2023–24 Boston Celtics season explained

Team:	Boston Celtics
End Year:	2024
Divisionwin:	yes
Conferencewin:	Yes
Championshipwin:	Yes
Wins:	64
Losses:	18
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	1
Conf Place:	1
Coach:	Joe Mazzulla
Gm:	Brad Stevens
Owners:	Wyc Grousbeck
Arena:	TD Garden
Playoffs:	NBA Champions (Defeated Mavericks 4–1)
Bbr Team:	BOS
Television:	NBC Sports Boston
Radio:	WBZ-FM

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 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.^[1]

Following their NBA Finals victory, multiple commentators considered the 2023–24 Celtics to be among the best teams in NBA history.^{[2] [3] [4]} 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.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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

See main article: 2023 NBA draft.

The Celtics had a second-round pick in the 2023 NBA draft.^[8] The team traded their first-round pick (29th overall) to the Indiana Pacers as part of a deal to acquire Malcolm Brogdon.^[9]

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 8| Philadelphia| | Payton Pritchard (26)| Jayson Tatum (10)| Jayson Tatum (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 9| @ New York| | Payton Pritchard (21)| Hauser, Stevens (8)| Payton Pritchard (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,512| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 11| @ Philadelphia| | Payton Pritchard (17)| Brissett, Mykhailiuk (6)| Derrick White (4)| Wells Fargo Center
20,497| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 17| New York| | Jayson Tatum (28)| Porziņģis, Tatum (8)| Jaylen Brown (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc| 5| October 19| @ Charlotte| | Jaylen Brown (20)| Kristaps Porziņģis (12)| Payton Pritchard (8)| Spectrum Center
12,590| 4–1

