# 2021–22 Boston Celtics season

The 2021–22 Boston Celtics season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the Celtics' first-round exit to the Brooklyn Nets in five games from the previous season, Danny Ainge retired from his role as General Manager, and Brad Stevens was promoted to be the next President of Basketball Operations. The Celtics then hired Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka as the next head coach on June 28, 2021, in what was his only season as head coach before being suspended for violating team rules in September 2022 and later being replaced midway through the 2022–23 season.
The Celtics began the season with an 18–21 record but began a turnaround in January and finished with a 51–31 record and the #2-seed in the Eastern Conference. With the Portland Trail Blazers missing the playoffs for the first time since 2013, the Celtics now hold the longest active playoff streak, with consecutive appearances since 2015. They won the Atlantic Division for the first time since 2017. Multiple Celtics received NBA honors during the season. Jayson Tatum was selected to the All-NBA First Team and was named Eastern Conference Finals MVP, while Marcus Smart was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Robert Williams III joined him on the NBA All-Defensive Team.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Brooklyn Nets in four games, which was their third series sweep in four seasons. In the second round, they faced the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks for the third time in five seasons and defeated them in seven games. In the final game of the series, the Celtics made 22 3-pointers, a record for the most ever in a Game 7. The Celtics then advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth time in six years to face the top-seeded Miami Heat. In the previous two Conference finals matchups between the two teams, the Celtics lost both times: in 2012 in seven games and in 2020 in six. This time, they beat the Heat in seven games—including three wins on the road—to advance to the 2022 NBA Finals, their first Finals appearance since 2010. The Celtics faced the Golden State Warriors in a rematch of the 1964 Finals in an attempt to win their 18th championship and first since 2008, but lost in six games despite taking a 2–1 lead.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
| 2 | 45 | Juhann Begarin | SG | France | Paris Basketball |
The Celtics currently carry one second-round pick in the draft.

## Standings
### Division

| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Boston Celtics | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 28‍–‍13 | 23‍–‍18 | 9–7 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 24‍–‍17 | 27‍–‍14 | 6–10 | 82 |
| x – Toronto Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 3.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 24‍–‍17 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x − Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | 20‍–‍21 | 24‍–‍17 | 10–6 | 82 |
| New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | 17‍–‍24 | 20‍–‍21 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Miami Heat * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x − Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x − Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − Charlotte Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2021 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2) :
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 4
Orlando
W 98–97
Jaylen Brown (25)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Payton Pritchard (5)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
October 9
Toronto
W 113–111
Jayson Tatum (20)
Enes Kanter (10)
Smart, Tatum (9)
TD Garden 19,156
2–0
3
October 13
@ Orlando
L 102–103
Aaron Nesmith (23)
Robert Williams III (7)
Nesmith, G. Williams (4)
Amway Center 13,519
2–1
4
October 15
@ Miami
L 100–121
Jayson Tatum (23)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Dennis Schröder (6)
FTX Arena 19,600
2–2 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Regular season

2021–22 game log Total: 51–31 (home: 28–13; road: 23–18) :
