# 2023–24 Boston Celtics season

The 2023–24 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 78th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) missed the playoffs for the first time in 17 years, the Celtics entered the season in second place behind the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the longest active playoffs streak in major North American sports at nine years (having last missed the playoffs in 2014).
The Celtics had the best record (64–18) in the NBA and proceeded through the playoffs in dominant fashion. The Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games during the NBA Finals, winning the franchise's first championship since 2008, and 18th championship in team history, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers to hold the NBA record for most championships. The result was the most dominant Celtics championship run since 1965, with only three losses in the playoffs and a season total of 80 wins, the second-best mark in franchise history.
Following their championship victory, multiple commentators considered the 2023–24 Celtics to be among the greatest teams in NBA history. With a playoff record of 16–3, the Celtics are second only to the 2016–17 Golden State Warriors for the best postseason record since all four NBA playoff rounds became best-of-seven contests in 2003.
The Boston Celtics drew an average home attendance of 19,156 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.

## Season summary

This was the Celtics' first season without veteran Celtic and point guard Marcus Smart since 2014. In June 2023, he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team trade to acquire forward Kristaps Porziņģis of the Washington Wizards. On October 1, 2023, the Celtics sent guard Malcolm Brogdon, center/forward Robert Williams III, a protected 2024 first-round pick (acquired from the Golden State Warriors), and an unprotected 2029 first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for two-time All-Star guard Jrue Holiday. On March 14, 2024, the Celtics became the first team to clinch a playoff berth with their 117–107 victory over the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers' 114–105 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Six days later, the Celtics won the Atlantic Division championship for the third consecutive season, following a 122–119 victory over the Bucks during a 7-game winning streak. On March 23, the Celtics clinched the #1-seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2017 after they beat the Chicago Bulls.
On April 3, 2024, the Celtics defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 135–100 victory, clinching the best record in the NBA and securing a home-court advantage throughout the entire playoffs for the first time since 2008. It was also the first time the Celtics won 60 or more regular season games since 2009. The Celtics finished the season with a 64–18 record, 14 games higher than the second-place team in the Atlantic Division and the entire Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks.
In the playoffs, the Celtics dispatched the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers in five games each, and swept the Indiana Pacers to reach their second NBA Finals in three years, where the Celtics faced the Dallas Mavericks. Upon reaching the Finals, Porziņģis returned to action after missing nearly the entire playoffs up until that point. However, he suffered what was described as a "rare" ankle injury in Game 2 and missed the next two games. The Celtics raced out to a second consecutive 3–0 series lead. After a 122–84 blowout loss in Game 4, they returned to Boston and won Game 5 to win their first title since 2008. The Celtics held the Mavericks to under 100 points in all four wins, an NBA Finals first. The Celtics are also the first team to have the best regular-season record and win the title since the Golden State Warriors in 2017.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 35 | Julian Phillips | Small forward | United States | Tennessee (Fr.) |
The Celtics had a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft. The team traded their first-round pick (29th overall) to the Indiana Pacers as part of a deal to acquire Malcolm Brogdon.

## Standings
### Division

| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Boston Celtics | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 37‍–‍4 | 27‍–‍14 | 15‍–‍2 | 82 |
| x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 23‍–‍18 | 12‍–‍5 | 82 |
| x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 22‍–‍19 | 8‍–‍8 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 20‍–‍21 | 12‍–‍29 | 5‍–‍11 | 82 |
| Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 14‍–‍27 | 11‍–‍30 | 1‍–‍15 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Boston Celtics * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
| 2 | x – New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 5 | y – Orlando Magic * | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Indiana Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Miami Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Brooklyn Nets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Charlotte Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Detroit Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) :
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
Philadelphia
W 114–106
Payton Pritchard (26)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Jayson Tatum (5)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
October 9
@ New York
L 107–114
Payton Pritchard (21)
Hauser, Stevens (8)
Payton Pritchard (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,512
1–1
3
October 11
@ Philadelphia
W 112–101
Payton Pritchard (17)
Brissett, Mykhailiuk (6)
Derrick White (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,497
2–1
4
October 17
New York
W 123–110
Jayson Tatum (28)
Porziņģis, Tatum (8)
Jaylen Brown (6)
TD Garden 19,156
3–1
5
October 19
@ Charlotte
W 127–99
Jaylen Brown (20)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Payton Pritchard (8)
Spectrum Center 12,590
4–1 :
2023–24 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

This became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.
