2021–22 Boston Celtics season

2021–22 Boston Celtics season
2021–22 Boston Celtics season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Ime Udoka
General manager	Brad Stevens
Owners	Wyc Grousbeck
Arena	TD Garden
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic); Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals; (lost to Warriors 2–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBC Sports Boston
Radio	WBZ-FM
< 2020–21	2022–23 >

The 2021–22 Boston Celtics season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the Celtics' first-round exit to the Brooklyn Nets in five games from last season, Danny Ainge left his role as the General Manager. Brad Stevens got promoted as the next President of Basketball Operations soon after.^[1] The Celtics hired Ime Udoka as the next head coach on June 28, 2021, in what was his only season as head coach before he was suspended for violating team rules and later replaced midway through the next season.^[2]

The Celtics began the season with a 18–21 record, but began a turnaround in January and finished with a 51–31 record and the number two seed in the Eastern Conference.^[3]^[4]^[5] With the Portland Trail Blazers missing the postseason for the first time since 2013, the Celtics now hold the longest active playoff streak, with consecutive appearances since 2015.^[6] They won the Atlantic Division for the first time since 2017. Multiple Celtics received NBA honors during the season. Jayson Tatum was selected to the All-NBA First Team and was named Eastern Conference Finals MVP, while Marcus Smart was named NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Robert Williams III joined Robert Williams on the NBA All-Defensive Team.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Brooklyn Nets in four games which was their third series sweep in 4 seasons. In the second round, they faced the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks for the third time in five seasons, defeating them in seven games.^[7] In the final game of the series, the Celtics made 22 3-pointers, a record for most ever in a playoff Game 7. The Celtics advanced to the conference finals for the fourth time in six years to play the top-seeded Miami Heat. In the previous two Conference finals matchups between the two teams, the Celtics lost both times: in 2012 in seven games and in 2020 in six. This time, they beat the Heat in seven games—including three wins on the road—to advance to the 2022 NBA Finals, their first Finals appearance since 2010. They faced the Golden State Warriors in a rematch of the 1964 Finals in an attempt to win their 18th championship and first since 2008. However, the Celtics would lose in six games despite taking a 2–1 lead.^[8]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
2	45	Juhann Begarin	SG	France	Paris Basketball

The Celtics currently carry one second-round pick in the draft.^[9]

Roster

2021–22 Boston Celtics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G/F	7	Brown, Jaylen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1996-10-24	California
F	8	Fitts, Malik	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1997-07-04	Saint Mary's
F	30	Hauser, Sam	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1997-12-08	Virginia
F/C	42	Horford, Al (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1986-06-03	Florida
C	40	Kornet, Luke	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1995-07-15	Vanderbilt
F	4	Morgan, Juwan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1997-04-17	Indiana
G/F	26	Nesmith, Aaron	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-10-16	Vanderbilt
G	11	Pritchard, Payton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1998-01-28	Oregon
F	37	Ryan, Matt (TW)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1997-04-17	Chattanooga
G	36	Smart, Marcus (C)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1994-03-06	Oklahoma State
G	13	Stauskas, Nik	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1993-10-07	Michigan
G/F	0	Tatum, Jayson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1998-03-03	Duke
C	27	Theis, Daniel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1992-04-04	Germany
G	97	Thomas, Brodric (TW)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-01-28	Truman State
G	9	White, Derrick	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1994-07-02	Colorado
F	12	Williams, Grant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	1998-11-30	Tennessee
C	44	Williams, Robert III	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	1997-10-17	Texas A&M

Head coach

Ime Udoka

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: April 9, 2022

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	–	28‍–‍13	23‍–‍18	9–7	82
x – Philadelphia 76ers	51	31	.622	–	24‍–‍17	27‍–‍14	6–10	82
x – Toronto Raptors	48	34	.585	3.0	24‍–‍17	24‍–‍17	10–6	82
x − Brooklyn Nets	44	38	.537	7.0	20‍–‍21	24‍–‍17	10–6	82
New York Knicks	37	45	.451	14.0	17‍–‍24	20‍–‍21	5–11	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Miami Heat *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Boston Celtics *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	y – Milwaukee Bucks *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	x – Philadelphia 76ers	51	31	.622	2.0	82
5	x – Toronto Raptors	48	34	.585	5.0	82
6	x – Chicago Bulls	46	36	.561	7.0	82

