best record through the first 21 games of a season since 1960

Since 1959-60, the Boston Celtics have the best record by a team in a season in their first 21 games, with a record of 17-4 in 1959-60.

TEAMRECSEASONW%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Celtics
Celtics
17-4
1959-60
.810
21
242.4
121.8
48.3
25.1
35.0
71.6
5,090
2,557
531
2Warriors
Warriors
15-6
1959-60
.714
21
240.0
118.6
72.7
23.3
46.9
117.1
40.0
24.9
37.9
65.7
44.3
5,040
2,491
1,527
489
489
3Nationals
Nationals
13-8
1959-60
.619
21
240.0
112.8
41.0
30.8
38.6
79.8
5,040
2,369
554
4Hawks
Hawks
12-9
1959-60
.571
21
240.0
111.1
40.9
29.4
39.4
74.7
5,040
2,334
570
5Pistons
Pistons
10-11
1959-60
.476
21
246.0
108.0
40.7
26.7
35.4
75.5
5,165
2,269
6Bulls
Bulls
7-14
1966-67
.333
21
240.0
111.4
54.5
21.0
43.4
105.9
41.0
24.6
34.3
71.8
46.0
5,040
2,339
1,145
440
629
7Knicks
Knicks
7-14
1959-60
.333
21
240.0
111.0
42.0
27.0
36.4
74.1
5,040
2,331
8Lakers
Lakers
7-14
1959-60
.333
21
244.8
102.4
37.2
28.0
37.5
74.5
5,140
2,151
9Royals
Royals
6-15
1959-60
.286
21
241.2
110.0
42.1
25.7
35.1
73.3
5,065
2,310
625
10SuperSonics
SuperSonics
5-15
1967-68
.250
20
242.5
115.9
60.4
23.9
45.2
105.8
42.7
25.5
35.2
72.4
47.8
4,850
2,317
1,208
477
580
11Rockets
Rockets
4-17
1967-68
.190
21
241.2
113.0
43.9
25.2
36.3
69.6
5,065
2,372
557
12Packers
Packers
4-17
1961-62
.190
21
240.0
110.2
41.3
27.7
40.8
67.9
5,040
2,315
531

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

4th

DRTG

115.6

17th

NETRTG

7.0

5th

3P%

36.9

10th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 9

121

Final

113

TOR Raptors

15 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
7.0
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM