Celtics vs Nets: head-to-head
53 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics37wins
Brooklyn Nets16Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Nets have met 53 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 37-16, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 5 and the Nets won 1. The most recent game, on October 27, 2026, ended Celtics 125-124.
The home team won 29 of the 53 games (55%). These matchups averaged 222.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.0 points; 13 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2024-25, Celtics in 2023-24, Nets in 2020-21, Celtics in 2017-18, Celtics in 2016-17. They have also met 9 times in the playoffs (2021-22, 2020-21), with the Celtics winning 5 and the Nets 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 13, 2026 in Brooklyn.
Next meetings
| Dec 13, 2026 | Celtics @ Nets | 3:00 PM EST | BOS 81% |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Nets @ Celtics | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 23, 2027 | Celtics @ Nets | 7:30 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
| Celtics | BKN 86 – 136 BOS · 2024-02-14 |
| Nets | BKN 123 – 95 BOS · 2020-12-25 |
2026-27 BOS 1 – 0 BKN
| 2026-10-27 | BKN 124 – 125 BOS | Final/OT |
2025-26 BOS 3 – 1 BKN
| 2026-02-27 | BKN 111 – 148 BOS | Final |
| 2026-01-23 | BOS 130 – 126 BKN | Final/2OT |
| 2025-11-21 | BKN 113 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2025-11-18 | BOS 113 – 99 BKN | Final |
2024-25 BOS 4 – 0 BKN
| 2025-03-18 | BKN 96 – 104 BOS | Final |
| 2025-03-15 | BOS 115 – 113 BKN | Final |
| 2024-11-13 | BOS 139 – 114 BKN | Final |
| 2024-11-08 | BKN 104 – 108 BOS | Final/OT |
2023-24 BOS 4 – 0 BKN
| 2024-02-14 | BKN 86 – 136 BOS | Final |
| 2024-02-13 | BOS 118 – 110 BKN | Final |
| 2023-11-10 | BKN 107 – 121 BOS | Final |
| 2023-11-04 | BOS 124 – 114 BKN | Final |
2022-23 BOS 3 – 1 BKN
| 2023-03-03 | BKN 115 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2023-02-01 | BKN 96 – 139 BOS | Final |
| 2023-01-12 | BOS 109 – 98 BKN | Final |
| 2022-12-04 | BOS 103 – 92 BKN | Final |
2021-22 BOS 7 – 1 BKN
| 2022-04-25 · playoffs | BOS 116 – 112 BKN | Final |
| 2022-04-23 · playoffs | BOS 109 – 103 BKN | Final |
| 2022-04-20 · playoffs | BKN 107 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2022-04-17 · playoffs | BKN 114 – 115 BOS | Final |
| 2022-03-06 | BKN 120 – 126 BOS | Final |
| 2022-02-24 | BOS 129 – 106 BKN | Final |
| 2022-02-08 | BOS 126 – 91 BKN | Final |
| 2021-11-24 | BKN 123 – 104 BOS | Final |
2020-21 BOS 1 – 7 BKN
| 2021-06-01 · playoffs | BOS 109 – 123 BKN | Final |
| 2021-05-30 · playoffs | BKN 141 – 126 BOS | Final |
| 2021-05-28 · playoffs | BKN 119 – 125 BOS | Final |
| 2021-05-25 · playoffs | BOS 108 – 130 BKN | Final |
| 2021-05-22 · playoffs | BOS 93 – 104 BKN | Final |
| 2021-04-23 | BOS 104 – 109 BKN | Final |
| 2021-03-11 | BOS 109 – 121 BKN | Final |
| 2020-12-25 | BKN 123 – 95 BOS | Final |
2019-20 BOS 2 – 2 BKN
| 2020-08-05 | BKN 115 – 149 BOS | Final |
| 2020-03-03 | BKN 129 – 120 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2019-11-29 | BOS 107 – 112 BKN | Final |
| 2019-11-27 | BKN 110 – 121 BOS | Final |
2018-19 BOS 2 – 2 BKN
| 2019-03-30 | BOS 96 – 110 BKN | Final |
| 2019-01-28 | BKN 104 – 112 BOS | Final |
| 2019-01-14 | BOS 102 – 109 BKN | Final |
| 2019-01-07 | BKN 95 – 116 BOS | Final |
2017-18 BOS 4 – 0 BKN
| 2018-04-11 | BKN 97 – 110 BOS | Final |
| 2018-01-06 | BOS 87 – 85 BKN | Final |
| 2017-12-31 | BKN 105 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2017-11-14 | BOS 109 – 102 BKN | Final |
2016-17 BOS 4 – 0 BKN
| 2017-04-10 | BKN 105 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2017-03-17 | BOS 98 – 95 BKN | Final |
| 2016-11-23 | BOS 111 – 92 BKN | Final |
| 2016-10-26 | BKN 117 – 122 BOS | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 2 BKN
| 2016-01-04 | BOS 103 – 94 BKN | Final |
| 2016-01-02 | BKN 100 – 97 BOS | Final |
| 2015-11-22 | BOS 101 – 111 BKN | Final |
| 2015-11-20 | BKN 95 – 120 BOS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.