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1 Playoffs  



1.1  Championships (18)  





1.2  Conference titles (11)  





1.3  Division titles (34)  





1.4  Regular season titles (19)  







2 Hall of Fame  





3 Retired numbers  





4 Award winners  





5 NBA All-Star weekend  





6 See also  





7 References  














Boston Celtics accomplishments and records






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Celtics' NBA championship banners hanging from the rafters at TD Garden

This is a comprehensive list of the accomplishments and records of the Boston Celtics. The Celtics are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association.

Playoffs[edit]

Championships (18)[edit]

The Celtics' 18 NBA Championships are the most of any NBA franchise. Boston's first 13 championships were won as the Walter A. Brown Trophy (original trophy retired in 1976), and five recent championships were won as the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy (introduced in 1977 as the second incarnation of the Walter A. Brown Trophy, renamed in 1984).[1]

  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1974
  • 1976
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1986
  • 2008
  • 2024
  • Conference titles (11)[edit]

    Since 2022, the Eastern Conference championship trophy was renamed the Bob Cousy Trophy in honor of the legendary Celtics player.[2][3]

  • 1976
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 2008
  • 2010
  • 2022
  • 2024
  • Division titles (34)[edit]

    Since 2022, the Atlantic Division championship was awarded to that division's first-place team, and was named the Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton Trophy in honor of the first African American player to sign an NBA contract.[4][5]

  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 2005
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2017
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • Regular season titles (19)[edit]

    Since 2023, the NBA has awarded the Maurice Podoloff Trophy to the team who finished with the best overall record in the regular season.[6]

    Hall of Fame[edit]

    37 people were inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as players, 6 – as coaches, 6 – as contributors.[7]

    Boston Celtics Hall of Famers
    Players
    No. Name Position Tenure Inducted No. Name Position Tenure Inducted
    22 Ed Macauley F/C 1950–1956 1960 17 Andy Phillip G 1956–1958 1961
    14 Bob Cousy G 1950–1963 1971 6 Bill Russell 3 C 1956–1969 1975
    21 Bill Sharman G 1951–1961 1976 23 Frank Ramsey G/F 1954–1964 1982
    24 Sam Jones G/F 1957–1969 1984 17 John Havlicek G/F 1962–1978 1984
    15
    20
    Tom Heinsohn 1 F 1956–1965 1986 20 Bob Houbregs C/F 1954 1987
    44 Pete Maravich G 1980 1987 4
    34
    Clyde Lovellette C 1962–1964 1988
    25
    27
    K. C. Jones G 1958–1967 1989 44 Dave Bing G 1977–1978 1990
    18 Dave Cowens F/C 1970–1980 1991 7 Nate Archibald G 1978–1983 1991
    5 Bill Walton C 1985–1988 1993 18 Bailey Howell F 1966–1970 1997
    19 Arnie Risen C 1955–1958 1998 33 Larry Bird 2 F 1979–1992 1998
    32 Kevin McHale F 1980–1993 1999 11 Bob McAdoo C/F 1979 2000
    00 Robert Parish C 1980–1994 2003 12 Dominique Wilkins F 1994–1995 2006
    3 Dennis Johnson G 1983–1990 2010 53 Artis Gilmore C 1988 2011
    20 Gary Payton G 2004–2005 2013 10 Jo Jo White G 1969–1979 2015
    36 Shaquille O'Neal C 2010–2011 2016 11 Charlie Scott G 1975–1977 2018
    40 Dino Rađa F/C 1994–1997 2018 20 Ray Allen G 2007–2012 2018
    11 Chuck Cooper F 1950–1954 2019 4 Carl Braun G 1961–1962 2019
    44 Paul Westphal G 1972–1975 2019 5 Kevin Garnett F 2007–2013 2020
    34 Paul Pierce F 1998–2013 2021 4 Chauncey Billups G 1997–1998 2024
    Coaches
    Name Position Tenure Inducted Name Position Tenure Inducted
    Doggie Julian Head coach 1948–1950 1968 2 Red Auerbach Head coach 1950–1966 1969
    Rick Pitino Head coach 1997–2001 2013 15 Tom Heinsohn 1 Head coach 1969–1978 2015
    Bill Fitch Head coach 1979–1983 2019 6 Bill Russell 3 Head coach 1966–1969 2021
    Contributors
    Name Position Tenure Inducted Name Position Tenure Inducted
    1 Walter A. Brown Owner 1945–1964 1965 Bill Mokray Executive 1946–1969 1965
    28 Wayne Embry C 1966–1968 1999 Dave Gavitt Executive 1990–1994 2006
    16 Satch Sanders 4 F 1960–1973 2011 17 Don Barksdale F 1953–1955 2012

    Additionally, Johnny Most and Mike Gorman were honored with the Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Media Award. Most was awarded in 1993 for his 37-year career as the Celtics radio announcer, while Gorman was awarded in 2021 for his 40-year career as the Celtics television announcer.

    Notes:

    Retired numbers[edit]

    The Celtics have retired 23 numbers,[8][9] the most of any professional sports franchise in North America.[10]

    Award winners[edit]

    [11]

    NBA Eastern Conference Finals MVP

    NBA Finals MVP

    NBA Defensive Player of the Year

    NBA Hustle Award

    NBA Rookie of the Year

    NBA Sixth Man of the Year

    NBA Coach of the Year

    NBA Executive of the Year

    Community Assist Award

    All-NBA First Team

    All-NBA Second Team

    All-NBA Third Team

    NBA All-Rookie First Team

    NBA All-Rookie Second Team

    NBA All-Defensive First Team

    NBA All-Defensive Second Team

    NBA All-Star weekend[edit]

    All-Star Game Selections[12]

    NBA All-Star Game head coaches

    All-Star Most Valuable Player

    Slam Dunk champion

    Three-Point Contest champion

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Championship Wins". NBA.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  • ^ "NBA introduces new lineup of postseason hardware". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  • ^ "NBA Season Recaps". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  • ^ "NBA unveils new trophies for division winners named after 6 NBA legends". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  • ^ "Team Index". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  • ^ "NBA unveils redesigned trophies for end-of-season awards". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  • ^ "Celtics Hall of Famers". NBA.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  • ^ "Retired Numbers - Boston Celtics History".
  • ^ "Kevin Garnett's Number Will Be Retired". NBA.com. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  • ^ "Celtics will retire Paul Pierce's number on Feb. 11 vs. Cavs | Boston Herald". Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  • ^ "Award Winners – Celtics". NBA.com. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  • ^ "Boston Celtics All-Star Game Selections". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  • ^ Hurley, Michael (January 31, 2023). "Joe Mazzulla has very Joe Mazzulla response to being All-Star Game head coach". CBS News.
  • ^ Mcmenamin, Dave (February 19, 2023). "Jayson Tatum scores All-Star record 55 points, wins MVP". ESPN.
  • ^ a b Geagan, Matt (February 8, 2024). "Here's a look back at the Boston Celtics in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest". CBS News.
  • ^ "NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest Winners". NBA.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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