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Celtics vs Bucks: head-to-head

59 meetings since 2015-16

Boston Celtics34winsMilwaukee Bucks25
Regular season25-15
Playoffs9-10
Avg. margin (BOS)+3.8
BOS at home22-7
MIL at home18-12
Avg. total points217.3
Current streakBOS 5

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Bucks have met 59 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 34-25.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 5 and the Bucks won 1. The most recent game, on November 8, 2026, ended Celtics 117-97.

The home team won 40 of the 59 games (68%). These matchups averaged 217.3 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.9 points; 17 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2024-25. They have also met 19 times in the playoffs (2021-22, 2018-19, 2017-18), with the Celtics winning 9 and the Bucks 10. Their next meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2027 in Boston.

Next meeting

Apr 11, 2027Bucks @ Celtics6:00 PM EDTBOS 92%

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

CelticsBOS 140 – 99 MIL · 2023-03-30
BucksBOS 102 – 135 MIL · 2024-01-11

2026-27 BOS 2 – 0 MIL

2026-11-08BOS 117 – 97 MILFinal
2026-11-04MIL 102 – 109 BOSFinal

2025-26 BOS 3 – 1 MIL

2026-04-03BOS 133 – 101 MILFinal
2026-03-02BOS 108 – 81 MILFinal
2026-02-01MIL 79 – 107 BOSFinal
2025-12-11BOS 101 – 116 MILFinal

2024-25 BOS 3 – 0 MIL

2024-12-06MIL 105 – 111 BOSFinal
2024-11-10BOS 113 – 107 MILFinal
2024-10-28MIL 108 – 119 BOSFinal

2023-24 BOS 2 – 2 MIL

2024-04-09BOS 91 – 104 MILFinal
2024-03-20MIL 119 – 122 BOSFinal
2024-01-11BOS 102 – 135 MILFinal
2023-11-22MIL 116 – 119 BOSFinal

2022-23 BOS 2 – 1 MIL

2023-03-30BOS 140 – 99 MILFinal
2023-02-14BOS 125 – 131 MILFinal/OT
2022-12-25MIL 118 – 139 BOSFinal

2021-22 BOS 6 – 5 MIL

2022-05-15 · playoffsMIL 81 – 109 BOSFinal
2022-05-13 · playoffsBOS 108 – 95 MILFinal
2022-05-11 · playoffsMIL 110 – 107 BOSFinal
2022-05-09 · playoffsBOS 116 – 108 MILFinal
2022-05-07 · playoffsBOS 101 – 103 MILFinal
2022-05-03 · playoffsMIL 86 – 109 BOSFinal
2022-05-01 · playoffsMIL 101 – 89 BOSFinal
2022-04-07BOS 121 – 127 MILFinal
2021-12-25BOS 113 – 117 MILFinal
2021-12-13MIL 103 – 117 BOSFinal
2021-11-12MIL 113 – 122 BOSFinal/OT

2020-21 BOS 2 – 1 MIL

2021-03-26BOS 122 – 114 MILFinal
2021-03-24BOS 119 – 121 MILFinal
2020-12-23MIL 121 – 122 BOSFinal

2019-20 BOS 1 – 2 MIL

2020-07-31BOS 112 – 119 MILFinal
2020-01-16BOS 123 – 128 MILFinal
2019-10-30MIL 105 – 116 BOSFinal

2018-19 BOS 2 – 6 MIL

2019-05-08 · playoffsBOS 91 – 116 MILFinal
2019-05-06 · playoffsMIL 113 – 101 BOSFinal
2019-05-03 · playoffsMIL 123 – 116 BOSFinal
2019-04-30 · playoffsBOS 102 – 123 MILFinal
2019-04-28 · playoffsBOS 112 – 90 MILFinal
2019-02-21BOS 97 – 98 MILFinal
2018-12-21MIL 120 – 107 BOSFinal
2018-11-01MIL 113 – 117 BOSFinal

2017-18 BOS 6 – 5 MIL

2018-04-28 · playoffsMIL 96 – 112 BOSFinal
2018-04-26 · playoffsBOS 86 – 97 MILFinal
2018-04-24 · playoffsMIL 87 – 92 BOSFinal
2018-04-22 · playoffsBOS 102 – 104 MILFinal
2018-04-20 · playoffsBOS 92 – 116 MILFinal
2018-04-17 · playoffsMIL 106 – 120 BOSFinal
2018-04-15 · playoffsMIL 107 – 113 BOSFinal
2018-04-03BOS 102 – 106 MILFinal
2017-12-04MIL 100 – 111 BOSFinal
2017-10-26BOS 96 – 89 MILFinal
2017-10-18MIL 108 – 100 BOSFinal

2016-17 BOS 2 – 1 MIL

2017-04-12MIL 94 – 112 BOSFinal
2017-03-29MIL 103 – 100 BOSFinal
2017-01-28BOS 112 – 108 MILFinal

2015-16 BOS 3 – 1 MIL

2016-04-08MIL 109 – 124 BOSFinal
2016-02-25MIL 107 – 112 BOSFinal
2016-02-09BOS 111 – 112 MILFinal
2015-11-10BOS 99 – 83 MILFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.