The Celtics Previous 19 Finals

The Celtics Previous 19 Finals

The Celtics have made 19 previous appearances in the NBA Finals -- including 10 series vs. the Lakers -- and have won 16 championships. Here is a breakdown of those 19 Finals:

1957

DEFEATED ST. LOUIS HAWKS, 4-3

GAME 1: St. Louis Hawks 125 CELTICS 123

GAME 2: CELTICS 119 St. Louis Hawks 99

GAME 3: ST. LOUIS HAWKS 100 Celtics 98

GAME 4: Celtics 123 ST. LOUIS HAWKS 118

GAME 5: CELTICS 124 St. Louis Hawks 109

GAME 6: ST. LOUIS HAWKS 96 Celtics 94

GAME 7: CELTICS 125 St. Louis Hawks 123



1958

LOST TO ST. LOUIS HAWKS, 4-2

GAME 1: St. Louis Hawks 104 CELTICS 102

GAME 2: CELTICS 136 St. Louis Hawks 112

GAME 3: ST. LOUIS HAWKS 111 Celtics 108

GAME 4: Celtics 109 ST. LOUIS HAWKS 98

GAME 5: St. Louis Hawks 102 CELTICS 100

GAME 6: ST. LOUIS HAWKS 110 Celtics 109

1959

DEFEATED MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS, 4-0

GAME 1: CELTICS 118 Minneapolis Lakers 115

GAME 2: CELTICS 128 Minneapolis Lakers 108

GAME 3: Celtics 123 MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS 110

GAME 4: Celtics 118 MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS 113

1960

DEFEATED ST. LOUIS HAWKS, 4-3

GAME 1: CELTICS 140 St. Louis Hawks 122

GAME 2: St. Louis Hawks 113 CELTICS 103

GAME 3: Celtics 102 ST. LOUIS HAWKS 86

GAME 4: ST. LOUIS HAWKS 106 Celtics 96

GAME 5: CELTICS 127 St. Louis Hawks 102

GAME 6: ST. LOUIS HAWKS 105 Celtics 102

GAME 7: CELTICS 122 St. Louis Hawks 103

1961

DEFEATED ST. LOUIS HAWKS, 4-1

GAME 1: CELTICS 129 St. Louis Hawks 95

GAME 2: CELTICS 116 St. Louis Hawks 108

GAME 3: ST. LOUIS HAWKS 124 Celtics 120

GAME 4: Celtics 119 ST. LOUIS HAWKS 104

GAME 5: CELTICS 121 St. Louis Hawks 112

1962

DEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-3

GAME 1: CELTICS 122 Los Angeles Lakers 108

GAME 2: Los Angeles Lakers 129 CELTICS 122

GAME 3: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 117 Celtics 115

GAME 4: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 103 Celtics 115

GAME 5: Los Angeles Lakers 126 CELTICS 121

GAME 6: Celtics 119 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 105

GAME 7: CELTICS 110 Los Angeles Lakers 107

1963

DEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-2

GAME 1: CELTICS 117 Los Angeles Lakers 114

GAME 2: CELTICS 113 Los Angeles Lakers 106

GAME 3: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 119 Celtics 99

GAME 4: Celtics 108 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 105

GAME 5: Los Angeles Lakers 126 CELTICS 119

GAME 6: 109 Celtics 112 LOS ANGELES LAKERS

1964

DEFEATED SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORS, 4-1

GAME 1: CELTICS 108 San Francisco Warriors 96

GAME 2: CELTICS 124 San Francisco Warriors 101

GAME 3: SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORS 115 Celtics 91

GAME 4: Celtics 98 SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORS 95

GAME 5: CELTICS 105 San Francisco Warriors 99

1965

DEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-1

GAME 1: CELTICS 142 Los Angeles Lakers 110

GAME 2: CELTICS 129 Los Angeles Lakers 123

GAME 3: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 126 Celtics 105

GAME 4: Celtics 112 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 99

GAME 5: Celtics 129 Los Angeles Lakers 96

1966

DEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-3

GAME 1: Los Angeles Lakers 133 CELTICS 129

GAME 2: CELTICS 129 Los Angeles Lakers 109

GAME 3: Celtics 120 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 106

