The 2024–25 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season as defending champions after winning the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks in five games during the previous season for their NBA-record 18th championship and attempted to qualify for back-to-back Finals appearances for the first time since 1986 and 1987, as well as win back-to-back championships for the first time since 1968 and 1969. On their first game of the season, the Celtics would tie the NBA record for the most three-pointers made in a game. On March 15, the Celtics clinched their 11th consecutive playoff berth in a row since 2015 with a 115–113 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
In the first round, the Celtics dispatched the Orlando Magic in five games to advance to the conference semifinals. However, despite being considered major favorites for championship contention, the Celtics were upset in the second round by the New York Knicks in six games following a devastating Achilles injury to star player Jayson Tatum, marking the seventh straight year without a repeat champion, and the sixth in which the defending champions had failed to advance beyond the conference semifinals. This was the first time the Celtics were eliminated before the conference finals since 2021.
The Boston Celtics drew an average home attendance of 19,158, the 8th-highest of all NBA teams.https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2025/sort/homeTotal
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege130Baylor ScheiermanSG United StatesCreighton254Anton WatsonPF United StatesGonzaga
The Celtics entered the 2024 NBA draft (two days long instead of just one day, like it previously was since the draft was shortened to two rounds back in 1989) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick; the latter was originally owned by the Dallas Mavericks and acquired via the Sacramento Kings. They had traded their original second-round selection alongside Gordon Hayward to the Charlotte Hornets in 2020 and the pick was eventually used by Dallas as the final selection of the draft.
To conclude the first day of the draft, the Boston Celtics used the final first round pick to select shooting guard Baylor Scheierman from Creighton University. Then, near the end of the second day of the draft, the Celtics would select power forward Anton Watson from Gonzaga University with the 54th pick of the draft.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#cfc | 1 | October 4 | @ Denver | | Payton Pritchard (21) | Luke Kornet (11) | Payton Pritchard (6) | Etihad Arena12,002 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc | 2 | October 6 | Denver | | Jaylen Brown (21) | Sam Hauser (8) | Derrick White (6) | Etihad Arena11,527 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc | 3 | October 12 | Philadelphia | | Jaylen Brown (18) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Payton Pritchard (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc | 4 | October 13 | Toronto | | Drew Peterson (23) | Neemias Queta (15) | Payton Pritchard (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc | 5 | October 15 | @ Toronto | | Jayson Tatum (24) | Xavier Tillman (8) | Jayson Tatum (6) | Scotiabank Arena17,507 | 4–1
Regular season
|- style="background:#cfc | 1 | October 22 | New York | | Jayson Tatum (37) | Brown, Tillman (7) | Jayson Tatum (10) | TD Garden19,156 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc | 2 | October 24 | @ Washington | | Jaylen Brown (27) | Jayson Tatum (11) | Jayson Tatum (6) | Capital One Arena18,610 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc | 3 | October 26 | @ Detroit | | Jayson Tatum (37) | Jaylen Brown (10) | Jaylen Brown (5) | Little Caesars Arena19,311 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc | 4 | October 28 | Milwaukee | | Jaylen Brown (30) | Jayson Tatum (8) | Derrick White (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc | 5 | October 30 | @ Indiana | | Jayson Tatum (37) | Kornet, Queta (9) | Jaylen Brown (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,274 | 4–1