7	x − Brooklyn Nets	44	38	.537	9.0	82
8	pi − Cleveland Cavaliers	44	38	.537	9.0	82
9	x − Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
10	pi − Charlotte Hornets	43	39	.524	10.0	82

11	New York Knicks	37	45	.451	16.0	82
12	Washington Wizards	35	47	.427	18.0	82
13	Indiana Pacers	25	57	.305	28.0	82
14	Detroit Pistons	23	59	.280	30.0	82
15	Orlando Magic	22	60	.268	31.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2021 preseason game log
Total: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)

Preseason: 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 4	Orlando	W 98–97	Jaylen Brown (25)	Jayson Tatum (9)	Payton Pritchard (5)	TD Garden 19,156	1–0
2	October 9	Toronto	W 113–111	Jayson Tatum (20)	Enes Kanter (10)	Smart, Tatum (9)	TD Garden 19,156	2–0
3	October 13	@ Orlando	L 102–103	Aaron Nesmith (23)	Robert Williams III (7)	Nesmith, G. Williams (4)	Amway Center 13,519	2–1
4	October 15	@ Miami	L 100–121	Jayson Tatum (23)	Jayson Tatum (8)	Dennis Schröder (6)	FTX Arena 19,600	2–2

2021–22 season schedule

Regular season

2021–22 game log
Total: 51–31 (home: 28–13; road: 23–18)

October: 2–4 (home: 0–2; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 20	@ New York	L 134–138 (2OT)	Jaylen Brown (46)	Jayson Tatum (11)	Brown, Smart (6)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	0–1
2	October 22	Toronto	L 83–115	Jayson Tatum (18)	Al Horford (11)	Marcus Smart (5)	TD Garden 19,156	0–2
3	October 24	@ Houston	W 107–97	Jayson Tatum (31)	Al Horford (10)	Schröder, Smart (5)	Toyota Center 16,069	1–2
4	October 25	@ Charlotte	W 140–129 (OT)	Jayson Tatum (41)	Robert Williams III (16)	Schröder, Tatum (8)	Spectrum Center 17,238	2–2
5	October 27	Washington	L 107–116	Jayson Tatum (23)	Horford, Williams (11)	Dennis Schroder (6)	TD Garden 19,156	2–3
6	October 30	@ Washington	L 112–115 (2OT)	Jaylen Brown (34)	Jayson Tatum (15)	Dennis Schröder (9)	Capital One Arena 15,813	2–4

November: 9–6 (home: 5–2; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
7	November 1	Chicago	L 114–128	Jaylen Brown (28)	Al Horford (10)	Dennis Schröder (5)	TD Garden 19,156	2–5
8	November 3	@ Orlando	W 92–79	Jaylen Brown (28)	Al Horford (12)	Al Horford (7)	Amway Center 12,735	3–5
9	November 4	@ Miami	W 95–78	Jaylen Brown (17)	Robert Williams III (10)	Dennis Schröder (6)	FTX Arena 19,600	4–5
10	November 6	@ Dallas	L 104–107	Jayson Tatum (32)	Jayson Tatum (11)	Smart, Schröder (6)	American Airlines Center 20,052	4–6
11	November 10	Toronto	W 104–88	Jayson Tatum (22)	Robert Williams III (13)	Jayson Tatum (7)	TD Garden 19,156	5–6
12	November 12	Milwaukee	W 122–113	Dennis Schröder (38)	Robert Williams III (10)	Marcus Smart (6)	TD Garden 19,156	6–6
13	November 13	@ Cleveland	L 89–91	Dennis Schröder (28)	Robert Williams III (16)	Marcus Smart (8)	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432	6–7
14	November 15	@ Cleveland	W 98–92	Jayson Tatum (23)	Al Horford (9)	Smart, Tatum (5)	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,186	7–7
15	November 17	@ Atlanta	L 99–110	Jayson Tatum (34)	Jayson Tatum (9)	Marcus Smart (11)	State Farm Arena 16,445	7–8
16	November 19	L.A. Lakers	W 130–108	Jayson Tatum (37)	Jayson Tatum (11)	Schröder, Smart (6)	TD Garden 19,156	8–8
17	November 20	Oklahoma City	W 111–105	Jayson Tatum (33)	Al Horford (11)	Marcus Smart (8)	TD Garden 19,156	9–8
18	November 22	Houston	W 108–90	Jayson Tatum (30)	Robert Williams III (15)	Marcus Smart (5)	TD Garden 19,156	10–8
19	November 24	Brooklyn	L 104–123	Marcus Smart (20)	Jayson Tatum (8)	Marcus Smart (8)	TD Garden 19,156	10–9
20	November 26	@ San Antonio	L 88–96	Jayson Tatum (24)	Jayson Tatum (12)	Marcus Smart (8)	AT&T Center 15,360	10–10
21	November 28	@ Toronto	W 109–97	Marcus Smart (21)	Al Horford (11)	Jayson Tatum (10)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	11–10

