Hawks vs Celtics: head-to-head
51 meetings since 2015-16
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Boston Celtics29Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Hawks and the Celtics have met 51 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 29-22.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Hawks won 4 and the Celtics won 2. The most recent game, on March 30, 2026, ended Hawks 112-102.
The home team won 30 of the 51 games (59%). These matchups averaged 221.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.6 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2022-23, Celtics in 2019-20, Celtics in 2018-19. They have also met 12 times in the playoffs (2022-23, 2015-16), with the Hawks winning 6 and the Celtics 6. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 27, 2026 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Nov 27, 2026 | Hawks @ Celtics | 8:00 PM EST | BOS 76% |
| Feb 5, 2027 | Celtics @ Hawks | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Apr 9, 2027 | Celtics @ Hawks | 7:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Hawks | BOS 83 – 110 ATL · 2016-04-26 |
| Celtics | BOS 123 – 93 ATL · 2024-11-04 |
2025-26 ATL 2 – 2 BOS
| 2026-03-30 | BOS 102 – 112 ATL | Final |
| 2026-03-27 | ATL 102 – 109 BOS | Final |
| 2026-01-28 | ATL 117 – 106 BOS | Final |
| 2026-01-17 | BOS 132 – 106 ATL | Final |
2024-25 ATL 2 – 1 BOS
| 2025-01-18 | ATL 119 – 115 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2024-11-12 | ATL 117 – 116 BOS | Final |
| 2024-11-04 | BOS 123 – 93 ATL | Final |
2023-24 ATL 2 – 2 BOS
| 2024-03-28 | BOS 122 – 123 ATL | Final/OT |
| 2024-03-25 | BOS 118 – 120 ATL | Final |
| 2024-02-07 | ATL 117 – 125 BOS | Final |
| 2023-11-26 | ATL 103 – 113 BOS | Final |
2022-23 ATL 2 – 7 BOS
| 2023-04-27 · playoffs | BOS 128 – 120 ATL | Final |
| 2023-04-25 · playoffs | ATL 119 – 117 BOS | Final |
| 2023-04-23 · playoffs | BOS 129 – 121 ATL | Final |
| 2023-04-21 · playoffs | BOS 122 – 130 ATL | Final |
| 2023-04-18 · playoffs | ATL 106 – 119 BOS | Final |
| 2023-04-15 · playoffs | ATL 99 – 112 BOS | Final |
| 2023-04-09 | ATL 114 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2023-03-11 | BOS 134 – 125 ATL | Final |
| 2022-11-16 | BOS 126 – 101 ATL | Final |
2021-22 ATL 2 – 2 BOS
| 2022-03-01 | ATL 98 – 107 BOS | Final |
| 2022-02-13 | ATL 95 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2022-01-28 | BOS 92 – 108 ATL | Final |
| 2021-11-17 | BOS 99 – 110 ATL | Final |
2020-21 ATL 2 – 1 BOS
| 2021-02-24 | BOS 112 – 127 ATL | Final |
| 2021-02-19 | ATL 109 – 121 BOS | Final |
| 2021-02-17 | ATL 122 – 114 BOS | Final |
2019-20 ATL 0 – 3 BOS
| 2020-02-07 | ATL 107 – 112 BOS | Final |
| 2020-02-03 | BOS 123 – 115 ATL | Final |
| 2020-01-03 | ATL 106 – 109 BOS | Final |
2018-19 ATL 0 – 4 BOS
| 2019-03-16 | ATL 120 – 129 BOS | Final |
| 2019-01-19 | BOS 113 – 105 ATL | Final |
| 2018-12-14 | ATL 108 – 129 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-23 | BOS 114 – 96 ATL | Final |
2017-18 ATL 1 – 3 BOS
| 2018-04-08 | ATL 112 – 106 BOS | Final |
| 2018-02-02 | ATL 110 – 119 BOS | Final |
| 2017-11-18 | BOS 110 – 99 ATL | Final |
| 2017-11-06 | BOS 110 – 107 ATL | Final |
2016-17 ATL 2 – 1 BOS
| 2017-04-06 | BOS 116 – 123 ATL | Final |
| 2017-02-27 | ATL 114 – 98 BOS | Final |
| 2017-01-13 | BOS 103 – 101 ATL | Final |
2015-16 ATL 7 – 3 BOS
| 2016-04-28 · playoffs | ATL 104 – 92 BOS | Final |
| 2016-04-26 · playoffs | BOS 83 – 110 ATL | Final |
| 2016-04-24 · playoffs | ATL 95 – 104 BOS | Final |
| 2016-04-22 · playoffs | ATL 103 – 111 BOS | Final |
| 2016-04-19 · playoffs | BOS 72 – 89 ATL | Final |
| 2016-04-16 · playoffs | BOS 101 – 102 ATL | Final |
| 2016-04-09 | BOS 107 – 118 ATL | Final |
| 2015-12-18 | ATL 109 – 101 BOS | Final |
| 2015-11-24 | BOS 97 – 121 ATL | Final |
| 2015-11-13 | ATL 93 – 106 BOS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.