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.^{[10] [11]} |- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 25| @ New York| | Jayson Tatum (34)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Jaylen Brown (5)|Madison Square Garden
19,812| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 27| Miami| | Derrick White (28)| Holiday, Horford (10)| Jrue Holiday (7)|TD Garden
19,156| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 30| @ Washington| | Jaylen Brown (36)| Sam Hauser (8)| Derrick White (8)| Capital One Arena
17,898| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 1| Indiana| | Jayson Tatum (30)| Jayson Tatum (12)| Payton Pritchard (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 4| @ Brooklyn| | Jayson Tatum (32)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Jrue Holiday (10)| Barclays Center
17,983| 5–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 6| November 6| @ Minnesota| | Jayson Tatum (32)| Jrue Holiday (11)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Target Center
18,024| 5–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 7| November 8| @ Philadelphia| | Kristaps Porziņģis (29)| Jayson Tatum (15)| Jayson Tatum (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,953| 5–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 8| November 10| Brooklyn| | Jaylen Brown (28)| Jrue Holiday (12)| Jrue Holiday (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 6–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 9| November 11| Toronto| | Jaylen Brown (29)| Horford, Porziņģis (7)| Jrue Holiday (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 7–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 10| November 13| New York| | Jayson Tatum (35)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Jayson Tatum (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 8–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 11| November 15| @ Philadelphia| | Jayson Tatum (29)| Jrue Holiday (10)| Jayson Tatum (6)| Wells Fargo Center
19,773| 9–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 12| November 17| @ Toronto| | Jaylen Brown (23)| Kristaps Porziņģis (12)| Holiday, Porziņģis, White (5)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 10–2|- style="background:#cfc"| 13| November 19| @ Memphis| | Kristaps Porzinģis (26)| Jayson Tatum (9)| Jayson Tatum (5)| FedExForum
17,798| 11–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 14| November 20| @ Charlotte| | Jayson Tatum (45)| Jayson Tatum (13)| Jayson Tatum (6)| Spectrum Center
19,134| 11–3|- style="background:#cfc"| 15| November 22| Milwaukee| | Jaylen Brown (26)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Jaylen Brown (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 12–3|- style="background:#fcc"| 16| November 24| @ Orlando| | Jayson Tatum (26)| Luke Kornet (6)| Derrick White (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 12–4|- style="background:#cfc"| 17| November 26| Atlanta| | Jayson Tatum (34)| Al Horford (15)| Derrick White (11)| TD Garden
19,156| 13–4|- style="background:#cfc"| 18| November 28| Chicago| | Jaylen Brown (30)| Sam Hauser (10)| Jrue Holiday (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 14–4|- style="background:#cfc"| 19| December 1| Philadelphia| | Tatum, White (21)| Jayson Tatum (7)| Jrue Holiday (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 15–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| December 4| @ Indiana| | Jayson Tatum (32)| Jayson Tatum (12)| Derrick White (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,693| 15–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 21| December 8| New York| | Derrick White (30)| Al Horford (10)| Holiday, Tatum (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 16–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 22| December 12| Cleveland| | Brown, Tatum (25)| Tatum, Porziņģis (10)| Jayson Tatum (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 17–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 23| December 14| Cleveland| | Jayson Tatum (27)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Jaylen Brown (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 18–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 24| December 15| Orlando| | Jayson Tatum (30)| Sam Hauser (7)| Derrick White (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 19–5|- style="background:#cfc"| 25| December 17| Orlando| | Jaylen Brown (31)| Kristaps Porziņģis (10)| Jaylen Brown (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 20–5|- style="background:#fcc"| 26| December 19| @ Golden State| | Derrick White (30)| Al Horford (12)| Brown, Tatum (7)| Chase Center
