2023–24 Boston Celtics season

The 2023–24 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2023–24 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Joe Mazzulla
General manager	Brad Stevens
Owners	Wyc Grousbeck
Arena	TD Garden
Results
Record	64–18 (.780)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA champions (defeated Mavericks 4–1)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	NBC Sports Boston
Radio	WBZ-FM
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

The Celtics had the best record (64–18) in the NBA and proceeded through the playoffs in dominant fashion. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games during the NBA Finals, winning the franchise's first championship since 2008, and 18th championship in team history, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers to hold the NBA record for most championships. The result was the most dominant Celtics championship run since 1965, with only three losses in the playoffs and a season total of 80 wins, the second-best mark in franchise history.^[1]

Following their championship victory, multiple commentators considered the 2023–24 Celtics to be among the greatest teams in NBA history.^[2][3][4][5] With a playoff record of 16–3, the Celtics were second only to the 2016–17 Golden State Warriors for the best postseason record since all four NBA playoff rounds became best-of-seven contests in 2003.^[6]

The Celtics drew an average home attendance of 19,156 in 41 home games in the 2023–24 NBA season.^[7]

Season summary

This was the Celtics' first season without veteran Celtic and point guard Marcus Smart since 2014. In June 2023, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team trade to acquire forward Kristaps Porziņģis of the Washington Wizards. On October 1, 2023, the Celtics sent guard Malcolm Brogdon, center/forward Robert Williams III, a protected 2024 first-round pick (acquired from the Golden State Warriors), and an unprotected 2029 first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday.^[8] On March 14, 2024, the Celtics became the first team to clinch a playoff berth with their 117–107 victory over the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers' 114–105 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Six days later, the Celtics won the Atlantic Division championship for the third consecutive season, following a 122–119 victory over the Bucks during a 7-game winning streak. On March 23, the Celtics clinched the #1-seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2017 after they beat the Chicago Bulls.

On April 3, 2024, the Celtics defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 135–100 victory, clinching the best record in the NBA and securing a home-court advantage throughout the entire playoffs for the first time since 2008. It was also the first time the Celtics won 60 or more regular season games since 2009. The Celtics finished the season with a 64–18 record, 14 games higher than the second-place team in the Atlantic Division and the entire Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks.

In the playoffs, the Celtics dispatched the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers in five games each, and swept the Indiana Pacers to reach their second NBA Finals in three years, where the Celtics faced the Dallas Mavericks. Upon reaching the Finals, Porziņģis returned to action after missing nearly the entire playoffs up until that point. However, he suffered what was described as a "rare" ankle injury in Game 2 and missed the next two games.^[9] The Celtics raced out to a second consecutive 3–0 series lead. After a 122–84 blowout loss in Game 4, they returned to Boston and won Game 5 to win their first title since 2008. The Celtics held the Mavericks to under 100 points in all four wins, an NBA Finals first. The Celtics are also the first team to have the best regular-season record and win the title since the Golden State Warriors in 2017.

Draft

Main article: 2023 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	35	Julian Phillips	Small forward	United States	Tennessee (Fr.)

The Celtics had a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft.^[10] The team traded their first-round pick (29th overall) to the Indiana Pacers as part of a deal to acquire Malcolm Brogdon.^[11]

Roster

2023–24 Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 12 Oshae Brissett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-20 Syracuse G/F 7 Jaylen Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996-10-24 California G 20 JD Davison (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-03 Alabama F 30 Sam Hauser 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1997-12-08 Virginia G 4 Jrue Holiday 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA F/C 42 Al Horford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida C 40 Luke Kornet 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-07-15 Vanderbilt G/F 50 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Kansas F 13 Drew Peterson (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-09 USC F/C 8 Kristaps Porziņģis 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995-08-02 Latvia G 11 Payton Pritchard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon C 88 Neemias Queta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1999-07-13 Utah State G 44 Jaden Springer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-09-25 Tennessee F 0 Jayson Tatum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke F/C 26 Xavier Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999-01-12 Michigan State G/F 27 Jordan Walsh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-03-03 Arkansas G 9 Derrick White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado

Head coach Joe Mazzulla Assistant(s) Sam Cassell Anthony Dobbins Amile Jefferson Charles Lee D. J. MacLeay Matt Reynolds Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Updated: April 16, 2024

