Celtics vs Suns: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics16wins
Phoenix Suns6Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Suns have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 16-6, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 6 and the Suns won 0. The most recent game, on March 16, 2026, ended Celtics 120-112.
The home team won 11 of the 22 games (50%). These matchups averaged 215.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 12.4 points; 4 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 4, 2027 in Phoenix.
Next meetings
| Jan 4, 2027 | Celtics @ Suns | 9:00 PM EST | BOS 64% |
| Jan 29, 2027 | Suns @ Celtics | 7:30 PM EST |
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 – 102 PHX · 2025-03-26 |
| Suns | BOS 90 – 111 PHX · 2021-12-10 |
2025-26 BOS 2 – 0 PHX
| 2026-03-16 | PHX 112 – 120 BOS | Final |
| 2026-02-24 | BOS 97 – 81 PHX | Final |
2024-25 BOS 2 – 0 PHX
| 2025-04-04 | PHX 103 – 123 BOS | Final |
| 2025-03-26 | BOS 132 – 102 PHX | Final |
2023-24 BOS 2 – 0 PHX
| 2024-03-14 | PHX 112 – 127 BOS | Final |
| 2024-03-09 | BOS 117 – 107 PHX | Final |
2022-23 BOS 1 – 1 PHX
| 2023-02-03 | PHX 106 – 94 BOS | Final |
| 2022-12-07 | BOS 125 – 98 PHX | Final |
2021-22 BOS 1 – 1 PHX
| 2021-12-31 | PHX 108 – 123 BOS | Final |
| 2021-12-10 | BOS 90 – 111 PHX | Final |
2020-21 BOS 1 – 1 PHX
| 2021-04-22 | PHX 86 – 99 BOS | Final |
| 2021-02-07 | BOS 91 – 100 PHX | Final |
2019-20 BOS 1 – 1 PHX
| 2020-01-18 | PHX 123 – 119 BOS | Final |
| 2019-11-18 | BOS 99 – 85 PHX | Final |
2018-19 BOS 1 – 1 PHX
| 2018-12-19 | PHX 111 – 103 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-08 | BOS 116 – 109 PHX | Final |
2017-18 BOS 2 – 0 PHX
| 2018-03-26 | BOS 102 – 94 PHX | Final |
| 2017-12-02 | PHX 111 – 116 BOS | Final |
2016-17 BOS 1 – 1 PHX
| 2017-03-24 | PHX 120 – 130 BOS | Final |
| 2017-03-05 | BOS 106 – 109 PHX | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 0 PHX
| 2016-03-26 | BOS 102 – 99 PHX | Final |
| 2016-01-15 | PHX 103 – 117 BOS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.