	Brad Stevens	Playoffs, 0-4
2013-14	25-57	96.226th	100.713th	Brad Stevens	—
2012-13	41-40	96.518th	96.712th	Doc Rivers	Playoffs, 2-4
2011-12	39-27	91.826th	89.32nd	Doc Rivers	Playoffs, 11-9
2010-11	56-26	96.523rd	91.11st	Doc Rivers	Playoffs, 5-4
2009-10	50-32	99.219th	95.65th	Doc Rivers	Lost the NBA Finals
2008-09	62-20	100.911th	93.43rd	Doc Rivers	Playoffs, 7-7
2007-08	66-16	100.511th	90.32nd	Doc Rivers	Won the NBA Finals
2006-07	24-58	95.822nd	99.218th	Doc Rivers	—
2005-06	33-49	98.012th	99.520th	Doc Rivers	—
2004-05	45-37	101.35th	100.422nd	Doc Rivers	Playoffs, 3-4
2003-04	36-46	95.38th	96.720th	Jim O'Brien, John Carroll	Playoffs, 0-4
2002-03	44-38	92.722nd	93.012th	Jim O'Brien	Playoffs, 4-6
2001-02	49-33	96.412th	94.18th	Jim O'Brien	Playoffs, 9-7
2000-01	36-46	94.616th	96.819th	Rick Pitino	—
1999-00	35-47	99.39th	100.521st	Rick Pitino	—
1998-99	19-31	93.010th	94.921st	Rick Pitino	—
1997-98	36-46	95.913th	98.521st	Rick Pitino	—
1996-97	15-67	100.65th	107.928th	M. L. Carr	—
1995-96	33-49	103.65th	107.027th	M. L. Carr	—
1994-95	35-47	102.811th	104.719th	Chris Ford	Playoffs, 1-3
1993-94	32-50	100.815th	105.121st	Chris Ford	—
1992-93	48-34	103.718th	102.88th	Chris Ford	Playoffs, 1-3
1991-92	51-31	106.69th	103.08th	Chris Ford	Playoffs, 6-4
1990-91	56-26	111.56th	105.715th	Chris Ford	Playoffs, 5-6
1989-90	52-30	110.08th	106.011th	Jimmy Rodgers	Playoffs, 2-3
1988-89	42-40	109.29th	108.19th	Jimmy Rodgers	Playoffs, 0-3
1987-88	57-25	113.63rd	107.713th	K.C. Jones	Playoffs, 9-8
1986-87	59-23	112.66th	106.03rd	K.C. Jones	Lost the NBA Finals
1985-86	67-15	114.18th	104.73rd	K.C. Jones	Won the NBA Finals
1984-85	63-19	114.86th	108.14th	K.C. Jones	Lost the NBA Finals
1983-84	62-20	112.17th	105.63rd	K.C. Jones	Won the NBA Finals
1982-83	56-26	112.17th	106.79th	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 2-5
1981-82	63-19	112.04th	105.67th	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 7-5
1980-81	62-20	109.98th	104.02nd	Bill Fitch	Won the NBA Finals
1979-80	61-21	113.55th	105.75th	Bill Fitch	Playoffs, 5-4
1978-79	29-53	108.215th	113.318th	Dave Cowens	—
1977-78	32-50	105.716th	107.77th	Tom Heinsohn, Tom Sanders	—
1976-77	44-38	104.517th	106.511th	Tom Heinsohn	Playoffs, 5-4
1975-76	54-28	106.2	103.9	Tom Heinsohn	Won the NBA Finals
1974-75	60-22	106.5	100.8	Tom Heinsohn	Playoffs, 6-5
1973-74	56-26	109.0	105.1	Tom Heinsohn	Won the NBA Finals
1972-73	68-14	112.7	104.5	Tom Heinsohn	Playoffs, 7-6
1971-72	56-26	115.6	110.8	Tom Heinsohn	Playoffs, 5-6
1970-71	44-38	117.2	115.1	Tom Heinsohn	—
1969-70	34-48	114.9	116.8	Tom Heinsohn	—
1968-69	48-34	111.0	105.4	Bill Russell	Won the NBA Finals
1967-68	54-28	116.1	112.0	Bill Russell	Won the NBA Finals
1966-67	60-21	119.3	111.3	Bill Russell	Playoffs, 4-5
1965-66	54-26	112.7	107.8	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1964-65	62-18	112.8	104.4	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1963-64	59-21	113.0	105.1	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1962-63	58-22	118.8	111.6	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1961-62	60-20	121.1	111.8	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1960-61	57-22	119.7	114.1	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1959-60	59-16	124.5	116.2	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1958-59	52-20	116.4	109.9	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1957-58	49-23	109.9	104.4	Red Auerbach	Lost the NBA Finals
1956-57	44-28	105.5	100.2	Red Auerbach	Won the NBA Finals
1955-56	39-33	106.0	105.3	Red Auerbach	Playoffs, 1-2
1954-55	36-36	101.5	101.5	Red Auerbach	Playoffs, 3-4
1953-54	42-30	87.7	85.4	Red Auerbach	Playoffs, 2-4
1952-53	46-25	88.1	85.8	Red Auerbach	Playoffs, 3-3
1951-52	39-27	91.3	87.2	Red Auerbach	Playoffs, 1-2
1950-51	39-30	85.2	85.5	Red Auerbach	Playoffs, 0-2
1949-50	22-46	79.7	82.2	Alvin Julian	—
1948-49	25-35	76.5	79.5	Alvin Julian	—
1947-48	20-28	68.8	72.7	John Russell	Playoffs, 1-2
1946-47	22-38	60.1	65.0	John Russell	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1976-77, the first season after the ABA merger.

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