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Boston Celtics	64	18	.780	–	37‍–‍4	27‍–‍14	15‍–‍2	82
x – New York Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0	27‍–‍14	23‍–‍18	12‍–‍5	82
x – Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	17.0	25‍–‍16	22‍–‍19	8‍–‍8	82
Brooklyn Nets	32	50	.390	32.0	20‍–‍21	12‍–‍29	5‍–‍11	82
Toronto Raptors	25	57	.305	39.0	14‍–‍27	11‍–‍30	1‍–‍15	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Boston Celtics *	64	18	.780	–	82
2	x – New York Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0	82
3	y – Milwaukee Bucks *	49	33	.598	15.0	82
4	x – Cleveland Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0	82
5	y – Orlando Magic *	47	35	.573	17.0	82
6	x – Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0	82
7	x – Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	17.0	82
8	x – Miami Heat	46	36	.561	18.0	82
9	pi – Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	25.0	82
10	pi – Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439	28.0	82
11	Brooklyn Nets	32	50	.390	32.0	82
12	Toronto Raptors	25	57	.305	39.0	82
13	Charlotte Hornets	21	61	.256	43.0	82
14	Washington Wizards	15	67	.183	49.0	82
15	Detroit Pistons	14	68	.171	50.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 8 Philadelphia W 114–106 Payton Pritchard (26) Jayson Tatum (10) Jayson Tatum (5) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 October 9 @ New York L 107–114 Payton Pritchard (21) Hauser, Stevens (8) Payton Pritchard (5) Madison Square Garden 19,512 1–1 3 October 11 @ Philadelphia W 112–101 Payton Pritchard (17) Brissett, Mykhailiuk (6) Derrick White (4) Wells Fargo Center 20,497 2–1 4 October 17 New York W 123–110 Jayson Tatum (28) Porziņģis, Tatum (8) Jaylen Brown (6) TD Garden 19,156 3–1 5 October 19 @ Charlotte W 127–99 Jaylen Brown (20) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Payton Pritchard (8) Spectrum Center 12,590 4–1
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[12][13]