December: 6–9 (home: 5–3; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
22	December 1	Philadelphia	W 88–87	Jayson Tatum (26)	Jayson Tatum (16)	Marcus Smart (8)	TD Garden 19,156	12–10
23	December 3	@ Utah	L 130–137	Jayson Tatum (37)	Horford, Tatum (6)	Al Horford (9)	Vivint Arena 18,306	12–11
24	December 4	@ Portland	W 145–117	Schröder, Tatum (31)	Enes Freedom (15)	Dennis Schröder (8)	Moda Center 18,193	13–11
25	December 7	@ L.A. Lakers	L 102–117	Jayson Tatum (34)	Horford, Tatum (8)	Marcus Smart (6)	Staples Center 18,997	13–12
26	December 8	@ L.A. Clippers	L 111–114	Jayson Tatum (29)	Jayson Tatum (10)	Dennis Schröder (8)	Staples Center 17,064	13–13
27	December 10	@ Phoenix	L 90–111	Jayson Tatum (24)	Langford, Tatum (7)	Horford, Pritchard, Schröder, Tatum (4)	Footprint Center 17,071	13–14
28	December 13	Milwaukee	W 117–103	Jayson Tatum (42)	G. Williams, R. Williams III (7)	Marcus Smart (11)	TD Garden 19,156	14–14
29	December 17	Golden State	L 107–111	Jayson Tatum (27)	Robert Williams III (11)	Marcus Smart (8)	TD Garden 19,156	14–15
30	December 18	New York	W 114–107	Josh Richardson (27)	Jayson Tatum (9)	Brown, Smart (5)	TD Garden 19,156	15–15
31	December 20	Philadelphia	L 103–108	Jaylen Brown (30)	Enes Freedom (11)	Jayson Tatum (6)	TD Garden 19,156	15–16
32	December 22	Cleveland	W 111–101	Jaylen Brown (34)	Robert Williams III (11)	Robert Williams III (7)	TD Garden 19,156	16–16
33	December 25	@ Milwaukee	L 113–117	Brown, Tatum (25)	Robert Williams III (14)	Marcus Smart (7)	Fiserv Forum 17,341	16–17
34	December 27	@ Minnesota	L 103–108	Jaylen Brown (26)	Robert Williams III (11)	Horford, Pritchard (6)	Target Center 15,962	16–18
35	December 29	L.A. Clippers	L 81–92	Jaylen Brown (30)	Robert Williams III (14)	Al Horford (8)	TD Garden 19,156	16–19
36	December 31	Phoenix	W 123–108	Brown, Smart (24)	Brown, Williams III (11)	Robert Williams III (10)	TD Garden 19,156	17–19