2023–24 game log Total: 64–18 (Home: 37–4; Road: 27–14) :
October: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25
@ New York
W 108–104
Jayson Tatum (34)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Jaylen Brown (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
1–0
2
October 27
Miami
W 119–111
Derrick White (28)
Holiday, Horford (10)
Jrue Holiday (7)
TD Garden 19,156
2–0
3
October 30
@ Washington
W 126–107
Jaylen Brown (36)
Sam Hauser (8)
Derrick White (8)
Capital One Arena 17,898
3–0 :
November: 11–4 (home: 7–0; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
Indiana
W 155–104
Jayson Tatum (30)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Payton Pritchard (9)
TD Garden 19,156
4–0
5
November 4
@ Brooklyn
W 124–114
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Jrue Holiday (10)
Barclays Center 17,983
5–0
6
November 6
@ Minnesota
L 109–114 (OT)
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jrue Holiday (11)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Target Center 18,024
5–1
7
November 8
@ Philadelphia
L 103–106
Kristaps Porziņģis (29)
Jayson Tatum (15)
Jayson Tatum (6)
Wells Fargo Center 19,953
5–2
8
November 10
Brooklyn
W 121–107
Jaylen Brown (28)
Jrue Holiday (12)
Jrue Holiday (9)
TD Garden 19,156
6–2
9
November 11
Toronto
W 114–97
Jaylen Brown (29)
Horford, Porziņģis (7)
Jrue Holiday (7)
TD Garden 19,156
7–2
10
November 13
New York
W 114–98
Jayson Tatum (35)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
8–2
11
November 15
@ Philadelphia
W 117–107
Jayson Tatum (29)
Jrue Holiday (10)
Jayson Tatum (6)
Wells Fargo Center 19,773
9–2
12
November 17
@ Toronto
W 108–105
Jaylen Brown (23)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Holiday, Porziņģis, White (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
10–2
13
November 19
@ Memphis
W 102–100
Kristaps Porzinģis (26)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Jayson Tatum (5)
FedExForum 17,798
11–2
14
November 20
@ Charlotte
L 118–121 (OT)
Jayson Tatum (45)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Jayson Tatum (6)
Spectrum Center 19,134
11–3
15
November 22
Milwaukee
W 119–116
Jaylen Brown (26)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Jaylen Brown (8)
TD Garden 19,156
12–3
16
November 24
@ Orlando
L 96–113
Jayson Tatum (26)
Luke Kornet (6)
Derrick White (4)
Amway Center 18,846
12–4
17
November 26
Atlanta
W 113–103
Jayson Tatum (34)
Al Horford (15)
Derrick White (11)
TD Garden 19,156
13–4
18
November 28
Chicago
W 124–97
Jaylen Brown (30)
Sam Hauser (10)
Jrue Holiday (9)
TD Garden 19,156
14–4 :
December: 12–2 (home: 8–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 1
Philadelphia
W 125–119
Tatum, White (21)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Jrue Holiday (6)
TD Garden 19,156
15–4
20
December 4
@ Indiana
L 112–122
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Derrick White (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693
15–5
21
December 8
New York
W 133–123
Derrick White (30)
Al Horford (10)
Holiday, Tatum (5)
TD Garden 19,156
16–5
22
December 12
Cleveland
W 120–113
Brown, Tatum (25)
Tatum, Porziņģis (10)
Jayson Tatum (5)
TD Garden 19,156
17–5
23
December 14
Cleveland
W 116–107
Jayson Tatum (27)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Jaylen Brown (5)
TD Garden 19,156
18–5
24
December 15
Orlando
W 128–111
Jayson Tatum (30)
Sam Hauser (7)
Derrick White (8)
TD Garden 19,156
19–5
25
December 17
Orlando
W 114–97
Jaylen Brown (31)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Jaylen Brown (6)
TD Garden 19,156
20–5
26
December 19
@ Golden State
L 126–132 (OT)
Derrick White (30)