18,064| 20–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 27| December 20| @ Sacramento| | Brown, White (28)| Kristaps Porziņģis (9)| Jrue Holiday (10)| Golden 1 Center
17,874| 21–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 28| December 23| @ L.A. Clippers| | Jayson Tatum (30)| Neemias Queta (12)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Crypto.com Arena
19,370| 22–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 29| December 25| @ L.A. Lakers| | Kristaps Porziņģis (28)| Kristaps Porziņģis (11)| Derrick White (11)| Crypto.com Arena
18,997| 23–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 30| December 28| Detroit| | Kristaps Porziņģis (35)| Jrue Holiday (9)| Jayson Tatum (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 24–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 31| December 29| Toronto| | Jaylen Brown (31)| Jaylen Brown (10)| Derrick White (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 25–6|- style="background:#cfc"| 32| December 31| @ San Antonio| | Jayson Tatum (25)| Kristaps Porziņģis (9)| Payton Pritchard (7)| Frost Bank Center
18,886| 26–6|- style="background:#fcc"| 33| January 2| @ Oklahoma City| | Kristaps Porziņģis (34)| Jayson Tatum (13)| Jayson Tatum (8)| Paycom Center
18,203| 26–7|- style="background:#cfc"| 34| January 5| Utah| | Jayson Tatum (30)| Jayson Tatum (9)| Brown, Tatum (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 27–7|- style="background:#cfc"| 35| January 6| @ Indiana| | Jayson Tatum (38)| Jayson Tatum (13)| Al Horford (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,693| 28–7|- style="background:#fcc"| 36| January 8| @ Indiana| | Jaylen Brown (40)| Payton Pritchard (7)| Kristaps Porziņģis (7)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,009| 28–8|- style="background:#cfc"| 37| January 10| Minnesota| | Jayson Tatum (45)| Jaylen Brown (11)| Derrick White (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 29–8|- style="background:#fcc"| 38| January 11| @ Milwaukee| | Payton Pritchard (21)| five players (4)| Porziņģis, Pritchard (4)| Fiserv Forum
17,781| 29–9|- style="background:#cfc"| 39| January 13| Houston| | Jaylen Brown (32)| Jayson Tatum (8)| three players (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 30–9|- style="background:#cfc"| 40| January 15| @ Toronto| | Holiday, White (22)| Jayson Tatum (14)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,278| 31–9|- style="background:#cfc"| 41| January 17| San Antonio| | Jayson Tatum (24)| Luke Kornet (9)| Jaylen Brown (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 32–9|- style="background:#fcc"| 42| January 19| Denver| | Derrick White (24)| Al Horford (10)| Tatum, White (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 32–10|- style="background:#cfc"| 43| January 21| @ Houston| | Kristaps Porziņģis (32)| Brown, White (11)| Jaylen Brown (10)| Toyota Center
18,055| 33–10|- style="background:#cfc"| 44| January 22| @ Dallas| | Jayson Tatum (39)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Holiday, Pritchard (6)| American Airlines Center
20,277| 34–10|- style="background:#cfc"| 45| January 25| @ Miami| | Jayson Tatum (26)| Jayson Tatum (8)| Horford, White (6)| Kaseya Center
20,074| 35–10|- style="background:#fcc"| 46| January 27| L.A. Clippers| | Jayson Tatum (21)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Jrue Holiday (4)| TD Garden
19,156| 35–11|- style="background:#cfc"| 47| January 29| New Orleans| | Jayson Tatum (28)| Jaylen Brown (11)| Jayson Tatum (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 36–11|- style="background:#cfc"| 48| January 30| Indiana| | Jayson Tatum (30)| Kristaps Porziņģis (12)| Jayson Tatum (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 37–11|- style="background:#fcc"| 49| February 1| L.A. Lakers| | Jayson Tatum (23)| Al Horford (9)| Brown, Holiday (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 37–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 50| February 4| Memphis| | Jayson Tatum (34)| four players (8)| Jayson Tatum (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 38–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 51| February 7| Atlanta| | Kristaps Porziņģis (31)| Jayson Tatum (9)| Al Horford (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 39–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 52| February 9| Washington| | Jayson Tatum (35)| Kristaps Porziņģis (11)| Jayson Tatum (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 40–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 53| February 11| @ Miami| | Jayson Tatum (26)| Jayson Tatum (10)| Jayson Tatum (9)| Kaseya Center
20,049| 41–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 54| February 13| @ Brooklyn| | Jayson Tatum (41)| Jayson Tatum (14)| Jrue Holiday (12)| Barclays Center
