2024–25 Boston Celtics season 2024–25 NBA season by team
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2024–25 Boston Celtics season is the franchise's 79th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season as defending champions after winning the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks in five games during the previous season for their NBA-record 18th championship and will attempt to qualify for back-to-back Finals appearances for the first time since 1986 and 1987 , as well as win back-to-back championships for the first time since 1968 and 1969 .[ 1] [ 2] On their first game of the season, the Celtics would tie the NBA record for the most three-pointers made in a game.
Draft
The Celtics entered the 2024 NBA draft (two days long instead of just one day, like it previously was since the draft was shortened to two rounds back in 1989 ) with a first-round pick and a second-round pick.[ 3] [ 4] To conclude the first day of the draft, the Boston Celtics used the final first round pick to select shooting guard Baylor Scheierman from Creighton University . Then, near the end of the second day of the draft, the Celtics would select power forward Anton Watson from Gonzaga University with the 54th pick of the draft.
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
7
Brown, Jaylen
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
1996-10-24
California
G
20
Davison, JD (TW)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-10-03
Alabama
F
30
Hauser, Sam
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
1997-12-08
Virginia
G
4
Holiday, Jrue
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1990-06-12
UCLA
F/C
42
Horford, Al
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1986-06-03
Florida
C
40
Kornet, Luke
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1995-07-15
Vanderbilt
F
13
Peterson, Drew (TW)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1999-11-09
USC
F/C
8
Porziņģis, Kristaps
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1995-08-02
Latvia
G
11
Pritchard, Payton
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-01-28
Oregon
C
88
Queta, Neemias
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
1999-07-13
Utah State
G/F
55
Scheierman, Baylor
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2000-09-26
Creighton
G
44
Springer, Jaden
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
2002-09-25
Tennessee
F
0
Tatum, Jayson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1998-03-03
Duke
F/C
26
Tillman, Xavier
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1999-01-12
Michigan State
G/F
27
Walsh, Jordan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2004-03-03
Arkansas
F
28
Watson, Anton (TW)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
2000-10-06
Gonzaga
G
9
White, Derrick
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1994-07-02
Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: January 17, 2025
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
Regular season
2024–25 game log Total: 32–14 (Home: 15–8; Road: 17–6)
October: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
November: 12–2 (home: 5–2; road: 7–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
6
November 1
@ Charlotte
W 124–109
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Brown , White (5)
Spectrum Center 18,557
5–1
7
November 2
@ Charlotte
W 113–103
Jayson Tatum (29)
Derrick White (8)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Spectrum Center 19,253
6–1
8
November 4
@ Atlanta
W 123–93
Jayson Tatum (28)
Kornet , Queta (7)
Jayson Tatum (9)
State Farm Arena 15,031
7–1
9
November 6
Golden State
L 112–118
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jrue Holiday (9)
Jrue Holiday (8)
TD Garden 19,156
7–2
10
November 8
Brooklyn
W 108–104 (OT)
Jayson Tatum (33)
Horford , Queta (10)
Tatum, White (6)
TD Garden 19,156
8–2
11
November 10
@ Milwaukee
W 113–107
Jayson Tatum (31)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Tatum, White (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
9–2
12
November 12
Atlanta
L 116–117
Jaylen Brown (37)
Tatum, White (6)
Jayson Tatum (8)
TD Garden 19,156
9–3
13
November 13
@ Brooklyn
W 139–114
Jayson Tatum (36)
Jaylen Brown (12)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Barclays Center 18,112
10–3
14
November 16
Toronto
W 126–123 (OT)
Jaylen Brown (27)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Jayson Tatum (9)
TD Garden 19,156
11–3
15
November 19
Cleveland
W 120–117
Jayson Tatum (33)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Jaylen Brown (8)
TD Garden 19,156
12–3
16
November 22
@ Washington
W 108–96
Jaylen Brown (31)
Jaylen Brown (11)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Capital One Arena 20,385
13–3
17
November 24
Minnesota
W 107–105
Jaylen Brown (29)
Derrick White (9)
Derrick White (5)
TD Garden 19,156
14–3
18
November 25
L.A. Clippers
W 126–94
Pritchard , Tatum (20)
Queta, Tatum (9)
Derrick White (7)
TD Garden 19,156
15–3
19
November 29
@ Chicago
W 138–129
Jayson Tatum (35)
Jayson Tatum (14)
Jayson Tatum (5)
United Center 19,798
16–3
