Celtics vs Hornets: head-to-head
39 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics32wins
Charlotte Hornets7Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Hornets have met 39 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 32-7, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 5 and the Hornets won 1. The most recent game, on November 6, 2026, ended Celtics 119-80.
The home team won 20 of the 39 games (51%). These matchups averaged 217.3 total points, with a typical winning margin of 15.8 points; 4 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2024-25, Celtics in 2022-23, Celtics in 2019-20, Celtics in 2017-18, Celtics in 2016-17. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 2, 2026 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Dec 2, 2026 | Hornets @ Celtics | 7:30 PM EST | BOS 82% |
| Jan 23, 2027 | Hornets @ Celtics | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Feb 4, 2027 | Celtics @ Hornets | 7:30 PM EST |
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 | BOS 119 – 80 CHA · 2026-11-06 |
| Hornets | CHA 118 – 89 BOS · 2026-03-04 |
2026-27 BOS 1 – 0 CHA
| 2026-11-06 | BOS 119 – 80 CHA | Final |
2025-26 BOS 2 – 1 CHA
| 2026-04-07 | CHA 102 – 113 BOS | Final |
| 2026-03-29 | BOS 114 – 99 CHA | Final |
| 2026-03-04 | CHA 118 – 89 BOS | Final |
2024-25 BOS 4 – 0 CHA
| 2025-04-13 | CHA 86 – 93 BOS | Final |
| 2025-04-11 | CHA 94 – 130 BOS | Final |
| 2024-11-02 | BOS 113 – 103 CHA | Final |
| 2024-11-01 | BOS 124 – 109 CHA | Final |
2023-24 BOS 2 – 1 CHA
| 2024-04-12 | CHA 98 – 131 BOS | Final |
| 2024-04-01 | BOS 118 – 104 CHA | Final |
| 2023-11-20 | BOS 118 – 121 CHA | Final/OT |
2022-23 BOS 4 – 0 CHA
| 2023-02-10 | CHA 116 – 127 BOS | Final |
| 2023-01-16 | BOS 130 – 118 CHA | Final |
| 2023-01-14 | BOS 122 – 106 CHA | Final |
| 2022-11-28 | CHA 105 – 140 BOS | Final |
2021-22 BOS 3 – 1 CHA
| 2022-03-09 | BOS 115 – 101 CHA | Final |
| 2022-02-02 | CHA 107 – 113 BOS | Final |
| 2022-01-19 | CHA 111 – 102 BOS | Final |
| 2021-10-25 | BOS 140 – 129 CHA | Final/OT |
2020-21 BOS 2 – 1 CHA
| 2021-04-28 | CHA 111 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2021-04-25 | BOS 104 – 125 CHA | Final |
| 2021-04-04 | CHA 86 – 116 BOS | Final |
2019-20 BOS 3 – 0 CHA
| 2019-12-31 | BOS 109 – 92 CHA | Final |
| 2019-12-22 | CHA 93 – 119 BOS | Final |
| 2019-11-07 | BOS 108 – 87 CHA | Final |
2018-19 BOS 2 – 2 CHA
| 2019-03-23 | BOS 117 – 124 CHA | Final |
| 2019-01-30 | CHA 94 – 126 BOS | Final |
| 2018-12-23 | CHA 103 – 119 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-19 | BOS 112 – 117 CHA | Final |
2017-18 BOS 3 – 0 CHA
| 2018-02-28 | CHA 106 – 134 BOS | Final |
| 2017-12-27 | BOS 102 – 91 CHA | Final |
| 2017-11-10 | CHA 87 – 90 BOS | Final |
2016-17 BOS 4 – 0 CHA
| 2017-04-08 | BOS 121 – 114 CHA | Final |
| 2017-01-16 | CHA 98 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2016-12-16 | CHA 88 – 96 BOS | Final |
| 2016-10-29 | BOS 104 – 98 CHA | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 1 CHA
| 2016-04-11 | CHA 114 – 100 BOS | Final |
| 2015-12-23 | BOS 102 – 89 CHA | Final |
| 2015-12-12 | BOS 98 – 93 CHA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.