18,053| 42–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 55| February 14| Brooklyn| | Payton Pritchard (28)| Luke Kornet (8)| Jayson Tatum (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 43–12 |- align="center"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;" | All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc"| 56| February 22| @ Chicago| | Derrick White (28)| Jayson Tatum (7)| Jrue Holiday (6)| United Center
20,313| 44–12 |- style="background:#cfc"| 57| February 24| @ New York| | Jaylen Brown (30)| Jaylen Brown (8)| three players (6)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 45–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 58| February 27| Philadelphia| | Jaylen Brown (31)| Kristaps Porziņģis (12)| Jayson Tatum (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 46–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 59| March 1| Dallas| | Jayson Tatum (32)| Horford, Tatum (8)| Derrick White (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 47–12|- style="background:#cfc"| 60| March 3| Golden State| | Jaylen Brown (29)| Oshae Brissett (8)| Derrick White (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 48–12|- style="background:#fcc"| 61| March 5| @ Cleveland| | Jayson Tatum (26)| Jayson Tatum (13)| Derrick White (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 48–13|- style="background:#fcc"| 62| March 7| @ Denver| | Jaylen Brown (41)| Jaylen Brown (14)| Jayson Tatum (8)| Ball Arena
19,855| 48–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 63| March 9| @ Phoenix| | Jayson Tatum (29)| Al Horford (12)| Derrick White (9)| Footprint Center
17,071| 49–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 64| March 11| @ Portland| | Jaylen Brown (27)| Payton Pritchard (8)| Tatum, Pritchard (8)| Moda Center
18,480| 50–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 65| March 12| @ Utah| | Jayson Tatum (38)| Luke Kornet (9)| Jrue Holiday (8)| Delta Center
18,206| 51–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 66| March 14| Phoenix| | Jaylen Brown (37)| Derrick White (8)| Jrue Holiday (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 52–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 67| March 17| @ Washington| | Hauser, Tatum (30)| Hauser, Kornet, Tatum (6)| Payton Pritchard (13)| Capital One Arena
20,333| 53–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 68| March 18| Detroit| | Jaylen Brown (31)| Kornet, White (10)| Derrick White (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 54–14 |- style="background:#cfc"| 69| March 20| Milwaukee| | Jayson Tatum (31)| Brown, Tatum (8)| Derrick White (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 55–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 70| March 22| @ Detroit| | Jaylen Brown (33)| Derrick White (8)| Derrick White (11)| Little Caesars Arena
19,994| 56–14|- style="background:#cfc"| 71| March 23| @ Chicago| | Jayson Tatum (26)| Luke Kornet (13)| Payton Pritchard (8)| United Center
21,198| 57–14|- style="background:#fcc"| 72| March 25| @ Atlanta| | Jayson Tatum (37)| Al Horford (9)| Payton Pritchard (6)| State Farm Arena
17,405| 57–15|- style="background:#fcc"| 73| March 28| @ Atlanta| | Jayson Tatum (31)| Jayson Tatum (13)| Jayson Tatum (6)| State Farm Arena
17,743| 57–16|- style="background:#cfc"| 74| March 30| @ New Orleans| | Jayson Tatum (23)| Kristaps Porziņģis (10)| Jrue Holiday (7)| Smoothie King Center
17,932| 58–16|- style="background:#cfc"| 75| April 1| @ Charlotte| | Hauser, Tatum (25)| Jayson Tatum (10)| Porziņģis, Pritchard, White (5)| Spectrum Center
19,238| 59–16|- style="background:#cfc"| 76| April 3| Oklahoma City| | Kristaps Porziņģis (27)| Kristaps Porziņģis (12)| Payton Pritchard (8)| TD Garden
19,156| 60–16|- style="background:#cfc"| 77| April 5| Sacramento| | Payton Pritchard (21)| Kristaps Porziņģis (11)| Jrue Holiday (7)| TD Garden
| 61–16|- style="background:#cfc"| 78| April 7| Portland| | Jaylen Brown (26)| Kristaps Porziņģis (10)| Derrick White (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 62–16|- style="background:#fcc"| 79| April 9| @ Milwaukee| | Jayson Tatum (22)| Jaylen Brown (10)| Jayson Tatum (6)| Fiserv Forum
17,493| 62–17|- style="background:#fcc"| 80| April 11| New York| | Jayson Tatum (18)| Kristaps Porziņģis (8)| Jayson Tatum (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 62–18|- style="background:#cfc"| 81| April 12| Charlotte| | Payton Pritchard (31)| Oshae Brissett (11)| Payton Pritchard (11)| TD Garden
19,156| 63–18|- style="background:#cfc"| 82| April 14| Washington| | Payton Pritchard (38)| Pritchard, Queta (9)| Payton Pritchard (12)| TD Garden
19,156| 64–18

