Celtics vs Bulls: head-to-head
44 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics30wins
Chicago Bulls14Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Bulls have met 44 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 30-14, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 5 and the Bulls won 1. The most recent game, on October 30, 2026, ended Celtics 125-111.
The home team won 27 of the 44 games (61%). These matchups averaged 215.5 total points, with a typical winning margin of 14.8 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2023-24. They have also met 6 times in the playoffs (2016-17), with the Celtics winning 4 and the Bulls 2. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 30, 2026 in Chicago.
Next meetings
| Dec 30, 2026 | Celtics @ Bulls | 8:00 PM EST | BOS 81% |
| Mar 9, 2027 | Celtics @ Bulls | 8:00 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 133 – 77 CHI · 2018-12-08 |
| Bulls | BOS 85 – 108 CHI · 2017-12-11 |
2026-27 BOS 2 – 0 CHI
| 2026-10-30 | CHI 111 – 125 BOS | Final |
| 2026-10-26 | CHI 99 – 134 BOS | Final |
2025-26 BOS 2 – 1 CHI
| 2026-02-11 | CHI 105 – 124 BOS | Final |
| 2026-01-24 | BOS 111 – 114 CHI | Final |
| 2026-01-05 | CHI 101 – 115 BOS | Final |
2024-25 BOS 3 – 1 CHI
| 2025-01-29 | CHI 100 – 122 BOS | Final |
| 2024-12-21 | BOS 123 – 98 CHI | Final |
| 2024-12-19 | CHI 117 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2024-11-29 | BOS 138 – 129 CHI | Final |
2023-24 BOS 3 – 0 CHI
| 2024-03-23 | BOS 124 – 113 CHI | Final |
| 2024-02-22 | BOS 129 – 112 CHI | Final |
| 2023-11-28 | CHI 97 – 124 BOS | Final |
2022-23 BOS 2 – 2 CHI
| 2023-01-09 | CHI 99 – 107 BOS | Final |
| 2022-11-21 | BOS 107 – 121 CHI | Final |
| 2022-11-04 | CHI 119 – 123 BOS | Final |
| 2022-10-24 | BOS 102 – 120 CHI | Final |
2021-22 BOS 2 – 1 CHI
| 2022-04-06 | BOS 117 – 94 CHI | Final |
| 2022-01-15 | CHI 112 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2021-11-01 | CHI 128 – 114 BOS | Final |
2020-21 BOS 1 – 2 CHI
| 2021-04-19 | CHI 102 – 96 BOS | Final |
| 2021-01-25 | BOS 119 – 103 CHI | Final |
| 2021-01-12 | BOS 99 – 121 CHI | Final |
2019-20 BOS 2 – 0 CHI
| 2020-01-13 | CHI 101 – 113 BOS | Final |
| 2020-01-04 | BOS 111 – 104 CHI | Final |
2018-19 BOS 2 – 1 CHI
| 2019-02-23 | BOS 116 – 126 CHI | Final |
| 2018-12-08 | BOS 133 – 77 CHI | Final |
| 2018-11-14 | CHI 82 – 111 BOS | Final |
2017-18 BOS 3 – 1 CHI
| 2018-04-06 | CHI 104 – 111 BOS | Final |
| 2018-03-05 | BOS 105 – 89 CHI | Final |
| 2017-12-23 | CHI 92 – 117 BOS | Final |
| 2017-12-11 | BOS 85 – 108 CHI | Final |
2016-17 BOS 6 – 4 CHI
| 2017-04-28 · playoffs | BOS 105 – 83 CHI | Final |
| 2017-04-26 · playoffs | CHI 97 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2017-04-23 · playoffs | BOS 104 – 95 CHI | Final |
| 2017-04-21 · playoffs | BOS 104 – 87 CHI | Final |
| 2017-04-18 · playoffs | CHI 111 – 97 BOS | Final |
| 2017-04-16 · playoffs | CHI 106 – 102 BOS | Final |
| 2017-03-12 | CHI 80 – 100 BOS | Final |
| 2017-02-16 | BOS 103 – 104 CHI | Final |
| 2016-11-02 | CHI 100 – 107 BOS | Final |
| 2016-10-27 | BOS 99 – 105 CHI | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 1 CHI
| 2016-01-22 | CHI 101 – 110 BOS | Final |
| 2016-01-07 | BOS 92 – 101 CHI | Final |
| 2015-12-09 | CHI 100 – 105 BOS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.