Celtics vs Magic: head-to-head
43 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics29wins
Orlando Magic14Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Magic have met 43 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 29-14, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 5 and the Magic won 1. The most recent game, on November 1, 2026, ended Celtics 108-97.
The home team won 27 of the 43 games (63%). These matchups averaged 211.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.5 points; 11 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Celtics in 2021-22, Celtics in 2020-21, Celtics in 2019-20, Magic in 2018-19, Celtics in 2016-17. They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2024-25), with the Celtics winning 4 and the Magic 1. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 16, 2026 in Boston.
Next meetings
| Nov 16, 2026 | Magic @ Celtics | 7:00 PM EST | BOS 80% |
| Mar 18, 2027 | Magic @ Celtics | 7:30 PM EDT | |
| Apr 7, 2027 | Celtics @ Magic | 7:00 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 | BOS 132 – 96 ORL · 2021-05-05 |
| Magic | BOS 76 – 96 ORL · 2025-04-09 |
2026-27 BOS 1 – 0 ORL
| 2026-11-01 | BOS 108 – 97 ORL | Final |
2025-26 BOS 3 – 1 ORL
| 2026-04-12 | ORL 108 – 113 BOS | Final |
| 2025-11-23 | ORL 129 – 138 BOS | Final |
| 2025-11-09 | BOS 111 – 107 ORL | Final |
| 2025-11-07 | BOS 110 – 123 ORL | Final |
2024-25 BOS 5 – 3 ORL
| 2025-04-29 · playoffs | ORL 89 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2025-04-27 · playoffs | BOS 107 – 98 ORL | Final |
| 2025-04-25 · playoffs | BOS 93 – 95 ORL | Final |
| 2025-04-23 · playoffs | ORL 100 – 109 BOS | Final |
| 2025-04-20 · playoffs | ORL 86 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2025-04-09 | BOS 76 – 96 ORL | Final |
| 2025-01-17 | ORL 94 – 121 BOS | Final |
| 2024-12-23 | BOS 104 – 108 ORL | Final |
2023-24 BOS 2 – 1 ORL
| 2023-12-17 | ORL 97 – 114 BOS | Final |
| 2023-12-15 | ORL 111 – 128 BOS | Final |
| 2023-11-24 | BOS 96 – 113 ORL | Final |
2022-23 BOS 1 – 3 ORL
| 2023-01-23 | BOS 98 – 113 ORL | Final |
| 2022-12-18 | ORL 95 – 92 BOS | Final |
| 2022-12-16 | ORL 117 – 109 BOS | Final |
| 2022-10-22 | BOS 126 – 120 ORL | Final |
2021-22 BOS 3 – 0 ORL
| 2022-02-06 | BOS 116 – 83 ORL | Final |
| 2022-01-02 | ORL 111 – 116 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2021-11-03 | BOS 92 – 79 ORL | Final |
2020-21 BOS 3 – 0 ORL
| 2021-05-05 | BOS 132 – 96 ORL | Final |
| 2021-01-15 | ORL 97 – 124 BOS | Final |
| 2021-01-13 | ORL 96 – 112 BOS | Final |
2019-20 BOS 3 – 0 ORL
| 2020-08-09 | ORL 119 – 122 BOS | Final/OT |
| 2020-02-05 | ORL 100 – 116 BOS | Final |
| 2020-01-24 | BOS 109 – 98 ORL | Final |
2018-19 BOS 0 – 3 ORL
| 2019-04-07 | ORL 116 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2019-01-12 | BOS 103 – 105 ORL | Final |
| 2018-10-22 | ORL 93 – 90 BOS | Final |
2017-18 BOS 3 – 1 ORL
| 2018-03-16 | BOS 92 – 83 ORL | Final |
| 2018-01-21 | ORL 103 – 95 BOS | Final |
| 2017-11-24 | ORL 103 – 118 BOS | Final |
| 2017-11-05 | BOS 104 – 88 ORL | Final |
2016-17 BOS 3 – 0 ORL
| 2017-03-31 | ORL 116 – 117 BOS | Final |
| 2017-01-27 | ORL 98 – 128 BOS | Final |
| 2016-12-07 | BOS 117 – 87 ORL | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 2 ORL
| 2016-03-21 | ORL 96 – 107 BOS | Final |
| 2016-01-31 | BOS 114 – 119 ORL | Final |
| 2016-01-29 | ORL 94 – 113 BOS | Final |
| 2015-11-29 | BOS 91 – 110 ORL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.