Playoffs

See also: 2024 NBA playoffs. |-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 21| Miami| | Jayson Tatum (23)| Jayson Tatum (10)| Jayson Tatum (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 24| Miami| | Jaylen Brown (33)| four players (8)| White, Porziņģis (4)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| April 27| @ Miami| | Brown, Tatum (22)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Tatum, Holiday (6)| Kaseya Center
20,092| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| April 29| @ Miami| | Derrick White (38)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Jrue Holiday (6)| Kaseya Center
19,600| 3–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 1| Miami| | Brown, White (25)| Jayson Tatum (12)| Jrue Holiday (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 4–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 7| Cleveland | | Jaylen Brown (32)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Tatum, White (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 9| Cleveland | | Jayson Tatum (25)| Jayson Tatum (7)| Jayson Tatum (6)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 11| @ Cleveland | | Jayson Tatum (33)| Jayson Tatum (13)| Jayson Tatum (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 13| @ Cleveland | | Jayson Tatum (33)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Holiday, Tatum (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432 | 3–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 15| Cleveland | | Jayson Tatum (25)| Al Horford (15)| Jayson Tatum (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 4–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 21| Indiana| | Jayson Tatum (36)| Jayson Tatum (12)| Derrick White (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| May 23| Indiana | | Jaylen Brown (40)| Al Horford (10)| Jrue Holiday (10)| TD Garden
19,156| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 25| @ Indiana| | Jayson Tatum (36)| Jayson Tatum (10)| Jayson Tatum (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 3–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 27| @ Indiana | | Jaylen Brown (29)| Jayson Tatum (13)| Jayson Tatum (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,274| 4–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 1| June 6| Dallas| | Jaylen Brown (22)| Jayson Tatum (11)| Holiday, Tatum, White (5)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 2| June 9| Dallas| | Jrue Holiday (26)| Jrue Holiday (11)| Jayson Tatum (12)| TD Garden
19,156| 2–0|-style="background:#cfc;"| 3| June 12| @ Dallas| | Jayson Tatum (31)| Jaylen Brown (8)| Jaylen Brown (8)| American Airlines Center
20,311| 3–0|-style="background:#fcc;"| 4| June 14| @ Dallas| | Jayson Tatum (15)| Jayson Tatum (5)| Al Horford (4) | American Airlines Center
20,277| 3–1|-style="background:#cfc;"| 5| June 17| Dallas| | Jayson Tatum (31)| Jrue Holiday (11)| Jayson Tatum (11)| TD Garden
19,156| 4–1

In-Season Tournament

See main article: 2023 NBA 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.^[10] 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

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| November 10| Brooklyn| | Jaylen Brown (28)| Jrue Holiday (12)| Jrue Holiday (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| November 17| @ Toronto| | Jaylen Brown (23)| Kristaps Porziņģis (12)| Holiday, Porziņģis, White (5)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 3| November 24| @ Orlando| | Jayson Tatum (26)| Luke Kornet (6)| Derrick White (4)| Amway Center
18,846| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 28| Chicago| | Jaylen Brown (30)| Sam Hauser (10)| Jrue Holiday (9)| TD Garden
19,156| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 5| December 4| @ Indiana| | Jayson Tatum (32)| Jayson Tatum (12)| Derrick White (8)| Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,693| 3–2

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 24 || 1 || 7.1 || .373 || .125 || .800 || 1.5 || .8 || .2 || .1 || 2.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 55 || 1 || 11.5 || .444 || .273 || .602 || 2.9 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 3.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 70 || 70 || 33.5 || .499 || .354 || .703 || 5.5 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .5 || 23.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 8 || 0 || 4.9 || .417 || .429 || .750 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .1 || .1 || 2.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 79 || 13 || 22.0 || .446 || .424 || .895 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || 9.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 69 || 69 || 32.8 || .480 || .429 || .833 || 5.4 || 4.8 || .9 || .8 || 12.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 65 || 33 || 26.8 || .511 || .419 || .867 || 6.4 || 2.6 || .6 || 1.0 || 8.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 63 || 7 || 15.6 || .700 || 1.000 || .907 || 4.1 || 1.1 || .4 || 1.0 || 5.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 41 || 2 || 10.1 || .416 || .389 || .667 || 1.2 || .9 || .3 || .0 || 4.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 7.7 || .667 || .600 || || .3 || .3 || .7 || .0 || 3.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 57 || 57 || 29.6 || .516 || .375 || .858 || 7.2 || 2.0 || .7 || 1.9 || 20.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 82 || 5 || 22.3 || .468 || .385 || .821 || 3.2 || 3.4 || .5 || .1 || 9.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 28 || 0 || 11.9 || .644 || || .714 || 4.4 || .7 || .5 || .8 || 5.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 17 || 1 || 7.6 || .433 || .182 || .875 || 1.2 || .5 || .6 || .2 || 2.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 19 || 1 || 6.4 || .467 || .375 || .727 || 1.6 || .4 || .3 || .3 || 2.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 74 || 74 || 35.7 || .471 || .376 || .833 || 8.1 || 4.9 || 1.0 || .6 || 26.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 20 || 2 || 13.7 || .515 || .286 || .571 || 2.7 || 1.0 || .5 || .5 || 4.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 9 || 1 || 9.2 || .400 || .222 || .500 || 2.2 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 1.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 73 || 73 || 32.6 || .461 || .396 || .901 || 4.2 || 5.2 || 1.0 || 1.2 || 15.2|}