|- style="background:#cfc | 6 | November 1 | @ Charlotte | | Jayson Tatum (32) | Jayson Tatum (11) | Brown, White (5) | Spectrum Center18,557 | 5–1 |- style="background:#cfc | 7 | November 2 | @ Charlotte | | Jayson Tatum (29) | Derrick White (8) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Spectrum Center19,253 | 6–1 |- style="background:#cfc | 8 | November 4 | @ Atlanta | | Jayson Tatum (28) | Kornet, Queta (7) | Jayson Tatum (9) | State Farm Arena15,031 | 7–1 |- style="background:#fcc | 9 | November 6 | Golden State | | Jayson Tatum (32) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Jrue Holiday (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 7–2 |- style="background:#cfc | 10 | November 8 | Brooklyn | | Jayson Tatum (33) | Horford, Queta (10) | Tatum, White (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 8–2 |- style="background:#cfc | 11 | November 10 | @ Milwaukee | | Jayson Tatum (31) | Jayson Tatum (12) | Tatum, White (6) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 9–2 |- style="background:#fcc | 12 | November 12 | Atlanta | | Jaylen Brown (37) | Tatum, White (6) | Jayson Tatum (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 9–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 13 | November 13 | @ Brooklyn | | Jayson Tatum (36) | Jaylen Brown (12) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Barclays Center18,112 | 10–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 14 | November 16 | Toronto | | Jaylen Brown (27) | Jayson Tatum (11) | Jayson Tatum (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 11–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 15 | November 19 | Cleveland | | Jayson Tatum (33) | Jayson Tatum (12) | Jaylen Brown (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 12–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 16 | November 22 | @ Washington | | Jaylen Brown (31) | Jaylen Brown (11) | Jayson Tatum (8) | Capital One Arena20,385 | 13–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 17 | November 24 | Minnesota | | Jaylen Brown (29) | Derrick White (9) | Derrick White (5) | TD Garden19,156 | 14–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 18 | November 25 | L.A. Clippers | | Pritchard, Tatum (20) | Queta, Tatum (9) | Derrick White (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 15–3 |- style="background:#cfc | 19 | November 29 | @ Chicago | | Jayson Tatum (35) | Jayson Tatum (14) | Jayson Tatum (5) | United Center19,798 | 16–3
|- style="background:#fcc | 20 | December 1 | @ Cleveland | | Jayson Tatum (33) | Porziņģis, Tatum (8) | Jrue Holiday (5) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 16–4 |- style="background:#cfc | 21 | December 2 | Miami | | Jaylen Brown (29) | Jayson Tatum (11) | Derrick White (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 17–4 |- style="background:#cfc | 22 | December 4 | Detroit | | Jaylen Brown (28) | Kristaps Porziņģis (9) | Derrick White (11) | TD Garden19,156 | 18–4 |- style="background:#cfc | 23 | December 6 | Milwaukee | | Jayson Tatum (34) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Derrick White (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 19–4 |- style="background:#fcc | 24 | December 7 | Memphis | | Jrue Holiday (23) | Jayson Tatum (13) | Jayson Tatum (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 19–5 |- style="background:#cfc | 25 | December 12 | Detroit | | Payton Pritchard (27) | Jaylen Brown (9) | Payton Pritchard (10) | TD Garden19,156 | 20–5 |- style="background:#cfc | 26 | December 15 | @ Washington | | Jayson Tatum (28) | Jayson Tatum (12) | Payton Pritchard (6) | Capital One Arena16,227 | 21–5 |- style="background:#fcc | 27 | December 19 | Chicago | | Jayson Tatum (31) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Brown, Holiday, Tatum, White (4) | TD Garden19,156 | 21–6 |- style="background:#cfc | 28 | December 21 | @ Chicago | | Jayson Tatum (43) | Jayson Tatum (15) | Jayson Tatum (10) | United Center19,803 | 22–6 |- style="background:#fcc | 29 | December 23 | @ Orlando | | Jaylen Brown (35) | Jaylen Brown (9) | Brown, White (4) | Kia Center18,846 | 22–7 |- style="background:#fcc | 30 | December 25 | Philadelphia | | Jayson Tatum (32) | Jayson Tatum (15) | Payton Pritchard (5) | TD Garden19,156 | 22–8 |- style="background:#cfc | 31 | December 27 | Indiana | | Jaylen Brown (44) | Jayson Tatum (13) | Payton Pritchard (10) | TD Garden19,156 | 23–8 |- style="background:#fcc | 32 | December 29 | Indiana | | Jaylen Brown (31) | Kornet, Tatum (9) | Brown, Tatum (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 23–9 |- style="background:#cfc | 33 | December 31 | Toronto | | Jayson Tatum (23) | Jaylen Brown (9) | Holiday, Horford, Pritchard (4) | TD Garden19,156 | 24–9
