Celtics vs Pacers: head-to-head
47 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics32wins
Indiana Pacers15Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Pacers have met 47 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 32-15, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 4 and the Pacers won 2. The most recent game, on January 21, 2026, ended Celtics 119-104.
The home team won 27 of the 47 games (57%). These matchups averaged 221.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 9.7 points; 22 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2016-17. They have also met 8 times in the playoffs (2023-24, 2018-19), with the Celtics winning 8 and the Pacers 0. Their next meeting is scheduled for January 20, 2027 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Jan 20, 2027 | Pacers @ Celtics | 7:30 PM EST | BOS 90% |
| Mar 2, 2027 | Celtics @ Pacers | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 30, 2027 | Celtics @ Pacers | 8:00 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
| Celtics | IND 104 – 155 BOS · 2023-11-01 |
| Pacers | BOS 107 – 128 IND · 2022-02-27 |
2025-26 BOS 3 – 1 IND
| 2026-01-21 | IND 104 – 119 BOS | Final |
| 2026-01-12 | BOS 96 – 98 IND | Final |
| 2025-12-26 | BOS 140 – 122 IND | Final |
| 2025-12-22 | IND 95 – 103 BOS | Final |
2024-25 BOS 1 – 2 IND
| 2024-12-29 | IND 123 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2024-12-27 | IND 105 – 142 BOS | Final |
| 2024-10-30 | BOS 132 – 135 IND | Final/OT |
2023-24 BOS 7 – 2 IND
| 2024-05-27 · playoffs | BOS 105 – 102 IND | Final |
| 2024-05-25 · playoffs | BOS 114 – 111 IND | Final |
| 2024-05-23 · playoffs | IND 110 – 126 BOS | Final |
| 2024-05-21 · playoffs | IND 128 – 133 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2024-01-30 | IND 124 – 129 BOS | Final |
| 2024-01-08 | BOS 131 – 133 IND | Final |
| 2024-01-06 | BOS 118 – 101 IND | Final |
| 2023-12-04 | BOS 112 – 122 IND | Final |
| 2023-11-01 | IND 104 – 155 BOS | Final |
2022-23 BOS 2 – 1 IND
| 2023-03-24 | IND 95 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2023-02-23 | BOS 142 – 138 IND | Final/OT |
| 2022-12-21 | IND 117 – 112 BOS | Final |
2021-22 BOS 3 – 1 IND
| 2022-04-01 | IND 123 – 128 BOS | Final |
| 2022-02-27 | BOS 107 – 128 IND | Final |
| 2022-01-12 | BOS 119 – 100 IND | Final |
| 2022-01-10 | IND 98 – 101 BOS | Final/OT |
2020-21 BOS 2 – 1 IND
| 2021-02-26 | IND 112 – 118 BOS | Final |
| 2020-12-29 | BOS 116 – 111 IND | Final |
| 2020-12-27 | BOS 107 – 108 IND | Final |
2019-20 BOS 1 – 1 IND
| 2020-03-10 | BOS 114 – 111 IND | Final |
| 2019-12-11 | BOS 117 – 122 IND | Final |
2018-19 BOS 7 – 1 IND
| 2019-04-21 · playoffs | BOS 110 – 106 IND | Final |
| 2019-04-19 · playoffs | BOS 104 – 96 IND | Final |
| 2019-04-17 · playoffs | IND 91 – 99 BOS | Final |
| 2019-04-14 · playoffs | IND 74 – 84 BOS | Final |
| 2019-04-05 | BOS 117 – 97 IND | Final |
| 2019-03-29 | IND 112 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2019-01-09 | IND 108 – 135 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-03 | BOS 101 – 102 IND | Final |
2017-18 BOS 2 – 2 IND
| 2018-03-11 | IND 99 – 97 BOS | Final |
| 2018-02-09 | IND 97 – 91 BOS | Final |
| 2017-12-18 | BOS 112 – 111 IND | Final |
| 2017-11-25 | BOS 108 – 98 IND | Final |
2016-17 BOS 3 – 0 IND
| 2017-03-22 | IND 100 – 109 BOS | Final |
| 2016-12-22 | BOS 109 – 102 IND | Final |
| 2016-11-12 | BOS 105 – 99 IND | Final |
2015-16 BOS 1 – 3 IND
| 2016-03-15 | BOS 98 – 103 IND | Final |
| 2016-01-13 | IND 94 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2015-11-11 | IND 102 – 91 BOS | Final |
| 2015-11-04 | BOS 98 – 100 IND | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.