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 10 || 0 || 5.5 || .545 || 1.000 || .500 || 1.4 || .0 || .3 || .2 || 1.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 19 || 37.2 || .516 || .327 || .660 || 5.9 || 3.3 || 1.2 || .6 || 23.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 0 || 14.9 || .429 || .380 || 1.000 || 2.2 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 5.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 19 || 37.9 || .503 || .402 || .955 || 6.1 || 4.4 || 1.1 || .6 || 13.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 15 || 30.3 || .478 || .368 || .636 || 7.0 || 2.1 || .8 || .8 || 9.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 13 || 0 || 10.2 || .667 || || .846 || 3.2 || .5 || .1 || .4 || 3.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 8 || 0 || 4.0 || .250 || .222 || || .6 || .1 || .1 || .0 || 1.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 7 || 4 || 23.6 || .467 || .345 || .909 || 4.4 || 1.1 || .7 || 1.6 || 12.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 0 || 18.7 || .419 || .383 || .917 || 1.9 || 2.1 || .2 || .0 || 6.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 4.3 || .667 || || || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .3 || 1.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 4 || 0 || 5.5 || .667 || || || .8 || .3 || .0 || .3 || 1.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 19 || 40.4 || .427 || .283 || .861 || 9.7 || 6.3 || 1.1 || .7 || 25.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 8 || 0 || 8.6 || .625 || 1.000 || 1.000 || 1.8 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 1.5|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 3 || 0 || 3.7 || .333 || .000 || || .7 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 19 || 19 || 35.6 || .452 || .404 || .921 || 4.3 || 4.1 || .9 || 1.2 || 16.7|}

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions.

Trades

June 22, 2023^[12]	To Boston Celtics Kristaps Porziņģis (from Washington) Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25) (from Memphis) 2024 GSW first-round pick (from Memphis)	To Memphis Grizzlies Marcus Smart (from Boston)
To Washington Wizards Tyus Jones (from Memphis) Danilo Gallinari (from Boston) Mike Muscala (from Boston) Draft rights to Julian Phillips (No. 35) (from Boston)

June 22, 2023^[13]

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31) 2025 second round pick^[14] 2027 second-round pick^[15]

To Detroit Pistons Draft rights to Marcus Sasser (No. 25)

June 22, 2023

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34) Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39)

To Charlotte Hornets Draft rights to James Nnaji (No. 31)

June 22, 2023

To Boston Celtics Draft rights to Jordan Walsh (No. 38)2024 DAL second-round-pick

To Sacramento Kings Draft rights to Colby Jones (No. 34)

June 22, 2023

To Boston Celtics 2027 ATL second-round-pick

To Atlanta Hawks Draft rights to Mouhamed Gueye (No. 39)

July 5, 2023^[16]	To Boston Celtics 2024 second-round pick (from San Antonio)2025 DAL second-round pick swap (from Dallas) 2030 DAL second-round pick (from Dallas)	To Dallas Mavericks Grant Williams (from Boston)2025 TOR second-round pick (From San Antonio) 2028 MIA second-round pick (From San Antonio)
	To San Antonio Spurs Reggie Bullock (from Dallas)2030 DAL first-round pick swap (from Dallas)