Al Horford (12)
Brown, Tatum (7)
Chase Center 18,064
20–6
27
December 20
@ Sacramento
W 144–119
Brown, White (28)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Jrue Holiday (10)
Golden 1 Center 17,874
21–6
28
December 23
@ L.A. Clippers
W 145–108
Jayson Tatum (30)
Neemias Queta (12)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Crypto.com Arena 19,370
22–6
29
December 25
@ L.A. Lakers
W 126–115
Kristaps Porziņģis (28)
Kristaps Porziņģis (11)
Derrick White (11)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
23–6
30
December 28
Detroit
W 128–122 (OT)
Kristaps Porziņģis (35)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Jayson Tatum (10)
TD Garden 19,156
24–6
31
December 29
Toronto
W 120–118
Jaylen Brown (31)
Jaylen Brown (10)
Derrick White (7)
TD Garden 19,156
25–6
32
December 31
@ San Antonio
W 134–101
Jayson Tatum (25)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Payton Pritchard (7)
Frost Bank Center 18,886
26–6 :
January: 11–5 (home: 6–2; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
@ Oklahoma City
L 123–127
Kristaps Porziņģis (34)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Paycom Center 18,203
26–7
34
January 5
Utah
W 126–97
Jayson Tatum (30)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Brown, Tatum (5)
TD Garden 19,156
27–7
35
January 6
@ Indiana
W 118–101
Jayson Tatum (38)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Al Horford (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693
28–7
36
January 8
@ Indiana
L 131–133
Jaylen Brown (40)
Payton Pritchard (7)
Kristaps Porziņģis (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,009
28–8
37
January 10
Minnesota
W 127–120 (OT)
Jayson Tatum (45)
Jaylen Brown (11)
Derrick White (6)
TD Garden 19,156
29–8
38
January 11
@ Milwaukee
L 102–135
Payton Pritchard (21)
five players (4)
Porziņģis, Pritchard (4)
Fiserv Forum 17,781
29–9
39
January 13
Houston
W 145–113
Jaylen Brown (32)
Jayson Tatum (8)
three players (5)
TD Garden 19,156
30–9
40
January 15
@ Toronto
W 105–96
Holiday, White (22)
Jayson Tatum (14)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,278
31–9
41
January 17
San Antonio
W 117–98
Jayson Tatum (24)
Luke Kornet (9)
Jaylen Brown (5)
TD Garden 19,156
32–9
42
January 19
Denver
L 100–102
Derrick White (24)
Al Horford (10)
Tatum, White (5)
TD Garden 19,156
32–10
43
January 21
@ Houston
W 116–107
Kristaps Porziņģis (32)
Brown, White (11)
Jaylen Brown (10)
Toyota Center 18,055
33–10
44
January 22
@ Dallas
W 119–110
Jayson Tatum (39)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Holiday, Pritchard (6)
American Airlines Center 20,277
34–10
45
January 25
@ Miami
W 143–110
Jayson Tatum (26)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Horford, White (6)
Kaseya Center 20,074
35–10
46
January 27
L.A. Clippers
L 96–115
Jayson Tatum (21)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Jrue Holiday (4)
TD Garden 19,156
35–11
47
January 29
New Orleans
W 118–112
Jayson Tatum (28)
Jaylen Brown (11)
Jayson Tatum (8)
TD Garden 19,156
36–11
48
January 30
Indiana
W 129–124
Jayson Tatum (30)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
37–11 :
February: 9–1 (home: 5–1; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 1
L.A. Lakers
L 105–114
Jayson Tatum (23)
Al Horford (9)
Brown, Holiday (7)
TD Garden 19,156
37–12
50
February 4
Memphis
W 131–91
Jayson Tatum (34)
four players (8)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
38–12
51
February 7
Atlanta
W 125–117
Kristaps Porziņģis (31)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Al Horford (8)
TD Garden 19,156
39–12
52
February 9
Washington
W 133–129
Jayson Tatum (35)
