2024–25 Boston Celtics season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Joe Mazzulla |
General manager | Brad Stevens |
Owners | Wyc Grousbeck |
Arena | TD Garden |
Results | |
Record | 61–21 (.744) |
Place | Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Knicks 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Local media | |
Television | NBC Sports Boston WNEU/WRDM-CD/WRIW-CD/WDMR-LD (2 games in Spanish) |
Radio | WBZ-FM |
The 2024–25 Boston Celtics season was 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 attempted 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. On March 15, the Celtics clinched their 11th consecutive playoff berth in a row since 2015 with a 115–113 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
In the first round, the Celtics dispatched the Orlando Magic in five games to advance to the conference semifinals. However, despite being considered major favorites for championship contention, the Celtics were upset in the second round by the New York Knicks in six games following a devastating Achilles injury to star player Jayson Tatum, marking the seventh straight year without a repeat champion, and the sixth in which the defending champions had failed to advance beyond the conference semifinals. This was the first time the Celtics were eliminated before the conference finals since 2021.
Draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 30 | Baylor Scheierman | SG | ![]() |
Creighton |
2 | 54 | Anton Watson | PF | ![]() |
Gonzaga |
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
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Legend
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Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Boston Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 28–13 | 33–8 | 14–2 | 82 |
x – New York Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 10.0 | 27–14 | 24–17 | 12–4 | 82 |
Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31.0 | 18–23 | 12–29 | 8–8 | 82 |
Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35.0 | 12–29 | 14–27 | 3–13 | 82 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37.0 | 12–29 | 12–29 | 3–13 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 61 | 21 | .744 | 3.0 | 82 |
3 | x – New York Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 13.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Indiana Pacers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20.0 | 82 |
7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23.0 | 82 |
8 | pi – Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 | 82 |
10 | x – Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | 82 |
11 | Toronto Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | 82 |
12 | Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | 82 |
13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | 82 |
14 | Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 45.0 | 82 |
15 | Washington Wizards | 18 | 64 | .220 | 46.0 | 82 |
Game log
[edit]Preseason
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Preseason: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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2024–25 preseason schedule |
Regular season
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October: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
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November: 12–2 (home: 5–2; road: 7–0)
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December: 8–6 (home: 6–4; road: 2–2)
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January: 10–6 (home: 3–3; road: 7–3)
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February: 8–3 (home: 2–2; road: 6–1)
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March: 14–1 (home: 6–1; road: 8–0)
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April: 5–2 (home: 4–1; road: 1–1)
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2024–25 season schedule |
Playoffs
[edit]2025 playoff game log Total: 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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2025 playoff schedule |
NBA Cup
[edit]The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[5][6]
East Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 485 | 470 | +15 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 482 | 459 | +23 | |
3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 480 | 450 | +30 | |
4 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 2 | 2 | 518 | 512 | +6 | |
5 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 482 | −74 |
2024–25 game log Total: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA Cup: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
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2024–25 season schedule |
Player statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jaylen Brown | 63 | 63 | 34.3 | .463 | .324 | .764 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .3 | 22.2 |
Torrey Craig† | 17 | 3 | 11.8 | .356 | .290 | .635 | 2.8 | .7 | .4 | .6 | 2.7 |
JD Davison | 16 | 0 | 5.8 | .353 | .222 | .714 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 2.1 |
Sam Hauser | 71 | 19 | 21.7 | .451 | .416 | 1.000 | 3.2 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 8.5 |
Jrue Holiday | 62 | 62 | 30.6 | .443 | .353 | .909 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .4 | 11.1 |
Al Horford | 60 | 42 | 27.6 | .423 | .363 | .895 | 6.2 | 2.1 | .6 | .9 | 9.0 |
Luke Kornet | 73 | 16 | 18.6 | .668 | .000 | .691 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .5 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
Miles Norris | 3 | 0 | 11.6 | .222 | .286 | .500 | 3.0 | .0 | .7 | .3 | 2.3 |
Drew Peterson | 25 | 1 | 7.4 | .415 | .394 | .778 | 1.6 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 2.2 |
Kristaps Porziņģis | 42 | 42 | 28.8 | .483 | .412 | .809 | 6.8 | 2.1 | .7 | 1.5 | 19.5 |
Payton Pritchard | 80 | 3 | 28.4 | .472 | .407 | .845 | 3.8 | 3.5 | .9 | .2 | 14.3 |
Neemias Queta | 62 | 6 | 13.9 | .650 | .000 | .754 | 3.8 | .7 | .3 | .7 | 5.0 |
Baylor Scheierman | 31 | 2 | 12.4 | .355 | .317 | .750 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 3.6 |
Jaden Springer† | 26 | 0 | 5.4 | .353 | .316 | .714 | .9 | .4 | .5 | .0 | 1.7 |
Jayson Tatum | 72 | 72 | 36.4 | .452 | .343 | .814 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .5 | 26.8 |
Xavier Tillman | 33 | 2 | 7.0 | .245 | .156 | .750 | 1.3 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 1.0 |
Jordan Walsh | 52 | 1 | 7.8 | .361 | .273 | .583 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | .2 | 1.6 |
Derrick White | 76 | 76 | 33.9 | .442 | .384 | .839 | 4.5 | 4.8 | .9 | 1.1 | 16.4 |
Playoffs
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jaylen Brown | 11 | 11 | 36.6 | .441 | .333 | .758 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 22.1 |
Torrey Craig | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | .500 | .667 | 1.0 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 1.2 | |
JD Davison | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | .125 | .500 | .500 | .8 | .8 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Sam Hauser | 8 | 0 | 13.5 | .417 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.5 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 3.5 |
Jrue Holiday | 8 | 8 | 33.0 | .483 | .346 | .692 | 4.1 | 4.0 | .9 | .1 | 9.5 |
Al Horford | 11 | 9 | 31.6 | .472 | .400 | .857 | 6.0 | 1.8 | .6 | 1.3 | 8.0 |
Luke Kornet | 11 | 1 | 16.4 | .724 | 1.000 | 3.9 | .5 | .5 | 1.2 | 4.5 | |
Kristaps Porziņģis | 11 | 7 | 21.0 | .316 | .154 | .689 | 4.6 | .7 | .9 | .8 | 7.7 |
Payton Pritchard | 11 | 0 | 27.4 | .455 | .403 | .824 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 11.9 |
Neemias Queta | 4 | 0 | 3.2 | .833 | .5 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 2.5 | ||
Baylor Scheierman | 4 | 0 | 5.6 | .300 | .400 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 | |
Jayson Tatum | 8 | 8 | 40.2 | .423 | .372 | .889 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 2.1 | .8 | 28.1 |
Xavier Tillman | 1 | 0 | 8.4 | .250 | .000 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 | |
Jordan Walsh | 5 | 0 | 3.1 | .000 | .000 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
Derrick White | 11 | 11 | 37.8 | .463 | .385 | .861 | 5.1 | 3.5 | .6 | 1.1 | 18.8 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]February 6, 2025[7] | To Boston Celtics 2031 second-round pick |
To Houston Rockets Jaden Springer 2027 second-round pick 2030 second-round pick |
Free agency
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]Date | Player | Ref. |
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July 2 | Luke Kornet | [8] |
Xavier Tillman | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Celtics trade Jaden Springer to Rockets". NBA.com. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ^ "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.