celtics record in the nba finals alltime in game 1s

The Boston Celtics are 16-7 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals all-time.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	3/30/1957	0-1	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 123-125	.000	290	123	67	17			44	124	35.5				35	42	83.3	43.2				34
2	Celtics	3/29/1958	0-1	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 102-104	.000	240	102	69	11			32	100	32.0				38	50	76.0	41.8				30
3	Celtics	4/4/1959	1-0	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	W 118-115	1.000	240	118	86	29			47	130	36.2				24	33	72.7	40.8				20
4	Celtics	3/27/1960	1-0	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 140-122	1.000	240	140	73	27			61	133	45.9				18	24	75.0	48.8				20
5	Celtics	4/2/1961	1-0	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 129-95	1.000	240	129	85	24			52	123	42.3				25	33	75.8	46.9				23
6	Celtics	4/7/1962	1-0	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 122-108	1.000	240	122	71	22			49	121	40.5				24	30	80.0	45.5				27
7	Celtics	4/14/1963	1-0	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 117-114	1.000	240	117	77	28			46	117	39.3				25	39	64.1	43.6				30
8	Celtics	4/18/1964	1-0	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	SFW	W 108-96	1.000	240	108	68	21			42	98	42.9				24	39	61.5	46.9				31
9	Celtics	4/18/1965	1-0	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 142-110	1.000	240	142	77	30			53	124	42.7				36	47	76.6	49.1				26
10	Celtics	4/17/1966	0-1	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	L 129-133	.000	265	129	68	24			51	117	43.6				27	34	79.4	48.9				36
11	Celtics	4/21/1968	1-0	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 107-101	1.000	240	107	63	20			39	86	45.3				29	43	67.4	51.0				25
12	Celtics	4/23/1969	0-1	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 118-120	.000	240	118	59	23			47	100	47.0				24	30	80.0	52.1				27
13	Celtics	4/28/1974	1-0	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	W 98-83	1.000	240	98	46	28	7	1	42	88	47.7				14	18	77.8	51.1	10	36	18	17
14	Celtics	5/23/1976	1-0	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	W 98-87	1.000	240	98	54	29	1	1	39	77	50.6				20	25	80.0	55.7	11	43	23	19
15	Celtics	5/5/1981	1-0	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	W 98-95	1.000	240	98	54	23	6	5	41	95	43.2	0	1	0.0	16	20	80.0	47.2	25	29	19	21
16	Celtics	5/27/1984	0-1	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	L 109-115	.000	240	109	47	15	6	5	41	94	43.6	1	3	33.3	26	34	76.5	50.0	21	26	17	27
17	Celtics	5/27/1985	1-0	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 148-114	1.000	240	148	48	43	10	3	62	102	60.8	7	9	77.8	17	25	68.0	65.5	13	35	13	17
18	Celtics	5/26/1986	1-0	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	W 112-100	1.000	240	112	42	35	15	5	47	84	56.0	1	4	25.0	17	27	63.0	58.4	10	32	17	17
19	Celtics	6/2/1987	0-1	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 113-126	.000	240	113	32	28	4	5	45	82	54.9	3	4	75.0	20	26	76.9	60.5	5	27	15	19
20	Celtics	6/5/2008	1-0	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 98-88	1.000	240	98	46	20	6	3	32	76	42.1	6	19	31.6	28	35	80.0	53.6	10	36	14	22
21	Celtics	6/3/2010	0-1	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 89-102	.000	240	89	31	19	5	5	29	67	43.3	1	10	10.0	30	36	83.3	53.7	8	23	14	28
22	Celtics	6/2/2022	1-0	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	W 120-108	1.000	240	120	39	33	7	6	43	85	50.6	21	41	51.2	13	16	81.3	65.2	7	32	13	13
23	Celtics	6/6/2024	1-0	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	DAL	W 107-89	1.000	240	107	47	23	6	9	39	82	47.6	16	42	38.1	13	19	68.4	59.2	10	37	14	16
	Average									.696	243.3	115.0	58.7	24.9	6.6	4.4	44.5	100.2	44.4	6.2	14.8	42.1	23.6	31.5	74.9	50.4	11.8	32.4	16.1	23.7
	Total		16-7							.696	5,595	2,645	1,349	572	73	48	1,023	2,305	44.4	56	133	42.1	543	725	74.9	50.4	130	356	177	545

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.5

Tatum

RPG

6.2

Queta

APG

7.4

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.4

3rd

DRTG

108.2

6th

NETRTG

12.2

1st

3P%

38.4

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM
Mon 11/16	ORL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sat 11/21	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

9 - 2

123

Final

101

76ers

9 - 3

Tue 10 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

120.3

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

1-10

1-8

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Thunder	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	7	3	.700	2.0
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	WAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM

The Boston Celtics are 16-7 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals all-time.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

39.3

30.6

30.1

13.8

13.3

12.6

9.1

8.7

8.6

3.0

2.3

2.3

4.4

2.4

2.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

73.4

72.2

70.5

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

694.7

639.1

583.3

675.3

673.5

610.3

39.9

37.1

36.6

37.4

36.9

36.6

2.12

1.76

1.62

2.06

1.86

1.70

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