December: 8–6 (home: 6–4; road: 2–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
20
December 1
@ Cleveland
L 111–115
Jayson Tatum (33)
Porziņģis , Tatum (8)
Jrue Holiday (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
16–4
21
December 2
Miami
W 108–89
Jaylen Brown (29)
Jayson Tatum (11)
Derrick White (8)
TD Garden 19,156
17–4
22
December 4
Detroit
W 130–120
Jaylen Brown (28)
Kristaps Porziņģis (9)
Derrick White (11)
TD Garden 19,156
18–4
23
December 6
Milwaukee
W 111–105
Jayson Tatum (34)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Derrick White (7)
TD Garden 19,156
19–4
24
December 7
Memphis
L 121–127
Jrue Holiday (23)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Jayson Tatum (9)
TD Garden 19,156
19–5
25
December 12
Detroit
W 123–99
Payton Pritchard (27)
Jaylen Brown (9)
Payton Pritchard (10)
TD Garden 19,156
20–5
26
December 15
@ Washington
W 112–98
Jayson Tatum (28)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Payton Pritchard (6)
Capital One Arena 16,227
21–5
27
December 19
Chicago
L 108–117
Jayson Tatum (31)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Brown, Holiday, Tatum, White (4)
TD Garden 19,156
21–6
28
December 21
@ Chicago
W 123–98
Jayson Tatum (43)
Jayson Tatum (15)
Jayson Tatum (10)
United Center 19,803
22–6
29
December 23
@ Orlando
L 104–108
Jaylen Brown (35)
Jaylen Brown (9)
Brown, White (4)
Kia Center 18,846
22–7
30
December 25
Philadelphia
L 114–118
Jayson Tatum (32)
Jayson Tatum (15)
Payton Pritchard (5)
TD Garden 19,156
22–8
31
December 27
Indiana
W 142–105
Jaylen Brown (44)
Jayson Tatum (13)
Payton Pritchard (10)
TD Garden 19,156
23–8
32
December 29
Indiana
L 114–123
Jaylen Brown (31)
Kornet , Tatum (9)
Brown, Tatum (6)
TD Garden 19,156
23–9
33
December 31
Toronto
W 125–71
Jayson Tatum (23)
Jaylen Brown (9)
Holiday, Horford , Pritchard (4)
TD Garden 19,156
24–9
January: 8–6 (home: 2–3; road: 6–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
34
January 2
@ Minnesota
W 118–115
Jayson Tatum (33)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Target Center 18,978
25–9
35
January 3
@ Houston
W 109–86
Derrick White (23)
Luke Kornet (10)
Jayson Tatum (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
26–9
36
January 5
@ Oklahoma City
L 92–105
Jayson Tatum (26)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Jrue Holiday (6)
Paycom Center 18,203
26–10
37
January 7
@ Denver
W 118–106
Jayson Tatum (29)
Kristaps Porziņģis (11)
Jaylen Brown (8)
Ball Arena 19,904
27–10
38
January 10
Sacramento
L 97–114
Jaylen Brown (28)
Jayson Tatum (12)
Brown, Tatum (5)
TD Garden 19,156
27–11
39
January 12
New Orleans
W 120–119
Jayson Tatum (38)
Porziņģis, Tatum (11)
Jaylen Brown (7)
TD Garden 19,156
28–11
40
January 15
@ Toronto
L 97–110
Payton Pritchard (20)
Jayson Tatum (10)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Scotiabank Arena 18,566
28–12
41
January 17
Orlando
W 121–94
Jayson Tatum (30)
Tatum, Brown, Holiday (6)
Jaylen Brown (6)
TD Garden 19,156
29–12
42
January 18
Atlanta
L 115–119 (OT)
Jaylen Brown (24)
Jaylen Brown (11)
Jaylen Brown (8)
TD Garden 19,156
29–13
43
January 20
@ Golden State
W 125–85
Jayson Tatum (22)
Jayson Tatum (9)
Payton Pritchard (9)
Chase Center 18,064
30–13
44
January 22
@ L.A. Clippers
W 117–113 (OT)
Jaylen Brown (25)
Jayson Tatum (7)
Jayson Tatum (8)
Intuit Dome 15,342
31–13
45
January 23
@ L.A. Lakers
L 96–117
Kristaps Porziņģis (22)
Jaylen Brown (8)
Jayson Tatum (5)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
31–14
46
January 25
@ Dallas
W 122–107
Jayson Tatum (24)
Luke Kornet (10)
Jaylen Brown (6)
American Airlines Center 20,421
32–14
47
January 27
Houston
L 112–114
Jaylen Brown (28)
Kristaps Porziņģis (8)
Jayson Tatum (7)
TD Garden 19,156
32–15
48
January 29
Chicago
TD Garden
49
January 31
@ New Orleans
Smoothie King Center
February
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
March
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
2024–25 season schedule
NBA Cup
The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[ 5] [ 6]
East Group C
Transactions
Free agency
Re-signed
References
^ Hightower, Kyle (June 18, 2024). "Celtics win 18th NBA championship with 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas Mavericks" . AP News . Retrieved June 18, 2024 .
^ Maloney, Jack (June 17, 2024). "Boston Celtics win 2024 NBA championship: Franchise clinches historic 18th title beating Mavericks in Game 5" . CBS Sports . Retrieved June 18, 2024 .
^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58" . NBA.com . May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery" . CBS Sports . Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
^ "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024" . NBA.com . July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024 .
^ "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results" . NBA.com . July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024 .
^ "Boston Celtics Re-Sign Kornet" . NBA.com . July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024 .
^ "Boston Celtics Re-Sign Tillman Sr" . NBA.com . July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024 .
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