Celtics vs Pistons: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics26wins
Detroit Pistons14Regular season26-14
Avg. margin (BOS)+4.7
BOS at home13-7
DET at home7-13
Avg. total points217.4
Current streakDET 3
Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Pistons have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 26-14, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 1 and the Pistons won 5. The most recent game, on October 20, 2026, ended Pistons 121-113.
The home team won 20 of the 40 games (50%). These matchups averaged 217.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 9.6 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2023-24, Celtics in 2022-23. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 20, 2026 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Dec 20, 2026 | Pistons @ Celtics | 8:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 5, 2027 | Celtics @ Pistons | 7:00 PM EST |
Biggest wins
| Celtics | BOS 129 – 102 DET · 2024-03-22 |
| Pistons | BOS 97 – 117 DET · 2025-02-26 |
2026-27 BOS 0 – 1 DET
| 2026-10-20 | BOS 113 – 121 DET | Final |
2025-26 BOS 1 – 3 DET
| 2026-01-19 | BOS 103 – 104 DET | Final |
| 2025-12-15 | DET 112 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2025-11-26 | DET 114 – 117 BOS | Final |
| 2025-10-26 | BOS 113 – 119 DET | Final |
2024-25 BOS 3 – 1 DET
| 2025-02-26 | BOS 97 – 117 DET | Final |
| 2024-12-12 | DET 99 – 123 BOS | Final |
| 2024-12-04 | DET 120 – 130 BOS | Final |
| 2024-10-26 | BOS 124 – 118 DET | Final |
2023-24 BOS 3 – 0 DET
| 2024-03-22 | BOS 129 – 102 DET | Final |
| 2024-03-18 | DET 94 – 119 BOS | Final |
| 2023-12-28 | DET 122 – 128 BOS | Final/OT |
2022-23 BOS 4 – 0 DET
| 2023-02-15 | DET 109 – 127 BOS | Final |
| 2023-02-06 | BOS 111 – 99 DET | Final |
| 2022-11-12 | BOS 117 – 108 DET | Final |
| 2022-11-09 | DET 112 – 128 BOS | Final |
2021-22 BOS 3 – 1 DET
| 2022-03-11 | DET 103 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2022-02-26 | BOS 113 – 104 DET | Final |
| 2022-02-16 | DET 112 – 111 BOS | Final |
| 2022-02-04 | BOS 102 – 93 DET | Final |
2020-21 BOS 1 – 2 DET
| 2021-02-14 | DET 108 – 102 BOS | Final |
| 2021-01-03 | BOS 122 – 120 DET | Final |
| 2021-01-01 | BOS 93 – 96 DET | Final |
2019-20 BOS 1 – 1 DET
| 2020-01-15 | DET 116 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2019-12-20 | DET 93 – 114 BOS | Final |
2018-19 BOS 3 – 1 DET
| 2019-02-13 | DET 110 – 118 BOS | Final |
| 2018-12-15 | BOS 104 – 113 DET | Final |
| 2018-10-30 | DET 105 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2018-10-27 | BOS 109 – 89 DET | Final |
2017-18 BOS 2 – 1 DET
| 2018-02-23 | BOS 110 – 98 DET | Final |
| 2017-12-10 | BOS 91 – 81 DET | Final |
| 2017-11-27 | DET 118 – 108 BOS | Final |
2016-17 BOS 3 – 1 DET
| 2017-02-26 | BOS 104 – 98 DET | Final |
| 2017-01-30 | DET 109 – 113 BOS | Final |
| 2016-11-30 | DET 121 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2016-11-19 | BOS 94 – 92 DET | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 2 DET
| 2016-02-03 | DET 95 – 102 BOS | Final |
| 2016-01-06 | DET 99 – 94 BOS | Final |
| 2015-12-26 | BOS 99 – 93 DET | Final |
| 2015-12-16 | BOS 116 – 119 DET | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.