2023–24 game log Total: 64–18 (Home: 37–4; Road: 27–14)
October: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ New York W 108–104 Jayson Tatum (34) Jayson Tatum (11) Jaylen Brown (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 1–0 2 October 27 Miami W 119–111 Derrick White (28) Holiday, Horford (10) Jrue Holiday (7) TD Garden 19,156 2–0 3 October 30 @ Washington W 126–107 Jaylen Brown (36) Sam Hauser (8) Derrick White (8) Capital One Arena 17,898 3–0
November: 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 Indiana W 155–104 Jayson Tatum (30) Jayson Tatum (12) Payton Pritchard (9) TD Garden 19,156 4–0 5 November 4 @ Brooklyn W 124–114 Jayson Tatum (32) Jayson Tatum (11) Jrue Holiday (10) Barclays Center 17,983 5–0 6 November 6 @ Minnesota L 109–114 (OT) Jayson Tatum (32) Jrue Holiday (11) Jrue Holiday (6) Target Center 18,024 5–1 7 November 8 @ Philadelphia L 103–106 Kristaps Porziņģis (29) Jayson Tatum (15) Jayson Tatum (6) Wells Fargo Center 19,953 5–2 8 November 10 Brooklyn W 121–107 Jaylen Brown (28) Jrue Holiday (12) Jrue Holiday (9) TD Garden 19,156 6–2 9 November 11 Toronto W 114–97 Jaylen Brown (29) Horford, Porziņģis (7) Jrue Holiday (7) TD Garden 19,156 7–2 10 November 13 New York W 114–98 Jayson Tatum (35) Jrue Holiday (7) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden 19,156 8–2 11 November 15 @ Philadelphia W 117–107 Jayson Tatum (29) Jrue Holiday (10) Jayson Tatum (6) Wells Fargo Center 19,773 9–2 12 November 17 @ Toronto W 108–105 Jaylen Brown (23) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Holiday, Porziņģis, White (5) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 10–2 13 November 19 @ Memphis W 102–100 Kristaps Porzinģis (26) Jayson Tatum (9) Jayson Tatum (5) FedExForum 17,798 11–2 14 November 20 @ Charlotte L 118–121 (OT) Jayson Tatum (45) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (6) Spectrum Center 19,134 11–3 15 November 22 Milwaukee W 119–116 Jaylen Brown (26) Jayson Tatum (11) Jaylen Brown (8) TD Garden 19,156 12–3 16 November 24 @ Orlando L 96–113 Jayson Tatum (26) Luke Kornet (6) Derrick White (4) Amway Center 18,846 12–4 17 November 26 Atlanta W 113–103 Jayson Tatum (34) Al Horford (15) Derrick White (11) TD Garden 19,156 13–4 18 November 28 Chicago W 124–97 Jaylen Brown (30) Sam Hauser (10) Jrue Holiday (9) TD Garden 19,156 14–4
December: 12–2 (home: 8–0; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 1 Philadelphia W 125–119 Tatum, White (21) Jayson Tatum (7) Jrue Holiday (6) TD Garden 19,156 15–4 20 December 4 @ Indiana L 112–122 Jayson Tatum (32) Jayson Tatum (12) Derrick White (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693 15–5 21 December 8 New York W 133–123 Derrick White (30) Al Horford (10) Holiday, Tatum (5) TD Garden 19,156 16–5 22 December 12 Cleveland W 120–113 Brown, Tatum (25) Tatum, Porziņģis (10) Jayson Tatum (5) TD Garden 19,156 17–5 23 December 14 Cleveland W 116–107 Jayson Tatum (27) Jayson Tatum (11) Jaylen Brown (5) TD Garden 19,156 18–5 24 December 15 Orlando W 128–111 Jayson Tatum (30) Sam Hauser (7) Derrick White (8) TD Garden 19,156 19–5 25 December 17 Orlando W 114–97 Jaylen Brown (31) Kristaps Porziņģis (10) Jaylen Brown (6) TD Garden 19,156 20–5 26 December 19 @ Golden State L 126–132 (OT) Derrick White (30) Al Horford (12) Brown, Tatum (7) Chase Center 18,064 20–6 27 December 20 @ Sacramento W 144–119 Brown, White (28) Kristaps Porziņģis (9) Jrue Holiday (10) Golden 1 Center 17,874 21–6 28 December 23 @ L.A. Clippers W 145–108 Jayson Tatum (30) Neemias Queta (12) Jrue Holiday (7) Crypto.com Arena 19,370 22–6 29 December 25 @ L.A. Lakers W 126–115 Kristaps Porziņģis (28) Kristaps Porziņģis (11) Derrick White (11) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 23–6 30 December 28 Detroit W 128–122 (OT) Kristaps Porziņģis (35) Jrue Holiday (9) Jayson Tatum (10) TD Garden 19,156 24–6 31 December 29 Toronto W 120–118 Jaylen Brown (31) Jaylen Brown (10) Derrick White (7) TD Garden 19,156 25–6 32 December 31 @ San Antonio W 134–101 Jayson Tatum (25) Kristaps Porziņģis (9) Payton Pritchard (7) Frost Bank Center 18,886 26–6
January: 11–5 (home: 6–2; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 @ Oklahoma City L 123–127 Kristaps Porziņģis (34) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (8) Paycom Center 18,203 26–7 34 January 5 Utah W 126–97 Jayson Tatum (30) Jayson Tatum (9) Brown, Tatum (5) TD Garden 19,156 27–7 35 January 6 @ Indiana W 118–101 Jayson Tatum (38) Jayson Tatum (13) Al Horford (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693 28–7 36 January 8 @ Indiana L 131–133 Jaylen Brown (40) Payton Pritchard (7) Kristaps Porziņģis (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,009 28–8 37 January 10 Minnesota W 127–120 (OT) Jayson Tatum (45) Jaylen Brown (11) Derrick White (6) TD Garden 19,156 29–8 38 January 11 @ Milwaukee L 102–135 Payton Pritchard (21) five players (4) Porziņģis, Pritchard (4) Fiserv Forum 17,781 29–9 39 January 13 Houston W 145–113 Jaylen Brown (32) Jayson Tatum (8) three players (5) TD Garden 19,156 30–9 40 January 15 @ Toronto W 105–96 Holiday, White (22) Jayson Tatum (14) Jrue Holiday (7) Scotiabank Arena 19,278 31–9 41 January 17 San Antonio W 117–98 Jayson Tatum (24) Luke Kornet (9) Jaylen Brown (5) TD Garden 19,156 32–9 42 January 19 Denver L 100–102 Derrick White (24) Al Horford (10) Tatum, White (5) TD Garden 19,156 32–10 43 January 21 @ Houston W 116–107 Kristaps Porziņģis (32) Brown, White (11) Jaylen Brown (10) Toyota Center 18,055 33–10 44 January 22 @ Dallas W 119–110 Jayson Tatum (39) Jayson Tatum (11) Holiday, Pritchard (6) American Airlines Center 20,277 34–10 45 January 25 @ Miami W 143–110 Jayson Tatum (26) Jayson Tatum (8) Horford, White (6) Kaseya Center 20,074 35–10 46 January 27 L.A. Clippers L 96–115 Jayson Tatum (21) Jayson Tatum (11) Jrue Holiday (4) TD Garden 19,156 35–11 47 January 29 New Orleans W 118–112 Jayson Tatum (28) Jaylen Brown (11) Jayson Tatum (8) TD Garden 19,156 36–11 48 January 30 Indiana W 129–124 Jayson Tatum (30) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden 19,156 37–11
February: 9–1 (home: 5–1; road: 4–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 1 L.A. Lakers L 105–114 Jayson Tatum (23) Al Horford (9) Brown, Holiday (7) TD Garden 19,156 37–12 50 February 4 Memphis W 131–91 Jayson Tatum (34) four players (8) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden 19,156 38–12 51 February 7 Atlanta W 125–117 Kristaps Porziņģis (31) Jayson Tatum (9) Al Horford (8) TD Garden 19,156 39–12 52 February 9 Washington W 133–129 Jayson Tatum (35) Kristaps Porziņģis (11) Jayson Tatum (8) TD Garden 19,156 40–12 53 February 11 @ Miami W 110–106 Jayson Tatum (26) Jayson Tatum (10) Jayson Tatum (9) Kaseya Center 20,049 41–12 54 February 13 @ Brooklyn W 118–110 Jayson Tatum (41) Jayson Tatum (14) Jrue Holiday (12) Barclays Center 18,053 42–12 55 February 14 Brooklyn W 136–86 Payton Pritchard (28) Luke Kornet (8) Jayson Tatum (9) TD Garden 19,156 43–12 All-Star Break 56 February 22 @ Chicago W 129–112 Derrick White (28) Jayson Tatum (7) Jrue Holiday (6) United Center 20,313 44–12 57 February 24 @ New York W 116–102 Jaylen Brown (30) Jaylen Brown (8) three players (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 45–12 58 February 27 Philadelphia W 117–99 Jaylen Brown (31) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Jayson Tatum (8) TD Garden 19,156 46–12
March: 12–4 (home: 5–0; road: 7–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 Dallas W 138–110 Jayson Tatum (32) Horford, Tatum (8) Derrick White (8) TD Garden 19,156 47–12 60 March 3 Golden State W 140–88 Jaylen Brown (29) Oshae Brissett (8) Derrick White (8) TD Garden 19,156 48–12 61 March 5 @ Cleveland L 104–105 Jayson Tatum (26) Jayson Tatum (13) Derrick White (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 48–13 62 March 7 @ Denver L 109–115 Jaylen Brown (41) Jaylen Brown (14) Jayson Tatum (8) Ball Arena 19,855 48–14 63 March 9 @ Phoenix W 117–107 Jayson Tatum (29) Al Horford (12) Derrick White (9) Footprint Center 17,071 49–14 64 March 11 @ Portland W 121–99 Jaylen Brown (27) Payton Pritchard (8) Tatum, Pritchard (8) Moda Center 18,480 50–14 65 March 12 @ Utah W 123–107 Jayson Tatum (38) Luke Kornet (9) Jrue Holiday (8) Delta Center 18,206 51–14 66 March 14 Phoenix W 127–112 Jaylen Brown (37) Derrick White (8) Jrue Holiday (10) TD Garden 19,156 52–14 67 March 17 @ Washington W 130–104 Hauser, Tatum (30) Hauser, Kornet, Tatum (6) Payton Pritchard (13) Capital One Arena 20,333 53–14 68 March 18 Detroit W 119–94 Jaylen Brown (31) Kornet, White (10) Derrick White (10) TD Garden 19,156 54–14 69 March 20 Milwaukee W 122–119 Jayson Tatum (31) Brown, Tatum (8) Derrick White (8) TD Garden 19,156 55–14 70 March 22 @ Detroit W 129–102 Jaylen Brown (33) Derrick White (8) Derrick White (11) Little Caesars Arena 19,994 56–14 71 March 23 @ Chicago W 124–113 Jayson Tatum (26) Luke Kornet (13) Payton Pritchard (8) United Center 21,198 57–14 72 March 25 @ Atlanta L 118–120 Jayson Tatum (37) Al Horford (9) Payton Pritchard (6) State Farm Arena 17,405 57–15 73 March 28 @ Atlanta L 122–123 (OT) Jayson Tatum (31) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (6) State Farm Arena 17,743 57–16 74 March 30 @ New Orleans W 104–92 Jayson Tatum (23) Kristaps Porziņģis (10) Jrue Holiday (7) Smoothie King Center 17,932 58–16
April: 6–2 (home: 5–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 @ Charlotte W 118–104 Hauser, Tatum (25) Jayson Tatum (10) Porziņģis, Pritchard, White (5) Spectrum Center 19,238 59–16 76 April 3 Oklahoma City W 135–100 Kristaps Porziņģis (27) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Payton Pritchard (8) TD Garden 19,156 60–16 77 April 5 Sacramento W 101–100 Payton Pritchard (21) Kristaps Porziņģis (11) Jrue Holiday (7) TD Garden 61–16 78 April 7 Portland W 124–107 Jaylen Brown (26) Kristaps Porziņģis (10) Derrick White (9) TD Garden 19,156 62–16 79 April 9 @ Milwaukee L 91–104 Jayson Tatum (22) Jaylen Brown (10) Jayson Tatum (6) Fiserv Forum 17,493 62–17 80 April 11 New York L 109–118 Jayson Tatum (18) Kristaps Porziņģis (8) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden 19,156 62–18 81 April 12 Charlotte W 131–98 Payton Pritchard (31) Oshae Brissett (11) Payton Pritchard (11) TD Garden 19,156 63–18 82 April 14 Washington W 132–122 Payton Pritchard (38) Pritchard, Queta (9) Payton Pritchard (12) TD Garden 19,156 64–18
2023–24 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2024 NBA playoffs