October: 2–4 (home: 0–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 20
@ New York
L 134–138 (2OT)
Jaylen Brown (46)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Brown, Smart (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
0–1
2
October 22
Toronto
L 83–115
Jayson Tatum (18)
Al Horford (11)
Marcus Smart (5)
TD Garden 19,156
0–2
3
October 24
@ Houston
W 107–97
Jayson Tatum (31)
Al Horford (10)
Schröder, Smart (5)
Toyota Center 16,069
1–2
4
October 25
@ Charlotte
W 140–129 (OT)
Jayson Tatum (41)
Robert Williams III (16)
Schröder, Tatum (8)
Spectrum Center 17,238
2–2
5
October 27
Washington
L 107–116
Jayson Tatum (23)
Horford, Williams (11)
Dennis Schroder (6)
TD Garden 19,156
2–3
6
October 30
@ Washington
L 112–115 (2OT)
Jaylen Brown (34)
Jayson Tatum (15)
Dennis Schröder (9)
Capital One Arena 15,813
2–4 :
November: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
November 1
Chicago
L 114–128
Jaylen Brown (28)
Al Horford (10)
Dennis Schröder (5)
TD Garden 19,156
2–5
8
November 3
@ Orlando
W 92–79
Jaylen Brown (28)
Al Horford (12)
Al Horford (7)
Amway Center 12,735
3–5
9
November 4
@ Miami
W 95–78
Jaylen Brown (17)
Robert Williams III (10)
Dennis Schröder (6)
FTX Arena 19,600
4–5
10
November 6
@ Dallas
L 104–107
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Smart, Schröder (6)
American Airlines Center 20,052
4–6
11
November 10
Toronto
W 104–88
Jayson Tatum (22)
Robert Williams III (13)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
5–6
12
November 12
Milwaukee
W 122–113
Dennis Schröder (38)
Robert Williams III (10)
Marcus Smart (6)
TD Garden 19,156
6–6
13
November 13
@ Cleveland
L 89–91
Dennis Schröder (28)
Robert Williams III (16)
Marcus Smart (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
6–7
14
November 15
@ Cleveland
W 98–92
Jayson Tatum (23)
Al Horford (9)
Smart, Tatum (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,186
7–7
15
November 17
@ Atlanta
L 99–110
Jayson Tatum (34)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Marcus Smart (11)
State Farm Arena 16,445
7–8
16
November 19
L.A. Lakers
W 130–108
Jayson Tatum (37)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Schröder, Smart (6)
TD Garden 19,156
8–8
17
November 20
Oklahoma City
W 111–105
Jayson Tatum (33)
Al Horford (11)
Marcus Smart (8)
TD Garden 19,156
9–8
18
November 22
Houston
W 108–90
Jayson Tatum (30)
Robert Williams III (15)
Marcus Smart (5)
TD Garden 19,156
10–8
19
November 24
Brooklyn
L 104–123
Marcus Smart (20)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Marcus Smart (8)
TD Garden 19,156
10–9
20
November 26
@ San Antonio
L 88–96
Jayson Tatum (24)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Marcus Smart (8)
AT&T Center 15,360
10–10
21
November 28
@ Toronto
W 109–97
Marcus Smart (21)
Al Horford (11)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
11–10 :
December: 6–9 (home: 5–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 1
Philadelphia
W 88–87
Jayson Tatum (26)
Jayson Tatum (16)
Marcus Smart (8)
TD Garden 19,156
12–10
23
December 3
@ Utah
L 130–137
Jayson Tatum (37)
Horford, Tatum (6)
Al Horford (9)
Vivint Arena 18,306
12–11
24
December 4
@ Portland
W 145–117
Schröder, Tatum (31)
Enes Freedom (15)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Moda Center 18,193
13–11
25
December 7
@ L.A. Lakers
L 102–117
Jayson Tatum (34)
Horford, Tatum (8)
Marcus Smart (6)
Staples Center 18,997
13–12
26
December 8
@ L.A. Clippers
L 111–114
Jayson Tatum (29)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Dennis Schröder (8)
Staples Center 17,064
13–13
27
December 10
@ Phoenix
L 90–111
Jayson Tatum (24)
Langford, Tatum (7)
Horford, Pritchard, Schröder, Tatum (4)
Footprint Center 17,071
13–14
28
December 13
Milwaukee
W 117–103
Jayson Tatum (42)
G. Williams, R. Williams III (7)
Marcus Smart (11)
TD Garden 19,156
14–14
29
December 17
Golden State
L 107–111
Jayson Tatum (27)
Robert Williams III (11)
Marcus Smart (8)
TD Garden 19,156
14–15
30
December 18
New York
W 114–107
Josh Richardson (27)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Brown, Smart (5)
TD Garden 19,156
15–15
31
December 20
Philadelphia
L 103–108
Jaylen Brown (30)
Enes Freedom (11)
Jayson Tatum (6)