Kristaps Porziņģis (11)
Jayson Tatum (8)
TD Garden 19,156
40–12
53
February 11
@ Miami
W 110–106
Jayson Tatum (26)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Kaseya Center 20,049
41–12
54
February 13
@ Brooklyn
W 118–110
Jayson Tatum (41)
Jayson Tatum (14)
Jrue Holiday (12)
Barclays Center 18,053
42–12
55
February 14
Brooklyn
W 136–86
Payton Pritchard (28)
Luke Kornet (8)
Jayson Tatum (9)
TD Garden 19,156
43–12
All-Star Break
56
February 22
@ Chicago
W 129–112
Derrick White (28)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Jrue Holiday (6)
United Center 20,313
44–12
57
February 24
@ New York
W 116–102
Jaylen Brown (30)
Jaylen Brown (8)
three players (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
45–12
58
February 27
Philadelphia
W 117–99
Jaylen Brown (31)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Jayson Tatum (8)
TD Garden 19,156
46–12 :
March: 12–4 (home: 5–0; road: 7–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
Dallas
W 138–110
Jayson Tatum (32)
Horford, Tatum (8)
Derrick White (8)
TD Garden 19,156
47–12
60
March 3
Golden State
W 140–88
Jaylen Brown (29)
Oshae Brissett (8)
Derrick White (8)
TD Garden 19,156
48–12
61
March 5
@ Cleveland
L 104–105
Jayson Tatum (26)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Derrick White (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
48–13
62
March 7
@ Denver
L 109–115
Jaylen Brown (41)
Jaylen Brown (14)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Ball Arena 19,855
48–14
63
March 9
@ Phoenix
W 117–107
Jayson Tatum (29)
Al Horford (12)
Derrick White (9)
Footprint Center 17,071
49–14
64
March 11
@ Portland
W 121–99
Jaylen Brown (27)
Payton Pritchard (8)
Tatum, Pritchard (8)
Moda Center 18,480
50–14
65
March 12
@ Utah
W 123–107
Jayson Tatum (38)
Luke Kornet (9)
Jrue Holiday (8)
Delta Center 18,206
51–14
66
March 14
Phoenix
W 127–112
Jaylen Brown (37)
Derrick White (8)
Jrue Holiday (10)
TD Garden 19,156
52–14
67
March 17
@ Washington
W 130–104
Hauser, Tatum (30)
Hauser, Kornet, Tatum (6)
Payton Pritchard (13)
Capital One Arena 20,333
53–14
68
March 18
Detroit
W 119–94
Jaylen Brown (31)
Kornet, White (10)
Derrick White (10)
TD Garden 19,156
54–14
69
March 20
Milwaukee
W 122–119
Jayson Tatum (31)
Brown, Tatum (8)
Derrick White (8)
TD Garden 19,156
55–14
70
March 22
@ Detroit
W 129–102
Jaylen Brown (33)
Derrick White (8)
Derrick White (11)
Little Caesars Arena 19,994
56–14
71
March 23
@ Chicago
W 124–113
Jayson Tatum (26)
Luke Kornet (13)
Payton Pritchard (8)
United Center 21,198
57–14
72
March 25
@ Atlanta
L 118–120
Jayson Tatum (37)
Al Horford (9)
Payton Pritchard (6)
State Farm Arena 17,405
57–15
73
March 28
@ Atlanta
L 122–123 (OT)
Jayson Tatum (31)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Jayson Tatum (6)
State Farm Arena 17,743
57–16
74
March 30
@ New Orleans
W 104–92
Jayson Tatum (23)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Jrue Holiday (7)
Smoothie King Center 17,932
58–16 :
April: 6–2 (home: 5–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
@ Charlotte
W 118–104
Hauser, Tatum (25)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Porziņģis, Pritchard, White (5)
Spectrum Center 19,238
59–16
76
April 3
Oklahoma City
W 135–100
Kristaps Porziņģis (27)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Payton Pritchard (8)
TD Garden 19,156
60–16
77
April 5
Sacramento
W 101–100
Payton Pritchard (21)
Kristaps Porziņģis (11)
Jrue Holiday (7)
TD Garden
61–16
78
April 7
Portland
W 124–107
Jaylen Brown (26)
Kristaps Porziņģis (10)
Derrick White (9)
TD Garden 19,156
62–16
79
April 9
@ Milwaukee
L 91–104
Jayson Tatum (22)
Jaylen Brown (10)