GAME 4: Celtics 122 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 117

GAME 5: Los Angeles Lakers 121 CELTICS 117

GAME 6: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 123 Celtics 115

GAME 7: CELTICS 95 Los Angeles Lakers 93

1968

DEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-2

GAME 1: CELTICS 107 Los Angeles Lakers 101

GAME 2: Los Angeles Lakers 123 CELTICS 113

GAME 3: Celtics 127 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 119

GAME 4: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 119 Celtics 105

GAME 5: CELTICS 120 Los Angeles Lakers 117

GAME 6: Celtics 124 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 109

1969

DEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-3

GAME 1: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 120 Celtics 118

GAME 2: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 118 Celtics 112

GAME 3: CELTICS 111 Los Angeles Lakers 105

GAME 4: CELTICS 89 Los Angeles Lakers 88

GAME 5: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 117 Celtics 104

GAME 6: CELTICS 99 Los Angeles Lakers 90

GAME 7: CELTICS 108 Los Angeles Lakers 106

1974

DEFEATED MILWAUKEE BUCKS, 4-3

GAME 1: Celtics 95 MILWAUKEE BUCKS 83

GAME 2: MILWAUKEE BUCKS 105 Celtics 96

GAME 3: CELTICS 95 Milwaukee Bucks 83

GAME 4: Milwaukee Bucks 97 CELTICS 89

GAME 5: Celtics 96 MILWAUKEE BUCKS 87

GAME 6: Milwaukee Bucks 102 CELTICS 101

GAME 7: Celtics 102 MILWAUKEE BUCKS 87

1976

DEFEATED PHOENIX SUNS, 4-2

GAME 1: CELTICS 98 Phoenix Suns 87

GAME 2: CELTICS 105 Phoenix Suns 90

GAME 3: PHOENIX SUNS 105 Celtics 98

GAME 4: PHOENIX SUNS 109 Celtics 107

GAME 5: CELTICS 128 Phoenix Suns 126

GAME 6: Celtics 87 PHOENIX SUNS 80

1981

DEFEATED HOUSTON ROCKETS, 4-2

GAME 1: CELTICS 98 Houston Rockets 95

GAME 2: Houston Rockets 92 CELTICS 90

GAME 3: Celtics 94HOUSTON ROCKETS 71

GAME 4: HOUSTON ROCKETS 91 Celtics 86

GAME 5: CELTICS 109 Houston Rockets 80

GAME 6: Celtics 102 HOUSTON ROCKETS 91

1984

DEFEATED LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-3

GAME 1: Los Angeles Lakers 115CELTICS 109

GAME 2: CELTICS 124 Los Angeles Lakers 121

GAME 3: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 137 Celtics 104

GAME 4: Celtics 129 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 125

GAME 5: CELTICS 121 Los Angeles Lakers 103

GAME 6: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 119 Celtics 108

GAME 7: CELTICS 111 Los Angeles Lakers 102

1985

LOST TO LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-2

GAME 1: CELTICS 148 Los Angeles Lakers 114

GAME 2: Los Angeles Lakers 109 CELTICS 102

GAME 3: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 136 Celtics 111

GAME 4: Celtics 107 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 105

GAME 5: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 120 Celtics 111

GAME 6: Los Angeles Lakers 111 CELTICS 100

1986

DEFEATED HOUSTON ROCKETS, 4-2

GAME 1: CELTICS 112 Houston Rockets 100

GAME 2: CELTICS 117 Houston Rockets 95

GAME 3: HOUSTON ROCKETS 106 Celtics 104

GAME 4: Celtics 106 HOUSTON ROCKETS 103

GAME 5: HOUSTON ROCKETS 111 Celtics 96

GAME 6: CELTICS 114 Houston Rockets 97

1987

LOST TO LOS ANGELES LAKERS, 4-2

GAME 1: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 126 Celtics 113

GAME 2: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 141 Celtics 122

GAME 3: CELTICS 109 Los Angeles Lakers 103

GAME 4: Los Angeles Lakers 107 CELTICS 106

GAME 5: CELTICS 123 Los Angeles Lakers 108

GAME 6: LOS ANGELES LAKERS 106 Celtics 93