TD Garden 19,156
15–16
32
December 22
Cleveland
W 111–101
Jaylen Brown (34)
Robert Williams III (11)
Robert Williams III (7)
TD Garden 19,156
16–16
33
December 25
@ Milwaukee
L 113–117
Brown, Tatum (25)
Robert Williams III (14)
Marcus Smart (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
16–17
34
December 27
@ Minnesota
L 103–108
Jaylen Brown (26)
Robert Williams III (11)
Horford, Pritchard (6)
Target Center 15,962
16–18
35
December 29
L.A. Clippers
L 81–92
Jaylen Brown (30)
Robert Williams III (14)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 19,156
16–19
36
December 31
Phoenix
W 123–108
Brown, Smart (24)
Brown, Williams III (11)
Robert Williams III (10)
TD Garden 19,156
17–19 :
January: 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 2
Orlando
W 116–111 (OT)
Jaylen Brown (50)
Jaylen Brown (11)
Schröder, Smart (7)
TD Garden 19,156
18–19
38
January 5
San Antonio
L 97–99
Jaylen Brown (30)
Robert Williams III (9)
Marcus Smart (6)
TD Garden 19,156
18–20
39
January 6
@ New York
L 105–108
Jayson Tatum (36)
Robert Williams III (9)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Madison Square Garden 17,529
18–21
40
January 8
New York
W 99–75
Jaylen Brown (22)
Jaylen Brown (11)
Jaylen Brown (11)
TD Garden 19,156
19–21
41
January 10
Indiana
W 101–98 (OT)
Jaylen Brown (26)
Jaylen Brown (15)
Jaylen Brown (6)
TD Garden 19,156
20–21
42
January 12
@ Indiana
W 119–100
Jaylen Brown (34)
Robert Williams III (9)
three players 4
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,560
21–21
43
January 14
@ Philadelphia
L 99–111
Jaylen Brown (21)
Robert Williams III (14)
Jayson Tatum (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,444
21–22
44
January 15
Chicago
W 114–112
Jayson Tatum (23)
Robert Williams III (13)
Dennis Schröder (8)
TD Garden 19,156
22–22
45
January 17
New Orleans
W 104–92
Jayson Tatum (27)
Brown, Tatum (8)
Dennis Schröder (9)
TD Garden 19,156
23–22
46
January 19
Charlotte
L 102–111
Dennis Schröder (24)
Al Horford (10)
Jaylen Brown (6)
TD Garden 19,156
23–23
47
January 21
Portland
L 105–109
Jayson Tatum (27)
Tatum, Williams III (10)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
23–24
48
January 23
@ Washington
W 116–87
Jayson Tatum (51)
Brown, Tatum (10)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Capital One Arena 16,371
24–24
49
January 25
Sacramento
W 128–75
Jayson Tatum (36)
Robert Williams III (17)
Marcus Smart (7)
TD Garden 19,156
25–24
50
January 28
@ Atlanta
L 92–108
Jaylen Brown (26)
Jaylen Brown (12)
Jayson Tatum (4)
State Farm Arena 16,932
25–25
51
January 29
@ New Orleans
W 107–97
Jayson Tatum (38)
Robert Williams III (16)
Marcus Smart (12)
Smoothie King Center 16,168
26–25
52
January 31
Miami
W 122–92
Jaylen Brown (29)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Marcus Smart (7)
TD Garden 19,156
27–25 :
February: 9–2 (home: 3–1; road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
Charlotte
W 113–107
Josh Richardson (23)
Al Horford (12)
Jayson Tatum (9)
TD Garden 19,156
28–25
54
February 4
@ Detroit
W 102–93
Jayson Tatum (24)
Robert Williams III (11)
Marcus Smart (6)
Little Caesars Arena 17,584
29–25
55
February 6
@ Orlando
W 116–83
Jaylen Brown (26)
Al Horford (11)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Amway Center 14,402
30–25
56
February 8
@ Brooklyn
W 126–91
Brown, Smart (22)
Enes Freedom (12)
Jaylen Brown (9)
Barclays Center 17,732
31–25
57
February 11
Denver
W 108–102
Jayson Tatum (24)
Robert Williams III (16)
Marcus Smart (7)
TD Garden 19,156
32–25
58
February 13
Atlanta
W 105–95
Jayson Tatum (38)
Robert Williams III (14)
Marcus Smart (7)
TD Garden 19,156
33–25
59
February 15
@ Philadelphia
W 135–87
Jaylen Brown (29)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Payton Pritchard (7)
Wells Fargo Center 20,960
34–25
60
February 16
Detroit
L 111–112
Jaylen Brown (31)
Al Horford (7)
Al Horford (7)
TD Garden 19,156
34–26
All-Star Break
61
February 24
@ Brooklyn
W 129–106
Jayson Tatum (30)
Al Horford (13)
Jaylen Brown (6)
Barclays Center 17,986
35–26
62
February 26
@ Detroit
W 113–104
Jaylen Brown (27)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Marcus Smart (7)
Little Caesars Arena 19,122
36–26
63
February 27
@ Indiana
L 107–128