|- style="background:#cfc | 34 | January 2 | @ Minnesota | | Jayson Tatum (33) | Jayson Tatum (8) | Jayson Tatum (9) | Target Center18,978 | 25–9 |- style="background:#cfc | 35 | January 3 | @ Houston | | Derrick White (23) | Luke Kornet (10) | Jayson Tatum (5) | Toyota Center18,055 | 26–9 |- style="background:#fcc | 36 | January 5 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jayson Tatum (26) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Paycom Center18,203 | 26–10 |- style="background:#cfc | 37 | January 7 | @ Denver | | Jayson Tatum (29) | Kristaps Porziņģis (11) | Jaylen Brown (8) | Ball Arena19,904 | 27–10 |- style="background:#fcc | 38 | January 10 | Sacramento | | Jaylen Brown (28) | Jayson Tatum (12) | Brown, Tatum (5) | TD Garden19,156 | 27–11 |- style="background:#cfc | 39 | January 12 | New Orleans | | Jayson Tatum (38) | Porziņģis, Tatum (11) | Jaylen Brown (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 28–11 |- style="background:#fcc | 40 | January 15 | @ Toronto | | Payton Pritchard (20) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Jayson Tatum (7) | Scotiabank Arena18,566 | 28–12 |- style="background:#cfc | 41 | January 17 | Orlando | | Jayson Tatum (30) | Tatum, Brown, Holiday (6) | Jaylen Brown (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 29–12 |- style="background:#fcc | 42 | January 18 | Atlanta | | Jaylen Brown (24) | Jaylen Brown (11) | Jaylen Brown (8) | TD Garden19,156 | 29–13 |- style="background:#cfc | 43 | January 20 | @ Golden State | | Jayson Tatum (22) | Jayson Tatum (9) | Payton Pritchard (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 30–13 |- style="background:#cfc | 44 | January 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Jaylen Brown (25) | Jayson Tatum (7) | Jayson Tatum (8) | Intuit Dome15,342 | 31–13 |- style="background:#fcc | 45 | January 23 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kristaps Porziņģis (22) | Jaylen Brown (8) | Jayson Tatum (5) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 31–14 |- style="background:#cfc | 46 | January 25 | @ Dallas | | Jayson Tatum (24) | Luke Kornet (10) | Jaylen Brown (6) | American Airlines Center20,421 | 32–14 |- style="background:#fcc | 47 | January 27 | Houston | | Jaylen Brown (28) | Kristaps Porziņģis (8) | Jayson Tatum (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 32–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 48 | January 29 | Chicago | | Kristaps Porziņģis (34) | Kristaps Porziņģis (11) | Payton Pritchard (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 33–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 49 | January 31 | @ New Orleans | | Jaylen Brown (28) | Brown, Tatum (6) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Smoothie King Center16,432 | 34–15
|- style="background:#cfc | 50 | February 2 | @ Philadelphia | | Jayson Tatum (35) | Jaylen Brown (10) | Jayson Tatum (11) | Wells Fargo Center19,766 | 35–15 |- style="background:#cfc | 51 | February 4 | @ Cleveland | | Jayson Tatum (22) | Al Horford (10) | Jayson Tatum (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 36–15 |- style="background:#fcc | 52 | February 6 | Dallas | | Jaylen Brown (25) | Payton Pritchard (6) | Payton Pritchard (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 36–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 53 | February 8 | @ New York | | Jayson Tatum (40) | Luke Kornet (12) | Jaylen Brown (5) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 37–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 54 | February 10 | @ Miami | | Jayson Tatum (33) | Horford, Pritchard (10) | Payton Pritchard (8) | Kaseya Center19,961 | 38–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 55 | February 12 | San Antonio | | Jayson Tatum (32) | Jayson Tatum (14) | Derrick White (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 39–16 |- align="center" | colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;" | All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc | 56 | February 20 | @ Philadelphia | | Payton Pritchard (28) | Jayson Tatum (11) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Wells Fargo Center19,752 | 40–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 57 | February 23 | New York | | Jayson Tatum (25) | Jayson Tatum (10) | Jayson Tatum (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 41–16 |- style="background:#cfc | 58 | February 25 | @ Toronto | | Jaylen Brown (24)