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Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Boston Celtics lead 170-114284 meetings since 1970
Boston Celtics lead 144-89Regular season
Boston Celtics lead 26-25Playoff games
Boston Celtics W3Current streak

Playoff meetings

Biggest wins

Every meeting (284)

Meetings 201–250 of 284, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Apr 18, 19851984-85 · PlayoffsCLE 123, BOS 126
Apr 11, 19851984-85BOS 121, CLE 115
Mar 22, 19851984-85CLE 117, BOS 129
Mar 15, 19851984-85BOS 119, CLE 96
Feb 6, 19851984-85CLE 108, BOS 113
Dec 2, 19841984-85CLE 99, BOS 122
Dec 1, 19841984-85BOS 110, CLE 104
Apr 6, 19841983-84CLE 94, BOS 113
Apr 3, 19841983-84BOS 98, CLE 86
Jan 24, 19841983-84BOS 118, CLE 97
Jan 6, 19841983-84CLE 97, BOS 115
Dec 14, 19831983-84CLE 108, BOS 110
Oct 29, 19831983-84BOS 108, CLE 89
Mar 25, 19831982-83CLE 102, BOS 124
Mar 20, 19831982-83BOS 90, CLE 79
Jan 23, 19831982-83CLE 91, BOS 105
Jan 15, 19831982-83BOS 86, CLE 90
Dec 8, 19821982-83CLE 93, BOS 113
Oct 29, 19821982-83BOS 104, CLE 93
Mar 24, 19821981-82CLE 115, BOS 136
Jan 28, 19821981-82BOS 116, CLE 104
Jan 2, 19821981-82BOS 106, CLE 103
Dec 22, 19811981-82CLE 116, BOS 120
Nov 14, 19811981-82BOS 92, CLE 91
Feb 25, 19811980-81CLE 103, BOS 124
Jan 14, 19811980-81CLE 113, BOS 120
Dec 20, 19801980-81BOS 107, CLE 102
Nov 22, 19801980-81BOS 98, CLE 113
Oct 10, 19801980-81CLE 103, BOS 130
Mar 28, 19801979-80CLE 122, BOS 130
Mar 22, 19801979-80BOS 105, CLE 109
Jan 30, 19801979-80CLE 103, BOS 110
Dec 8, 19791979-80BOS 100, CLE 116
Oct 17, 19791979-80CLE 108, BOS 127
Oct 13, 19791979-80BOS 139, CLE 117
Mar 27, 19791978-79BOS 109, CLE 111
Feb 2, 19791978-79CLE 98, BOS 112
Nov 18, 19781978-79BOS 92, CLE 90
Oct 13, 19781978-79CLE 115, BOS 101
Mar 22, 19781977-78CLE 99, BOS 105
Mar 16, 19781977-78BOS 102, CLE 112
Nov 2, 19771977-78CLE 104, BOS 101
Oct 29, 19771977-78BOS 98, CLE 103
Apr 10, 19771976-77CLE 105, BOS 115
Mar 29, 19771976-77BOS 82, CLE 110
Dec 21, 19761976-77BOS 101, CLE 108
Nov 26, 19761976-77CLE 108, BOS 92
May 18, 19761975-76 · PlayoffsBOS 94, CLE 87
May 16, 19761975-76 · PlayoffsCLE 94, BOS 99
May 14, 19761975-76 · PlayoffsBOS 87, CLE 106

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names.

Series by season

Boston Celtics 1-02026-27 · Preseason
Boston Celtics 3-02025-26 · Regular season
Tied 2-22024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Oct 8, 20262026-27 · PreseasonBOS 124, CLE 113Luka Garza 22 · Jaylon Tyson 14
Mar 8, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonBOS 109, CLE 98Jaylen Brown 23 · Donovan Mitchell 30
Nov 30, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonBOS 117, CLE 115Payton Pritchard 42 · Evan Mobley 27
Oct 29, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 105, BOS 125Evan Mobley 19 · Jaylen Brown 30
Feb 28, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 123, BOS 116Donovan Mitchell 41 · Jayson Tatum 46
Feb 4, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonBOS 112, CLE 105Jayson Tatum 22 · Donovan Mitchell 31
Dec 1, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonBOS 111, CLE 115Jayson Tatum 33 · Donovan Mitchell 35
Nov 19, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 117, BOS 120Donovan Mitchell 35 · Jayson Tatum 33

2025-26 team comparison

Boston CelticsPer gameCleveland Cavaliers
114.9Points119.5
107.2Points allowed115.4
+8.1Net rating+4.1
120.6Offensive rating119.0
112.6Defensive rating114.9
95.2Pace100.4
46.4Rebounds44.4
24.6Assists28.3

Quick answers

Who won the last Boston Celtics vs Cleveland Cavaliers game?
The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-113 on October 8, 2026 (2026-27, preseason).
When do the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers play next?
The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Boston Celtics on Monday, December 28, 2026 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers?
The Boston Celtics lead 170-114 in 284 meetings since 1970 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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