how many finals appearances does the celtics have since 1959

The Boston Celtics have 21 appearances in the NBA Finals since 1958-59.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	Celtics	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 116-108	240	116	81	30			49	117	41.9				18	30	60.0	44.5				23
14	Celtics	4/8/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	L 120-124	240	120	61	25			48	108	44.4				24	41	58.5	47.6				30
15	Celtics	4/9/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	W 119-104	240	119	61	23			44	105	41.9				31	45	68.9	47.7				29
16	Celtics	4/11/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	W 121-112	240	121	81	28			45	102	44.1				31	41	75.6	50.4				31
17	Celtics	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 122-108	240	122	71	22			49	121	40.5				24	30	80.0	45.5				27
18	Celtics	4/8/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	L 122-129	240	122	57	32			53	107	49.5				16	28	57.1	51.1				26
19	Celtics	4/10/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	L 115-117	240	115	45	25			45	99	45.5				25	33	75.8	50.7				36
20	Celtics	4/11/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	W 115-103	240	115	56	30			47	94	50.0				21	25	84.0	54.8				28
21	Celtics	4/14/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	L 121-126	240	121	65	28			48	112	42.9				25	27	92.6	48.8				30
22	Celtics	4/16/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	W 119-105	240	119	55	30			45	94	47.9				29	39	74.4	53.5				27
23	Celtics	4/18/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 110-107	265	110	82	20			37	113	32.7				36	50	72.0	40.7				36
24	Celtics	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 117-114	240	117	77	28			46	117	39.3				25	39	64.1	43.6				30
25	Celtics	4/16/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	W 113-106	240	113	78	22			44	111	39.6				25	35	71.4	44.7				28
	Average			0.2					242.2	108.6	52.7	24.0	7.6	4.4	41.6	94.9	43.8	5.3	14.5	36.6	23.1	30.3	76.3	50.2	13.0	31.3	15.3	24.9
	Total			21					30,755	13,798	6,691	3,053	514	298	5,286	12,056	43.8	292	797	36.6	2,934	3,847	76.3	50.2	884	2,125	1,042	3,165