2024 playoff game log Total: 16–3 (home: 9–2; road: 7–1)
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 21 Miami W 114–94 Jayson Tatum (23) Jayson Tatum (10) Jayson Tatum (10) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 April 24 Miami L 101–111 Jaylen Brown (33) four players (8) White, Porziņģis (4) TD Garden 19,156 1–1 3 April 27 @ Miami W 104–84 Brown, Tatum (22) Jayson Tatum (11) Tatum, Holiday (6) Kaseya Center 20,092 2–1 4 April 29 @ Miami W 102–88 Derrick White (38) Jayson Tatum (11) Jrue Holiday (6) Kaseya Center 19,600 3–1 5 May 1 Miami W 118–84 Brown, White (25) Jayson Tatum (12) Jrue Holiday (5) TD Garden 19,156 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 7 Cleveland W 120–95 Jaylen Brown (32) Jayson Tatum (11) Tatum, White (5) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 May 9 Cleveland L 94–118 Jayson Tatum (25) Jayson Tatum (7) Jayson Tatum (6) TD Garden 19,156 1–1 3 May 11 @ Cleveland W 106–93 Jayson Tatum (33) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 2–1 4 May 13 @ Cleveland W 109–102 Jayson Tatum (33) Jayson Tatum (11) Holiday, Tatum (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 3–1 5 May 15 Cleveland W 113–98 Jayson Tatum (25) Al Horford (15) Jayson Tatum (9) TD Garden 19,156 4–1
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 21 Indiana W 133–128 (OT) Jayson Tatum (36) Jayson Tatum (12) Derrick White (9) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 May 23 Indiana W 126–110 Jaylen Brown (40) Al Horford (10) Jrue Holiday (10) TD Garden 19,156 2–0 3 May 25 @ Indiana W 114–111 Jayson Tatum (36) Jayson Tatum (10) Jayson Tatum (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 3–0 4 May 27 @ Indiana W 105–102 Jaylen Brown (29) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274 4–0
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 6 Dallas W 107–89 Jaylen Brown (22) Jayson Tatum (11) Holiday, Tatum, White (5) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 June 9 Dallas W 105–98 Jrue Holiday (26) Jrue Holiday (11) Jayson Tatum (12) TD Garden 19,156 2–0 3 June 12 @ Dallas W 106–99 Jayson Tatum (31) Jaylen Brown (8) Jaylen Brown (8) American Airlines Center 20,311 3–0 4 June 14 @ Dallas L 84–122 Jayson Tatum (15) Jayson Tatum (5) Al Horford (4) American Airlines Center 20,277 3–1 5 June 17 Dallas W 106–88 Jayson Tatum (31) Jrue Holiday (11) Jayson Tatum (11) TD Garden 19,156 4–1
2024 playoff schedule