Jayson Tatum (24)
Robert Williams III (11)
Jaylen Brown (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,872
36–27 :
March: 11–3 (home: 6–2; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
64
March 1
Atlanta
W 107–98
Jayson Tatum (33)
Robert Williams III (13)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
37–27
65
March 3
Memphis
W 120–107
Jayson Tatum (37)
Al Horford (15)
Marcus Smart (12)
TD Garden 19,156
38–27
66
March 6
Brooklyn
W 126–120
Jayson Tatum (54)
Robert Williams III (8)
Marcus Smart (9)
TD Garden 19,156
39–27
67
March 9
@ Charlotte
W 115–101
Jayson Tatum (44)
Robert Williams III (11)
Marcus Smart (9)
Spectrum Center 18,086
40–27
68
March 11
Detroit
W 114–103
Jayson Tatum (31)
Robert Williams III (9)
Jayson Tatum (6)
TD Garden 19,156
41–27
69
March 13
Dallas
L 92–95
Jayson Tatum (21)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Brown, Smart, Tatum (4)
TD Garden 19,156
41–28
70
March 16
@ Golden State
W 110–88
Jayson Tatum (26)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Marcus Smart (8)
Chase Center 18,064
42–28
71
March 18
@ Sacramento
W 126–97
Jayson Tatum (32)
Al Horford (9)
Payton Pritchard (8)
Golden 1 Center 15,313
43–28
72
March 20
@ Denver
W 124–104
Jayson Tatum (30)
Robert Williams III (9)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Ball Arena 19,602
44–28
73
March 21
@ Oklahoma City
W 132–123
Jayson Tatum (36)
Grant Williams (10)
Al Horford (7)
Paycom Center 15,345
45–28
74
March 23
Utah
W 125–97
Jaylen Brown (26)
Robert Williams III (10)
Marcus Smart (13)
TD Garden 19,156
46–28
75
March 27
Minnesota
W 134–112
Jayson Tatum (34)
Jaylen Brown (10)
Marcus Smart (7)
TD Garden 19,156
47–28
76
March 28
@ Toronto
L 112–115 (OT)
Marcus Smart (28)
Marcus Smart (10)
Derrick White (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
47–29
77
March 30
Miami
L 98–106
Jaylen Brown (28)
Al Horford (15)
Marcus Smart (8)
TD Garden 19,156
47–30 :
April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 1
Indiana
W 128–123
Jaylen Brown (32)
Al Horford (10)
Jaylen Brown (7)
TD Garden 19,156
48–30
79
April 3
Washington
W 144–102
Jaylen Brown (32)
Al Horford (8)
Smart, Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
49–30
80
April 6
@ Chicago
W 117–94
Jaylen Brown (25)
Al Horford (10)
Jayson Tatum (8)
United Center 21,095
50–30
81
April 7
@ Milwaukee
L 121–127
Marcus Smart (29)
Jaylen Brown (10)
Jaylen Brown (11)
Fiserv Forum 18,046
50–31
82
April 10
@ Memphis
W 139–110
Jayson Tatum (31)
Daniel Theis (10)
Marcus Smart (6)
FedExForum 17,441
51–31 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2022 playoff game log Total: 14–10 (home: 6–6; road: 8–4) :
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
Brooklyn
W 115–114
Jayson Tatum (31)
Al Horford (15)
Jayson Tatum (8)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
April 20
Brooklyn
W 114–107
Jaylen Brown (22)
Tatum, Horford, Theis, Williams (6)
Jayson Tatum (10)
TD Garden 19,156
2–0
3
April 23
@ Brooklyn
W 109–103
Jayson Tatum (39)
White, Theis (6)
Tatum, Smart (6)
Barclays Center 18,175
3–0
4
April 25
@ Brooklyn
W 116–112
Jayson Tatum (29)
Jaylen Brown (8)
Marcus Smart (11)
Barclays Center 18,099
4–0 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 1
Milwaukee
L 89–101
Jayson Tatum (21)
Al Horford (10)
Smart, Tatum (6)
TD Garden 19,156
0–1
2
May 3
Milwaukee
W 109–86
Jaylen Brown (30)
Al Horford (11)
Jayson Tatum (8)
TD Garden 19,156
1–1
3
May 7
@ Milwaukee
L 101–103
Jaylen Brown (27)
Al Horford (16)
Al Horford (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,736
1–2
4
May 9
@ Milwaukee
W 116–108
Horford, Tatum (30)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Marcus Smart (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,505
2–2
5
May 11
Milwaukee
L 107–110
Jayson Tatum (34)
Brown, Horford (8)
Brown, Horford, White (6)
TD Garden 19,156
2–3
6
May 13
@ Milwaukee
W 108–95
Jayson Tatum (46)
Al Horford (10)
Marcus Smart (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,681
3–3
7
May 15
Milwaukee
W 109–81
Grant Williams (27)
Al Horford (10)
Marcus Smart (10)
TD Garden 19,156
4–3 :
Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
@ Miami
L 107–118
Jayson Tatum (29)
Jaylen Brown (10)