Jayson Tatum (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,493
62–17
80
April 11
New York
L 109–118
Jayson Tatum (18)
Kristaps Porziņģis (8)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
62–18
81
April 12
Charlotte
W 131–98
Payton Pritchard (31)
Oshae Brissett (11)
Payton Pritchard (11)
TD Garden 19,156
63–18
82
April 14
Washington
W 132–122
Payton Pritchard (38)
Pritchard, Queta (9)
Payton Pritchard (12)
TD Garden 19,156
64–18 :
2023–24 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2024 playoff game log Total: 16–3 (home: 9–2; road: 7–1) :
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
Miami
W 114–94
Jayson Tatum (23)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Jayson Tatum (10)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
April 24
Miami
L 101–111
Jaylen Brown (33)
four players (8)
White, Porziņģis (4)
TD Garden 19,156
1–1
3
April 27
@ Miami
W 104–84
Brown, Tatum (22)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Tatum, Holiday (6)
Kaseya Center 20,092
2–1
4
April 29
@ Miami
W 102–88
Derrick White (38)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Kaseya Center 19,600
3–1
5
May 1
Miami
W 118–84
Brown, White (25)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Jrue Holiday (5)
TD Garden 19,156
4–1 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 7
Cleveland
W 120–95
Jaylen Brown (32)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Tatum, White (5)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
May 9
Cleveland
L 94–118
Jayson Tatum (25)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Jayson Tatum (6)
TD Garden 19,156
1–1
3
May 11
@ Cleveland
W 106–93
Jayson Tatum (33)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Jayson Tatum (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
2–1
4
May 13
@ Cleveland
W 109–102
Jayson Tatum (33)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Holiday, Tatum (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
3–1
5
May 15
Cleveland
W 113–98
Jayson Tatum (25)
Al Horford (15)
Jayson Tatum (9)
TD Garden 19,156
4–1 :
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 21
Indiana
W 133–128 (OT)
Jayson Tatum (36)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Derrick White (9)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
May 23
Indiana
W 126–110
Jaylen Brown (40)
Al Horford (10)
Jrue Holiday (10)
TD Garden 19,156
2–0
3
May 25
@ Indiana
W 114–111
Jayson Tatum (36)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
3–0
4
May 27
@ Indiana
W 105–102
Jaylen Brown (29)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
4–0 :
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 6
Dallas
W 107–89
Jaylen Brown (22)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Holiday, Tatum, White (5)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
June 9
Dallas
W 105–98
Jrue Holiday (26)
Jrue Holiday (11)
Jayson Tatum (12)
TD Garden 19,156
2–0
3
June 12
@ Dallas
W 106–99
Jayson Tatum (31)
Jaylen Brown (8)
Jaylen Brown (8)
American Airlines Center 20,311
3–0
4
June 14
@ Dallas
L 84–122
Jayson Tatum (15)
Jayson Tatum (5)
Al Horford (4)
American Airlines Center 20,277
3–1
5
June 17
Dallas
W 106–88
Jayson Tatum (31)
Jrue Holiday (11)
Jayson Tatum (11)
TD Garden 19,156
4–1 :
2024 playoff schedule :

### In-Season Tournament

This was the first regular season where all NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting with the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament. During the in-season tournament period, the Celtics played in Group C of the Eastern Conference with the Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and Orlando Magic.

