Having been founded in 1946, the Boston Celtics are 1 of the NBA’s 11 original founding members – known initially as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) – and one of the few National Basketball Association teams to retain their original name and location. Their founder, Walter Brown, was one of the chief pioneers of the NBA itself; he also owned the Boston Bruins NHL team and the Boston Garden arena where they played, and his idea of holding basketball games on hockey’s off-nights led to the first concerted attempt to play professional basketball in notable venues in major cities across the United States.
Perhaps rather fittingly then, the Boston Celtics can claim to be the NBA’s most successful ever; with 17 championships they hold the joint record with the Los Angeles Lakers, and they have recorded the most game wins in NBA history.
The 2023-24 season will soon be upon us, and the Celtics are currently continuing their preseason preparations for the new campaign, so keep reading for the full Boston Celtics schedule!
- When Is the Next Boston Celtics Game?
- Key Highlights of the Boston Celtics Season
- How to get the best tickets for the Boston Celtics Games?
When Is the Next Boston Celtics Game?
The Boston Celtics season starts on 25 October, a day after the Denver Nuggets kick off their title defence at home to the Lakers. You can check out their full list of game dates below.
- 25 October 2023, 19:00 – New York Knicks v Boston Celtics · Madison Square Garden
- 27 October 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Miami Heat · TD Garden
- 30 October 2023, 19:00 – Washington Wizards v Boston Celtics · Capital One Arena
- 1 November 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Indiana Pacers · TD Garden
- 4 November 2023 20:00 – Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics · Barclays Center
- 6 November 2023, 20:00 – Minnesota Timberwolves v Boston Celtics · Target Center
- 8 November 2023, 19:00 – Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics · Wells Fargo Center
- 10 November 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Brooklyn Nets · TD Garden
- 11 November 2023, 19:00 – Boston Celtics v Toronto Raptors · TD Garden
- 13 November 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v New York Knicks · TD Garden
- 15 November 2023, 19:30 – Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics · Wells Fargo Center
- 17 November 2023, 19:30 – Toronto Raptors v Boston Celtics · Scotiabank Arena
- 19 November 2023, 20:00 – Memphis Grizzlies v Boston Celtics · FedExForum
- 20 November 2023, 19:00– Charlotte Hornets v Boston Celtics · Spectrum Center
- 22 November 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Milwaukee Bucks · TD Garden
- 24 November 2023, 14:30 – Orlando Magic v Boston Celtics · Amway Center
- 26 November 2023, 18:00 – Boston Celtics v Atlanta Hawks · TD Garden
- 28 November 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Chicago Bulls · TD Garden
- 1 December 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers · TD Garden
- 12 December 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Cleveland Cavaliers · TD Garden
- 14 December 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Cleveland Cavaliers · TD Garden
- 15 December 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Orlando Magic · TD Garden
- 17 December 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Orlando Magic · TD Garden
- 19 December 2023, 22:00 – Golden State Warriors v Boston Celtics · Chase Center
- 20 December 2023, 22:00 – Sacramento Kings v Boston Celtics · Golden 1 Center
- 23 December 2023, 15:30 – L.A. Clippers v Boston Celtics · Crypto.com Arena
- 25 December 2023, 17:00 – L.A. Lakers v Boston Celtics · Crypto.com Arena
- 28 December 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons · TD Garden
- 29 December 2023, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Toronto Raptors · TD Garden
- 31 December 2023, 19:00 – San Antonio Spurs v Boston Celtics · AT&T Center
- 2 January 2024, 20:00 – Oklahoma City Thunder v Boston Celtics · Paycom Center
- 5 January 2024, 19:00 – Boston Celtics v Utah Jazz · TD Garden
- 6 January 2024, 19:00 – Indiana Pacers v Boston Celtics · Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- 8 January 2024, 19:00 – Indiana Pacers v Boston Celtics · Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- 10 January 2024, 19:00 – Boston Celtics v Minnesota Timberwolves · TD Garden
- 11 January 2024, 19:30 – Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics · Fiserv Forum
- 13 January 2024, 19:00 – Boston Celtics v Houston Rockets · TD Garden
- 15 January 2024, 19:30 – Toronto Raptors v Boston Celtics · Scotiabank Arena
- 17 January 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v San Antonio Spurs · TD Garden
- 19 January 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Denver Nuggets · TD Garden
- 21 January 2024, 19:00 – Houston Rockets v Boston Celtics · Toyota Center
- 22 January 2024, 20:30 – Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics · American Airlines Center
- 25 January 2024, 19:30 –Miami Heat v Boston Celtics · Kaseya Center
- 27 January 2024, 19:00 – Boston Celtics v L.A. Clippers · TD Garden
- 29 January 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v New Orleans Pelicans · TD Garden
- 30 January 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Indiana Pacers · TD Garden
- 1 February 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v L.A. Lakers · TD Garden
- 4 February 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Memphis Grizzlies · TD Garden
- 7 February 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Atlanta Hawks · TD Garden
- 9 February 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Washington Wizards · TD Garden