October 1, 2023^[17]

To Boston Celtics Jrue Holiday

To Portland Trail Blazers Malcolm Brogdon Robert Williams III 2024 GSW first-round pick 2029 BOS first-round pick

February 7, 2024 ^[18] ^[19]

To Boston Celtics Xavier Tillman

To Memphis Grizzlies Lamar Stevens 2027 ATL second-round pick 2030 DAL second-round pick

February 8, 2024 ^[20]

To Boston Celtics Jaden Springer

To Philadelphia 76ers 2024 second-round pick^[21]

February 8, 2024 ^[22]

To Boston Celtics 2027 protected second-round pick^[23]

To Portland Trail Blazers Dalano Banton

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Oshae Brissett	June 30	Indiana Pacers
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk	August 31
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
Lamar Stevens	Traded	Memphis Grizzlies

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reed . Russ . 2024-06-18 . Looking back at each of the Celtics' 18 NBA championships . 2024-07-12 . WCVB . en.
2. Web site: Kram . Zach . 2024-06-18 . The Boston Celtics Aren't Just NBA Champions. They're One of the Most Dominant Teams Ever. . 2024-06-19 . The Ringer . en.
3. Web site: Schuhmann . John . June 18, 2024 . Why 2023–24 Celtics are one of the best NBA teams ever . 2024-06-19 . NBA.com . en.
4. 1803428439455629678. GetUpESPN. .@Espngreeny makes an argument that this years Celtics were one of the most dominant teams in NBA history . June 19, 2024.
5. Web site: 2024-06-18 . Celtics top Mavericks in Game 5, win record 18th NBA championship . 2024-06-18 . ESPN.com . en.
6. Web site: Celtics load up, get All-Star Holiday from Blazers . October 2023 .
7. Web site: 2024-06-13 . Kristaps Porzingis' 'rare' injury: Explaining medically what Celtics center is dealing with during NBA Finals . 2024-06-24 . CBSSports.com . en.
8. Web site: 2023 NBA Draft: Complete 1–58 order of picks. NBA.com. June 8, 2023. June 8, 2023.
9. Web site: Celtics officially acquire Malcolm Brogdon from Pacers . NBA.com . 8 June 2023.
10. News: NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament. ESPN. July 8, 2023. August 4, 2023.
11. Web site: In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works . National Basketball Association . 4 August 2023 . 8 July 2023.
12. Web site: Boston Celtics Acquire Kristaps Porzingis . NBA.com . June 23, 2023 . June 24, 2023 .
13. Web site: 2023-06-23 . 2023 NBA Draft trade tracker: Full list of deals with Chris Paul on the move, Damian Lillard staying put . 2023-07-04 . CBSSports.com . en.
14. The most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Detroit, Golden State and Washington.
15. The most favorable of the picks originally belonging to Portland, New York, New Orleans and Minnesota.
16. Web site: July 12, 2023 . Mavericks land Grant Williams in 3-team sign-and-trade deal . 2024-02-10 . NBA.com . en.
17. Web site: Celtics acquire Jrue Holiday from Blazers. NBA.com. October 1, 2023. June 6, 2024.
18. Web site: Boston Celtics Acquire Tillman. NBA.com. February 7, 2024. February 8, 2024.
19. Web site: Memphis Grizzlies complete trade with Boston Celtics. NBA.com. February 7, 2024. February 8, 2024.
20. Web site: Boston Celtics Acquire Springer . NBA.com . February 9, 2024 . February 8, 2024.
21. The more favorable of the picks originally belonging to Chicago and New Orleans.
22. Web site: Trail Blazers Acquire Dalano Banton From Celtics . NBA.com . February 9, 2024 . February 8, 2024.
23. The less favorable of the picks originally belonging to New Orleans and Portland, if No. 56–60.
24. Web site: NBA Player Movement 2023. 2024-02-10. NBA.com.