#### East group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | BOS | ORL | BKN | TOR | CHI |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 449 | 422 | +27 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 96–113 | 121–107 | 108–105 | 124–97 |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 446 | 424 | +22 | | 113–96 | — | 104–124 | 126–107 | 103–97 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 455 | 435 | +20 | | 107–121 | 124–104 | — | 115–103 | 109–107 |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 436 | 457 | −21 | | 105–108 | 107–126 | 103–115 | — | 121–108 |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 0 | 4 | 409 | 457 | −48 | | 97–124 | 97–103 | 107–109 | 108–121 | — |
* 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.
2023–24 game log Total: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2) :
In-Season Tournament: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 10
Brooklyn
W 121–107
Jaylen Brown (28)
Jrue Holiday (12)
Jrue Holiday (9)
TD Garden 19,156
1–0
2
November 17
@ Toronto
W 108–105
Jaylen Brown (23)
Kristaps Porziņģis (12)
Holiday, Porziņģis, White (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
2–0
3
November 24
@ Orlando
L 96–113
Jayson Tatum (26)
Luke Kornet (6)
Derrick White (4)
Amway Center 18,846
2–1
4
November 28
Chicago
W 124–97
Jaylen Brown (30)
Sam Hauser (10)
Jrue Holiday (9)
TD Garden 19,156
3–1
5
December 4
@ Indiana
L 112–122
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Derrick White (8)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,693
3–2 :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Dalano Banton$^†$ | 24 | 1 | 7.1 | .373 | .125 | .800 | 1.5 | .8 | .2 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Oshae Brissett | 55 | 1 | 11.5 | .444 | .273 | .602 | 2.9 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 3.7 |
| Jaylen Brown | 70 | 70 | 33.5 | .499 | .354 | .703 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .5 | 23.0 |
| JD Davison | 8 | 0 | 4.9 | .417 | .429 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .1 | .1 | 2.0 |
| Sam Hauser | 79 | 13 | 22.0 | .446 | .424 | .895 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 9.0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 69 | 69 | 32.8 | .480 | .429 | .833 | 5.4 | 4.8 | .9 | .8 | 12.5 |
| Al Horford | 65 | 33 | 26.8 | .511 | .419 | .867 | 6.4 | 2.6 | .6 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| Luke Kornet | 63 | 7 | 15.6 | .700 | 1.000 | .907 | 4.1 | 1.1 | .4 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | 41 | 2 | 10.1 | .416 | .389 | .667 | 1.2 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Drew Peterson | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | .667 | .600 | | .3 | .3 | .7 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 57 | 57 | 29.6 | .516 | .375 | .858 | 7.2 | 2.0 | .7 | 1.9 | 20.1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 82 | 5 | 22.3 | .468 | .385 | .821 | 3.2 | 3.4 | .5 | .1 | 9.6 |
| Neemias Queta | 28 | 0 | 11.9 | .644 | | .714 | 4.4 | .7 | .5 | .8 | 5.5 |
| Jaden Springer$^†$ | 17 | 1 | 7.6 | .433 | .182 | .875 | 1.2 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 2.1 |
| Lamar Stevens$^†$ | 19 | 1 | 6.4 | .467 | .375 | .727 | 1.6 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 2.8 |
| Jayson Tatum | 74 | 74 | 35.7 | .471 | .376 | .833 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 1.0 | .6 | 26.9 |
| Xavier Tillman$^†$ | 20 | 2 | 13.7 | .515 | .286 | .571 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 4.0 |
| Jordan Walsh | 9 | 1 | 9.2 | .400 | .222 | .500 | 2.2 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 1.7 |
| Derrick White | 73 | 73 | 32.6 | .461 | .396 | .901 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 15.2 |

### Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Oshae Brissett | 10 | 0 | 5.5 | .545 | 1.000 | .500 | 1.4 | .0 | .3 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Jaylen Brown | 19 | 19 | 37.2 | .516 | .327 | .660 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .6 | 23.9 |
| Sam Hauser | 19 | 0 | 14.9 | .429 | .380 | 1.000 | 2.2 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 5.4 |