- 11 February 2024, 14:00 – Miami Heat v Boston Celtics · Kaseya Center
- 13 February 2024, 19:30 – Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics · Barclays Center
- 14 February 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Brooklyn Nets · TD Garden
- 22 February 2024, 20:00 – Chicago Bulls v Boston Celtics · United Center
- 24 February 2024, 20:30 – New York Knicks v Boston Celtics · Madison Square Garden
- 27 February 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers · TD Garden
- 1 March 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Dallas Mavericks · TD Garden
- 3 March 2024, 15:30 – Boston Celtics v Golden State Warriors · TD Garden
- 5 March 2024, 19:00 – Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics · Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
- 7 March 2024, 22:00 – Denver Nuggets v Boston Celtics · Ball Arena
- 9 March 2024, 20:30 – Phoenix Suns v Boston Celtics · Footprint Center
- 11 March 2024, 22:30 – Portland Trail Blazers v Boston Celtics · Moda Center
- 12 March 2024, 21:00 – Utah Jazz v Boston Celtics · Vivint Arena
- 14 March 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Phoenix Suns · TD Garden
- 17 March 2024, 18:00 – Washington Wizards v Boston Celtics · Capital One Arena
- 18 March 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons · TD Garden
- 20 March 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Milwaukee Bucks · TD Garden
- 22 March 2024, 19:00 – Detroit Pistons v Boston Celtics · Little Caesars Arena
- 23 March 2024, 20:00 – Chicago Bulls v Boston Celtics · United Center
- 25 March 2024, 19:30 – Atlanta Hawks v Boston Celtics · State Farm Arena
- 28 March 2024, 19:30 – Atlanta Hawks v Boston Celtics · State Farm Arena
- 30 March 2024, 17:00 – New Orleans Pelicans v Boston Celtics · Smoothie King Center
- 1 April 2024, 19:00 – Charlotte Hornets v Boston Celtics · Spectrum Center
- 3 April 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Oklahoma City Thunder · TD Garden
- 5 April 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Sacramento Kings · TD Garden
- 7 April 2024, 18:00 – Boston Celtics v Portland Trail Blazers · TD Garden
- 9 April 2024, 19:30 – Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics · Fiserv Forum
- 11 April 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v New York Knicks · TD Garden
- 12 April 2024, 19:30 – Boston Celtics v Charlotte Hornets · TD Garden
- 14 April 2024, 13:00 – Boston Celtics v Washington Wizards · TD Garden
Key Highlights of the Boston Celtics Season
Key Celtics' Matchups to Look Forward to
When you’re as storied and successful a team as the Boston Celtics, you share rivalries with almost every other team in the league. Among the Celtics’ most historic matchups is with the New York Knicks, and fans won’t have to wait long for them to face off this season. They’ll meet at Madison Square Garden on 25 October in a season-opener made all the more intriguing by the addition of former Knicks power forward/centre Kristaps Porziņģis to the Celtics’ roster in the summer. The Latvian – who spent 4 years with the Knicks between 2015 and 2019 – will undoubtedly be keen to impress against his former side on what is likely to be his competitive debut for the Celtics if he’s in the match lineup.
If that wasn’t a tasty enough start to the 2023/24 campaign, the next Celtics game after that, Boston’s first home game of the season, will come against the Miami Heat. The Heat knocked the Celtics out of the NBA Playoffs last season in what was their 3rd postseason meeting in the last 4 campaigns; you can bet Boston will be desperate for revenge come game time.
Among the Boston Celtics’ other biggest rivals are the Los Angeles Lakers, and they’re set for a sensational Christmas day showdown at the Crypto.com Arena. Their meeting will be the standout clash that day, so fans looking to add something special to their festive fun may want to treat themselves to tickets.
Home Games vs. Away Games: Where and When Do the Boston Celtics Play Again?
Over the course of the season, the Celtics will play the full 82-game match schedule, comprised of 41 home games at TD Garden and 41 away games as they travel to their rivals in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. Last season, the Celtics won an impressive 32 home games and picked up a thoroughly respectable 25 wins on the road.
This campaign will begin for the Celtics on 25 October, with their final regular-season game coming on 14 April. You can find the full Boston Celtics schedule at Koobit.
Playoff Aspirations: Can the Boston Celtics Make the Cut?
When it comes to the NBA Playoffs, few teams qualify as consistently as the Boston Celtics. Since the 2001/02 season, they’ve only failed to reach postseason competition on 3 occasions, most recently in 2014.
What’s more, they’ve enjoyed highly impressive campaigns in the post-pandemic era; they’ve finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference in each of the last 2 seasons, on both occasions winning the Atlantic Division title.
With Porziņģis also bolstering their ranks, anything other than comfortable Playoff qualification would be a shock.
How to get the best tickets for the Boston Celtics Games?
If you’re looking to buy Celtics tickets, you can do this online or at the TD Garden box office. The former is much more convenient; not only will it save you a trip there in-person and potentially time stood in a long queue, but by purchasing Boston Celtics tickets online it’s much easier to get a full picture of the different seating options available to you.
Koobit has the complete match schedule so you can always find the Celtics’ next game, as well as a breakdown of the various seating areas you can choose from and the related amenities, followed by a range of prices from primary and secondary sellers from across the marketplace.