Jayson Tatum (6)
FTX Arena 19,774
0–1
2
May 19
@ Miami
W 127–102
Jayson Tatum (27)
Marcus Smart (9)
Marcus Smart (12)
FTX Arena 20,100
1–1
3
May 21
Miami
L 103–109
Jaylen Brown (40)
Al Horford (14)
Marcus Smart (7)
TD Garden 19,156
1–2
4
May 23
Miami
W 102–82
Jayson Tatum (31)
Al Horford (13)
Derrick White (6)
TD Garden 19,156
2–2
5
May 25
@ Miami
W 93–80
Jaylen Brown (25)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Jayson Tatum (9)
FTX Arena 19,819
3–2
6
May 27
Miami
L 103–111
Jayson Tatum (30)
Horford Tatum (9)
Brown, Horford, White (5)
TD Garden 19,156
3–3
7
May 29
@ Miami
W 100–96
Jayson Tatum (26)
Al Horford (13)
Brown Tatum (6)
FTX Arena 20,200
4–3 :
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 2
@ Golden State
W 120–108
Al Horford (26)
Jaylen Brown (7)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Chase Center 18,064
1–0
2
June 5
@ Golden State
L 88–107
Jayson Tatum (28)
Al Horford (8)
Marcus Smart (5)
Chase Center 18,064
1–1
3
June 8
Golden State
W 116–100
Jaylen Brown (27)
Robert Williams III (10)
Jayson Tatum (9)
TD Garden 19,156
2–1
4
June 10
Golden State
L 97–107
Jayson Tatum (23)
Robert Williams III (12)
Jayson Tatum (6)
TD Garden 19,156
2–2
5
June 13
@ Golden State
L 94–104
Jayson Tatum (27)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Tatum, Brown (4)
Chase Center 18,064
2–3
6
June 16
Golden State
L 90–103
Jaylen Brown (34)
Al Horford (14)
Marcus Smart (9)
TD Garden 19,156
2–4 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Grant Williams | 77 | 21 | 24.4 | .475 | .411 | .905 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .5 | .7 | 7.8 |
| Jayson Tatum | 76 | 76 | 35.9 | .453 | .353 | .853 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .6 | 26.9 |
| Marcus Smart | 71 | 71 | 32.3 | .418 | .331 | .793 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 1.7 | .3 | 12.1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 71 | 2 | 14.1 | .429 | .412 | 1.000 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .4 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Al Horford | 69 | 69 | 29.1 | .467 | .336 | .842 | 7.7 | 3.4 | .7 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 66 | 66 | 33.6 | .473 | .358 | .758 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .3 | 23.6 |
| Robert Williams III | 61 | 61 | 29.6 | .736 | .000 | .722 | 9.6 | 2.0 | .9 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 52 | 3 | 11.0 | .396 | .270 | .808 | 1.7 | .4 | .4 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Dennis Schröder$^†$ | 49 | 25 | 29.2 | .440 | .349 | .848 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .8 | .1 | 14.4 |
| Romeo Langford$^†$ | 44 | 5 | 16.5 | .429 | .349 | .588 | 2.4 | .4 | .5 | .4 | 4.7 |
| Josh Richardson$^†$ | 44 | 0 | 24.7 | .443 | .397 | .859 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 9.7 |
| Enes Kanter Freedom | 35 | 1 | 11.7 | .526 | .400 | .857 | 4.6 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 3.7 |
| Derrick White$^†$ | 26 | 4 | 27.4 | .409 | .306 | .853 | 3.4 | 3.5 | .6 | .6 | 11.0 |
| Sam Hauser | 26 | 0 | 6.1 | .460 | .432 | | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Daniel Theis$^†$ | 21 | 6 | 18.7 | .598 | .357 | .688 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .4 | .7 | 7.9 |
| Bruno Fernando$^†$ | 20 | 0 | 2.9 | .500 | 1.000 | .800 | .8 | .2 | .0 | .2 | 1.0 |
| Juancho Hernangómez$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 5.3 | .185 | .167 | .667 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 1.1 |
| Jabari Parker | 12 | 0 | 9.3 | .474 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.3 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Luke Kornet$^†$ | 12 | 0 | 7.1 | .571 | .000 | .667 | 2.1 | .7 | .3 | .2 | 2.2 |
| Brodric Thomas | 12 | 0 | 5.0 | .444 | .222 | .600 | .8 | .9 | .1 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Malik Fitts$^†$ | 8 | 0 | 3.5 | .600 | .500 | | .9 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Nik Stauskas$^†$ | 6 | 0 | 2.5 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Kelan Martin$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | .200 | .200 | | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Juwan Morgan$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | | | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Justin Jackson$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| C. J. Miles | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | | | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

### Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jayson Tatum | 24 | 24 | 41.0 | .426 | .393 | .800 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.2 | .9 | 25.6 |
| Jaylen Brown | 24 | 24 | 38.3 | .470 | .373 | .763 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .4 | 23.1 |
| Grant Williams | 24 | 5 | 27.3 | .433 | .393 | .808 | 3.8 | .8 | .3 | .8 | 8.6 |
| Payton Pritchard | 24 | 0 | 12.9 | .422 | .333 | .667 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 4.8 |
| Al Horford | 23 | 23 | 35.4 | .523 | .480 | .778 | 9.3 | 3.3 | .8 | 1.3 | 12.0 |
| Derrick White | 23 | 3 | 25.4 | .364 | .313 | .824 | 3.0 | 2.7 | .9 | .6 | 8.5 |
| Marcus Smart | 21 | 21 | 36.2 | .405 | .350 | .806 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | .2 | 15.4 |
| Robert Williams III | 17 | 15 | 23.2 | .679 | .000 | .893 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .7 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| Daniel Theis | 16 | 5 | 12.5 | .588 | .214 | .750 | 3.3 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 4.3 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 15 | 0 | 3.5 | .235 | .091 | .750 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | .3 | .8 |
| Nik Stauskas | 13 | 0 | 1.8 | .250 | .300 | 1.000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Luke Kornet | 9 | 0 | 2.1 | .750 | 1.000 | | .6 | .1 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
| Malik Fitts | 9 | 0 | 1.8 | .750 | 1.000 | | .2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .9 |
| Juwan Morgan | 9 | 0 | 1.7 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .1 |
| Sam Hauser | 7 | 0 | 2.1 | .250 | .333 | 1.000 | .1 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 18, 2021 | To Boston CelticsMoses Brown Al Horford 2023 OKC second-round pick | To Oklahoma City ThunderKemba Walker 2021 BOS first-round pick 2025 BOS second-round pick |
| July 31, 2021 | To Boston CelticsJosh Richardson | To Dallas MavericksMoses Brown |
| August 7, 2021 | To Boston CelticsKris Dunn (from Atlanta) Bruno Fernando (from Atlanta) 2023 POR second-round pick (from Atlanta) | To Sacramento KingsTristan Thompson (from Boston) |
| To Atlanta HawksDelon Wright (from Sacramento) ||
| August 17, 2021 | To Boston CelticsCash considerations | To New York KnicksEvan Fournier (sign and trade) 2022 CHA second-round pick 2023 BOS second-round pick |
| September 15, 2021 | To Boston CelticsJuancho Hernangómez | To Memphis GrizzliesKris Dunn Carsen Edwards 2026 right to swap second-round picks |
| January 19, 2022 | To Boston CelticsBol Bol (from Denver) PJ Dozier (from Denver) | To San Antonio SpursJuancho Hernangómez (from Boston) 2028 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) Cash considerations (from Boston) Cash considerations (from Denver) |
| To Denver NuggetsBryn Forbes (from San Antonio) ||
| February 10, 2022 | To Boston CelticsFuture second-round pick | To Orlando MagicBol Bol PJ Dozier Future second-round pick Cash considerations |
| February 10, 2022 | To Boston CelticsDerrick White | To San Antonio SpursRomeo Langford Josh Richardson 2022 BOS first-round pick 2028 right to swap first-round picks |
| February 10, 2022 | To Boston CelticsDaniel Theis | To Houston RocketsBruno Fernando Enes Freedom Dennis Schröder |

## Free agency
### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Sam Hauser | August 13 | Virginia |
| Enes Freedom | August 13 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Dennis Schröder | August 13 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Brodric Thomas | October 18 | Cleveland Cavaliers |

### Subtractions

| Player | Reason | New Team |
| Semi Ojeleye | Free agency | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Tacko Fall | Free agency | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Tremont Waters | Free agency | Milwaukee Bucks |