| Jrue Holiday | 19 | 19 | 37.9 | .503 | .402 | .955 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 13.2 |
| Al Horford | 19 | 15 | 30.3 | .478 | .368 | .636 | 7.0 | 2.1 | .8 | .8 | 9.2 |
| Luke Kornet | 13 | 0 | 10.2 | .667 | | .846 | 3.2 | .5 | .1 | .4 | 3.0 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .250 | .222 | | .6 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 7 | 4 | 23.6 | .467 | .345 | .909 | 4.4 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.6 | 12.3 |
| Payton Pritchard | 19 | 0 | 18.7 | .419 | .383 | .917 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .2 | .0 | 6.4 |
| Neemias Queta | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | .667 | | | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
| Jaden Springer | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | .667 | | | .8 | .3 | .0 | .3 | 1.0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 19 | 19 | 40.4 | .427 | .283 | .861 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 25.0 |
| Xavier Tillman | 8 | 0 | 8.6 | .625 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Walsh | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .333 | .000 | | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Derrick White | 19 | 19 | 35.6 | .452 | .404 | .921 | 4.3 | 4.1 | .9 | 1.2 | 16.7 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 22, 2023 | To Boston CelticsKristaps Porziņģis (from Washington) Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25) (from Memphis) 2024 GSW first-round pick (from Memphis) | To Memphis GrizzliesMarcus Smart (from Boston) |
| To Washington WizardsTyus Jones (from Memphis) Danilo Gallinari (from Boston) Mike Muscala (from Boston) Draft rights to Julian Phillips (No. 35) (from Boston) ||
| June 22, 2023 | To Boston CelticsDraft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31) 2025 second round pick 2027 second-round pick | To Detroit PistonsDraft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25) |
| June 22, 2023 | To Boston CelticsDraft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34) Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39) | To Charlotte HornetsDraft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31) |
| June 22, 2023 | To Boston CelticsDraft rights to Jordan Walsh (No. 38) 2024 DAL second-round-pick | To Sacramento KingsDraft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34) |
| June 22, 2023 | To Boston Celtics2027 ATL second-round-pick | To Atlanta HawksDraft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39) |
| July 5, 2023 | To Boston Celtics2024 second-round pick (from San Antonio) 2025 DAL second-round pick swap (from Dallas) 2030 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas) | To Dallas MavericksGrant Williams (from Boston) 2025 TOR second-round pick (From San Antonio) 2028 MIA second-round pick (From San Antonio) |
| To San Antonio SpursReggie Bullock (from Dallas) 2030 DAL first-round pick swap (from Dallas) ||
| October 1, 2023 | To Boston CelticsJrue Holiday | To Portland Trail BlazersMalcolm Brogdon Robert Williams III 2024 GSW first-round pick 2029 BOS first-round pick |
| February 7, 2024 | To Boston Celtics Xavier Tillman | To Memphis Grizzlies Lamar Stevens 2027 ATL second-round pick 2030 DAL second-round pick |
| February 8, 2024 | To Boston Celtics Jaden Springer | To Philadelphia 76ers 2024 second-round pick |
| February 8, 2024 | To Boston Celtics 2027 protected second-round pick | To Portland Trail Blazers Dalano Banton |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| JD Davison | July 9 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Oshae Brissett | June 30 | Indiana Pacers |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | August 31 | Charlotte Hornets |
| Neemias Queta | September 19 | Sacramento Kings |
| Drew Peterson | December 13 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason | New Team |
| Nathan Knight | Waived | Motor City Cruise |
| Wenyen Gabriel | Waived | Wisconsin Herd |
| Dalano Banton | Traded | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Lamar Stevens | Traded | Memphis Grizzlies |