Celtics vs Heat: head-to-head
63 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics41wins
Miami Heat22Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Heat have met 63 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 41-22, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 5 and the Heat won 1. The most recent game, on April 1, 2026, ended Celtics 147-129.
The home team won 26 of the 63 games (41%). These matchups averaged 213.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.3 points; 15 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2025-26, Celtics in 2023-24, Celtics in 2016-17, Celtics in 2015-16. They have also met 25 times in the playoffs (2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2019-20), with the Celtics winning 13 and the Heat 12. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 25, 2026 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Dec 25, 2026 | Heat @ Celtics | 2:30 PM EST | BOS 80% |
| Mar 27, 2027 | Celtics @ Heat | 8:00 PM EDT | |
| Apr 2, 2027 | Heat @ Celtics | 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 | MIA 84 – 118 BOS · 2024-05-01 |
| Heat | BOS 102 – 128 MIA · 2023-05-21 |
2025-26 BOS 4 – 0 MIA
| 2026-04-01 | BOS 147 – 129 MIA | Final |
| 2026-02-06 | MIA 96 – 98 BOS | Final |
| 2026-01-15 | BOS 119 – 114 MIA | Final |
| 2025-12-19 | MIA 116 – 129 BOS | Final |
2024-25 BOS 3 – 1 MIA
| 2025-04-02 | MIA 124 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2025-03-14 | BOS 103 – 91 MIA | Final |
| 2025-02-10 | BOS 103 – 85 MIA | Final |
| 2024-12-02 | MIA 89 – 108 BOS | Final |
2023-24 BOS 7 – 1 MIA
| 2024-05-01 · playoffs | MIA 84 – 118 BOS | Final |
| 2024-04-29 · playoffs | BOS 102 – 88 MIA | Final |
| 2024-04-27 · playoffs | BOS 104 – 84 MIA | Final |
| 2024-04-24 · playoffs | MIA 111 – 101 BOS | Final |
| 2024-04-21 · playoffs | MIA 94 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2024-02-11 | BOS 110 – 106 MIA | Final |
| 2024-01-25 | BOS 143 – 110 MIA | Final |
| 2023-10-27 | MIA 111 – 119 BOS | Final |
2022-23 BOS 5 – 6 MIA
| 2023-05-29 · playoffs | MIA 103 – 84 BOS | Final |
| 2023-05-27 · playoffs | BOS 104 – 103 MIA | Final |
| 2023-05-25 · playoffs | MIA 97 – 110 BOS | Final |
| 2023-05-23 · playoffs | BOS 116 – 99 MIA | Final |
| 2023-05-21 · playoffs | BOS 102 – 128 MIA | Final |
| 2023-05-19 · playoffs | MIA 111 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2023-05-17 · playoffs | MIA 123 – 116 BOS | Final |
| 2023-01-24 | BOS 95 – 98 MIA | Final |
| 2022-12-02 | MIA 120 – 116 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2022-11-30 | MIA 121 – 134 BOS | Final |
| 2022-10-21 | BOS 111 – 104 MIA | Final |
2021-22 BOS 6 – 4 MIA
| 2022-05-29 · playoffs | BOS 100 – 96 MIA | Final |
| 2022-05-27 · playoffs | MIA 111 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2022-05-25 · playoffs | BOS 93 – 80 MIA | Final |
| 2022-05-23 · playoffs | MIA 82 – 102 BOS | Final |
| 2022-05-21 · playoffs | MIA 109 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2022-05-19 · playoffs | BOS 127 – 102 MIA | Final |
| 2022-05-17 · playoffs | BOS 107 – 118 MIA | Final |
| 2022-03-30 | MIA 106 – 98 BOS | Final |
| 2022-01-31 | MIA 92 – 122 BOS | Final |
| 2021-11-04 | BOS 95 – 78 MIA | Final |
2020-21 BOS 1 – 2 MIA
| 2021-05-11 | MIA 129 – 121 BOS | Final |
| 2021-05-09 | MIA 130 – 124 BOS | Final |
| 2021-01-06 | BOS 107 – 105 MIA | Final |
2019-20 BOS 4 – 5 MIA
| 2020-09-27 · playoffs | BOS 113 – 125 MIA | Final |
| 2020-09-25 · playoffs | MIA 108 – 121 BOS | Final |
| 2020-09-23 · playoffs | BOS 109 – 112 MIA | Final |
| 2020-09-19 · playoffs | BOS 117 – 106 MIA | Final |
| 2020-09-17 · playoffs | MIA 106 – 101 BOS | Final |
| 2020-09-15 · playoffs | MIA 117 – 114 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2020-08-04 | BOS 106 – 112 MIA | Final |
| 2020-01-28 | BOS 109 – 101 MIA | Final |
| 2019-12-04 | MIA 93 – 112 BOS | Final |
2018-19 BOS 3 – 1 MIA
| 2019-04-03 | BOS 112 – 102 MIA | Final |
| 2019-04-01 | MIA 105 – 110 BOS | Final |
| 2019-01-21 | MIA 99 – 107 BOS | Final |
| 2019-01-10 | BOS 99 – 115 MIA | Final |
2017-18 BOS 1 – 2 MIA
| 2017-12-20 | MIA 90 – 89 BOS | Final |
| 2017-11-22 | BOS 98 – 104 MIA | Final |
| 2017-10-28 | BOS 96 – 90 MIA | Final |
2016-17 BOS 4 – 0 MIA
| 2017-03-26 | MIA 108 – 112 BOS | Final |
| 2016-12-30 | MIA 114 – 117 BOS | Final |
| 2016-12-18 | BOS 105 – 95 MIA | Final |
| 2016-11-28 | BOS 112 – 104 MIA | Final |
2015-16 BOS 3 – 0 MIA
| 2016-04-13 | MIA 88 – 98 BOS | Final |
| 2016-02-27 | MIA 89 – 101 BOS | Final |
| 2015-11-30 | BOS 105 – 95 MIA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.