In-Season Tournament

Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting with the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.^[12][13] During the in-season tournament period, the Celtics played in Group C of the Eastern Conference with the Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and Orlando Magic.

East group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		BOS	ORL	BKN	TOR	CHI
1	Boston Celtics	4	3[a]	1	449	422	+27	Advance to knockout stage		—	96–113	121–107	108–105	124–97
2	Orlando Magic	4	3[a]	1	446	424	+22			113–96	—	104–124	126–107	103–97
3	Brooklyn Nets	4	3[a]	1	455	435	+20			107–121	124–104	—	115–103	109–107
4	Toronto Raptors	4	1	3	436	457	−21			105–108	107–126	103–115	—	121–108
5	Chicago Bulls	4	0	4	409	457	−48			97–124	97–103	107–109	108–121	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

2023–24 game log Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
In-Season Tournament: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 10 Brooklyn W 121–107 Jaylen Brown (28) Jrue Holiday (12) Jrue Holiday (9) TD Garden 19,156 1–0 2 November 17 @ Toronto W 108–105 Jaylen Brown (23) Kristaps Porziņģis (12) Holiday, Porziņģis, White (5) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 2–0 3 November 24 @ Orlando L 96–113 Jayson Tatum (26) Luke Kornet (6) Derrick White (4) Amway Center 18,846 2–1 4 November 28 Chicago W 124–97 Jaylen Brown (30) Sam Hauser (10) Jrue Holiday (9) TD Garden 19,156 3–1 5 December 4 @ Indiana L 112–122 Jayson Tatum (32) Jayson Tatum (12) Derrick White (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693 3–2

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dalano Banton†	24	1	7.1	.373	.125	.800	1.5	.8	.2	.1	2.3
Oshae Brissett	55	1	11.5	.444	.273	.602	2.9	.8	.3	.1	3.7
Jaylen Brown	70	70	33.5	.499	.354	.703	5.5	3.6	1.2	.5	23.0
JD Davison	8	0	4.9	.417	.429	.750	1.3	1.3	.1	.1	2.0
Sam Hauser	79	13	22.0	.446	.424	.895	3.5	1.0	.5	.3	9.0
Jrue Holiday	69	69	32.8	.480	.429	.833	5.4	4.8	.9	.8	12.5
Al Horford	65	33	26.8	.511	.419	.867	6.4	2.6	.6	1.0	8.6
Luke Kornet	63	7	15.6	.700	1.000	.907	4.1	1.1	.4	1.0	5.3
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	41	2	10.1	.416	.389	.667	1.2	.9	.3	.0	4.0
Drew Peterson	3	0	7.7	.667	.600		.3	.3	.7	.0	3.7
Kristaps Porziņģis	57	57	29.6	.516	.375	.858	7.2	2.0	.7	1.9	20.1
Payton Pritchard	82	5	22.3	.468	.385	.821	3.2	3.4	.5	.1	9.6
Neemias Queta	28	0	11.9	.644		.714	4.4	.7	.5	.8	5.5
Jaden Springer†	17	1	7.6	.433	.182	.875	1.2	.5	.6	.2	2.1
Lamar Stevens†	19	1	6.4	.467	.375	.727	1.6	.4	.3	.3	2.8
Jayson Tatum	74	74	35.7	.471	.376	.833	8.1	4.9	1.0	.6	26.9
Xavier Tillman†	20	2	13.7	.515	.286	.571	2.7	1.0	.5	.5	4.0
Jordan Walsh	9	1	9.2	.400	.222	.500	2.2	.6	.6	.1	1.7
Derrick White	73	73	32.6	.461	.396	.901	4.2	5.2	1.0	1.2	15.2

Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Oshae Brissett	10	0	5.5	.545	1.000	.500	1.4	.0	.3	.2	1.6
Jaylen Brown	19	19	37.2	.516	.327	.660	5.9	3.3	1.2	.6	23.9
Sam Hauser	19	0	14.9	.429	.380	1.000	2.2	.6	.3	.2	5.4
Jrue Holiday	19	19	37.9	.503	.402	.955	6.1	4.4	1.1	.6	13.2
Al Horford	19	15	30.3	.478	.368	.636	7.0	2.1	.8	.8	9.2
Luke Kornet	13	0	10.2	.667		.846	3.2	.5	.1	.4	3.0
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	8	0	4.0	.250	.222		.6	.1	.1	.0	1.0
Kristaps Porziņģis	7	4	23.6	.467	.345	.909	4.4	1.1	.7	1.6	12.3
Payton Pritchard	19	0	18.7	.419	.383	.917	1.9	2.1	.2	.0	6.4
Neemias Queta	3	0	4.3	.667			1.0	.0	.0	.3	1.3
Jaden Springer	4	0	5.5	.667			.8	.3	.0	.3	1.0
Jayson Tatum	19	19	40.4	.427	.283	.861	9.7	6.3	1.1	.7	25.0
Xavier Tillman	8	0	8.6	.625	1.000	1.000	1.8	.4	.4	.4	1.5
Jordan Walsh	3	0	3.7	.333	.000		.7	.0	.0	.0	.7
Derrick White	19	19	35.6	.452	.404	.921	4.3	4.1	.9	1.2	16.7

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 22, 2023[14]	To Boston Celtics Kristaps Porziņģis (from Washington) Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25) (from Memphis) 2024 GSW first-round pick (from Memphis)	To Memphis Grizzlies Marcus Smart (from Boston)
	To Washington Wizards Tyus Jones (from Memphis) Danilo Gallinari (from Boston) Mike Muscala (from Boston) Draft rights to Julian Phillips (No. 35) (from Boston)

June 22, 2023[15]

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31) 2025 second round pick[a] 2027 second-round pick[b]

To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25)

June 22, 2023[15]

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34) Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39)

To Charlotte Hornets Draft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31)

June 22, 2023[15]

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Jordan Walsh (No. 38) 2024 DAL second-round-pick

To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34)

June 22, 2023[15]

To Boston Celtics 2027 ATL second-round-pick

To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39)

July 5, 2023[16]	To Boston Celtics 2024 second-round pick (from San Antonio)[c] 2025 DAL second-round pick swap (from Dallas) 2030 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas)	To Dallas Mavericks Grant Williams (from Boston) 2025 TOR second-round pick (From San Antonio) 2028 MIA second-round pick (From San Antonio)
	To San Antonio Spurs Reggie Bullock (from Dallas) 2030 DAL first-round pick swap (from Dallas)

October 1, 2023[17]

To Boston Celtics Jrue Holiday

To Portland Trail Blazers Malcolm Brogdon Robert Williams III 2024 GSW first-round pick 2029 BOS first-round pick

February 7, 2024 [18][19]

To Boston Celtics Xavier Tillman

To Memphis Grizzlies Lamar Stevens 2027 ATL second-round pick 2030 DAL second-round pick

February 8, 2024 [20]

To Boston Celtics Jaden Springer

To Philadelphia 76ers 2024 second-round pick[c]

February 8, 2024 [21]

To Boston Celtics 2027 protected second-round pick[d]

To Portland Trail Blazers Dalano Banton

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
JD Davison[22]	July 9

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Oshae Brissett[22]	June 30	Indiana Pacers
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk[22]	August 31	Charlotte Hornets
Neemias Queta[22]	September 19	Sacramento Kings
Drew Peterson[22]	December 13	Sioux Falls Skyforce

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team
Nathan Knight	Waived	Motor City Cruise
Wenyen Gabriel	Waived	Wisconsin Herd
Dalano Banton	Traded	Portland Trail Blazers
Lamar Stevens	Traded	Memphis Grizzlies

Notes

1. The most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Detroit, Golden State and Washington.
2. The most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Portland, New York, New Orleans and Minnesota.
3. The more favorable of the picks originally belonging to Chicago and New Orleans.
4. The less favorable of the picks originally belonging to New Orleans and Portland, if No. 56–60.