how many finals appearances does the celtics have in history

The Boston Celtics have 23 appearances in the NBA Finals all-time.

	TEAM	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	RESULT	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	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 123-125	290	123	67	17			44	124	35.5				35	42	83.3	43.2				34
2	Celtics	3/31/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 119-99	240	119	81	24			47	121	38.8				25	31	80.6	44.2				27
3	Celtics	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 98-100	240	98	64	19			29	99	29.3				40	48	83.3	40.8				27
4	Celtics	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	W 123-118	240	123	59	26			44	106	41.5				35	51	68.6	47.9				35
5	Celtics	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 124-109	240	124	70	33			49	106	46.2				26	39	66.7	50.3				33
6	Celtics	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 94-96	240	94	65	17			35	115	30.4				24	34	70.6	36.2				28
7	Celtics	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 125-123	290	125	81	22			47	128	36.7				31	54	57.4	41.2				37
8	Celtics	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 102-104	240	102	69	11			32	100	32.0				38	50	76.0	41.8				30
9	Celtics	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 136-112	240	136	77	25			48	103	46.6				40	46	87.0	55.2				32
10	Celtics	4/2/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 108-111	240	108	61	19			35	93	37.6				38	60	63.3	45.2				32
11	Celtics	4/5/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	W 109-98	240	109	64				36	110	32.7				37	42	88.1	42.4				35
12	Celtics	4/9/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 100-102	240	100	66	18			32	106	30.2				36	50	72.0	39.1				35
13	Celtics	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 109-110	240	109	56				33	96	34.4				43	50	86.0	46.2				30
14	Celtics	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	W 118-115	240	118	86	29			47	130	36.2				24	33	72.7	40.8				20
15	Celtics	4/5/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	W 128-108	240	128	82	31			47	116	40.5				34	43	79.1	47.4				23
16	Celtics	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	W 123-110	240	123	62	34			48	106	45.3				27	43	62.8	49.2				23
17	Celtics	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	W 118-113	240	118	65	20			46	111	41.4				26	40	65.0	45.9				24
18	Celtics	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 140-122	240	140	73	27			61	133	45.9				18	24	75.0	48.8				20
19	Celtics	3/29/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	L 103-113	240	103	73	17			40	109	36.7				23	29	79.3	42.3				18
20	Celtics	4/2/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	W 102-86	240	102	52	22			39	95	41.1				24	35	68.6	46.2				20
21	Celtics	4/3/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 96-106	240	96	55	5			33	93	35.5				30	38	78.9	43.7				24
22	Celtics	4/5/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 127-102	240	127	72	25			55	122	45.1				17	24	70.8	47.9				22
23	Celtics	4/7/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 102-105	240	102	45	21			36	103	35.0				30	42	71.4	42.0				27
24	Celtics	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 122-103	240	122	78	27			50	114	43.9				22	29	75.9	48.1				25
25	Celtics	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 129-95	240	129	85	24			52	123	42.3				25	33	75.8	46.9				23
	Average			0.2					242.7	109.1	54.1		7.6	4.4	41.4	96.2	43.1	5.3	14.5	36.6	24.2	31.7	76.1	49.5	13.0	31.3	15.3	25.6
	Total			23					33,975	15,268	7,571		514	298	5,797	13,463	43.1	292	797	36.6	3,382	4,444	76.1	49.5	884	2,125	1,042	3,580