January: 10–6 (home: 7–3; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
37	January 2	Orlando	W 116–111 (OT)	Jaylen Brown (50)	Jaylen Brown (11)	Schröder, Smart (7)	TD Garden 19,156	18–19
38	January 5	San Antonio	L 97–99	Jaylen Brown (30)	Robert Williams III (9)	Marcus Smart (6)	TD Garden 19,156	18–20
39	January 6	@ New York	L 105–108	Jayson Tatum (36)	Robert Williams III (9)	Jayson Tatum (9)	Madison Square Garden 17,529	18–21
40	January 8	New York	W 99–75	Jaylen Brown (22)	Jaylen Brown (11)	Jaylen Brown (11)	TD Garden 19,156	19–21
41	January 10	Indiana	W 101–98 (OT)	Jaylen Brown (26)	Jaylen Brown (15)	Jaylen Brown (6)	TD Garden 19,156	20–21
42	January 12	@ Indiana	W 119–100	Jaylen Brown (34)	Robert Williams III (9)	three players 4	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,560	21–21
43	January 14	@ Philadelphia	L 99–111	Jaylen Brown (21)	Robert Williams III (14)	Jayson Tatum (5)	Wells Fargo Center 20,444	21–22
44	January 15	Chicago	W 114–112	Jayson Tatum (23)	Robert Williams III (13)	Dennis Schröder (8)	TD Garden 19,156	22–22
45	January 17	New Orleans	W 104–92	Jayson Tatum (27)	Brown, Tatum (8)	Dennis Schröder (9)	TD Garden 19,156	23–22
46	January 19	Charlotte	L 102–111	Dennis Schröder (24)	Al Horford (10)	Jaylen Brown (6)	TD Garden 19,156	23–23
47	January 21	Portland	L 105–109	Jayson Tatum (27)	Tatum, Williams III (10)	Jayson Tatum (7)	TD Garden 19,156	23–24
48	January 23	@ Washington	W 116–87	Jayson Tatum (51)	Brown, Tatum (10)	Jayson Tatum (7)	Capital One Arena 16,371	24–24
49	January 25	Sacramento	W 128–75	Jayson Tatum (36)	Robert Williams III (17)	Marcus Smart (7)	TD Garden 19,156	25–24
50	January 28	@ Atlanta	L 92–108	Jaylen Brown (26)	Jaylen Brown (12)	Jayson Tatum (4)	State Farm Arena 16,932	25–25
51	January 29	@ New Orleans	W 107–97	Jayson Tatum (38)	Robert Williams III (16)	Marcus Smart (12)	Smoothie King Center 16,168	26–25
52	January 31	Miami	W 122–92	Jaylen Brown (29)	Jayson Tatum (12)	Marcus Smart (7)	TD Garden 19,156	27–25

February: 9–2 (home: 3–1; road: 6–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
53	February 2	Charlotte	W 113–107	Josh Richardson (23)	Al Horford (12)	Jayson Tatum (9)	TD Garden 19,156	28–25
54	February 4	@ Detroit	W 102–93	Jayson Tatum (24)	Robert Williams III (11)	Marcus Smart (6)	Little Caesars Arena 17,584	29–25
55	February 6	@ Orlando	W 116–83	Jaylen Brown (26)	Al Horford (11)	Jayson Tatum (7)	Amway Center 14,402	30–25
56	February 8	@ Brooklyn	W 126–91	Brown, Smart (22)	Enes Freedom (12)	Jaylen Brown (9)	Barclays Center 17,732	31–25
57	February 11	Denver	W 108–102	Jayson Tatum (24)	Robert Williams III (16)	Marcus Smart (7)	TD Garden 19,156	32–25
58	February 13	Atlanta	W 105–95	Jayson Tatum (38)	Robert Williams III (14)	Marcus Smart (7)	TD Garden 19,156	33–25
59	February 15	@ Philadelphia	W 135–87	Jaylen Brown (29)	Jayson Tatum (12)	Payton Pritchard (7)	Wells Fargo Center 20,960	34–25
60	February 16	Detroit	L 111–112	Jaylen Brown (31)	Al Horford (7)	Al Horford (7)	TD Garden 19,156	34–26
All-Star Break
61	February 24	@ Brooklyn	W 129–106	Jayson Tatum (30)	Al Horford (13)	Jaylen Brown (6)	Barclays Center 17,986	35–26
62	February 26	@ Detroit	W 113–104	Jaylen Brown (27)	Jayson Tatum (11)	Marcus Smart (7)	Little Caesars Arena 19,122	36–26
63	February 27	@ Indiana	L 107–128	Jayson Tatum (24)	Robert Williams III (11)	Jaylen Brown (8)	Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,872	36–27

March: 11–3 (home: 6–2; road: 5–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
64	March 1	Atlanta	W 107–98	Jayson Tatum (33)	Robert Williams III (13)	Jayson Tatum (7)	TD Garden 19,156	37–27
65	March 3	Memphis	W 120–107	Jayson Tatum (37)	Al Horford (15)	Marcus Smart (12)	TD Garden 19,156	38–27
66	March 6	Brooklyn	W 126–120	Jayson Tatum (54)	Robert Williams III (8)	Marcus Smart (9)	TD Garden 19,156	39–27
67	March 9	@ Charlotte	W 115–101	Jayson Tatum (44)	Robert Williams III (11)	Marcus Smart (9)	Spectrum Center 18,086	40–27
68	March 11	Detroit	W 114–103	Jayson Tatum (31)	Robert Williams III (9)	Jayson Tatum (6)	TD Garden 19,156	41–27
69	March 13	Dallas	L 92–95	Jayson Tatum (21)	Jayson Tatum (11)	Brown, Smart, Tatum (4)	TD Garden 19,156	41–28
70	March 16	@ Golden State	W 110–88	Jayson Tatum (26)	Jayson Tatum (12)	Marcus Smart (8)	Chase Center 18,064	42–28
71	March 18	@ Sacramento	W 126–97	Jayson Tatum (32)	Al Horford (9)	Payton Pritchard (8)	Golden 1 Center 15,313	43–28
72	March 20	@ Denver	W 124–104	Jayson Tatum (30)	Robert Williams III (9)	Jayson Tatum (7)	Ball Arena 19,602	44–28
73	March 21	@ Oklahoma City	W 132–123	Jayson Tatum (36)	Grant Williams (10)	Al Horford (7)	Paycom Center 15,345	45–28
74	March 23	Utah	W 125–97	Jaylen Brown (26)	Robert Williams III (10)	Marcus Smart (13)	TD Garden 19,156	46–28
75	March 27	Minnesota	W 134–112	Jayson Tatum (34)	Jaylen Brown (10)	Marcus Smart (7)	TD Garden 19,156	47–28
76	March 28	@ Toronto	L 112–115 (OT)	Marcus Smart (28)	Marcus Smart (10)	Derrick White (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	47–29
77	March 30	Miami	L 98–106	Jaylen Brown (28)	Al Horford (15)	Marcus Smart (8)	TD Garden 19,156	47–30

April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
78	April 1	Indiana	W 128–123	Jaylen Brown (32)	Al Horford (10)	Jaylen Brown (7)	TD Garden 19,156	48–30
79	April 3	Washington	W 144–102	Jaylen Brown (32)	Al Horford (8)	Smart, Tatum (7)	TD Garden 19,156	49–30
80	April 6	@ Chicago	W 117–94	Jaylen Brown (25)	Al Horford (10)	Jayson Tatum (8)	United Center 21,095	50–30
81	April 7	@ Milwaukee	L 121–127	Marcus Smart (29)	Jaylen Brown (10)	Jaylen Brown (11)	Fiserv Forum 18,046	50–31
82	April 10	@ Memphis	W 139–110	Jayson Tatum (31)	Daniel Theis (10)	Marcus Smart (6)	FedExForum 17,441	51–31

2021–22 season schedule

Playoffs

2022 playoff game log
Total: 14–10 (home: 6–6; road: 8–4)

First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 17	Brooklyn	W 115–114	Jayson Tatum (31)	Al Horford (15)	Jayson Tatum (8)	TD Garden 19,156	1–0
2	April 20	Brooklyn	W 114–107	Jaylen Brown (22)	Tatum, Horford, Theis, Williams (6)	Jayson Tatum (10)	TD Garden 19,156	2–0
3	April 23	@ Brooklyn	W 109–103	Jayson Tatum (39)	White, Theis (6)	Tatum, Smart (6)	Barclays Center 18,175	3–0
4	April 25	@ Brooklyn	W 116–112	Jayson Tatum (29)	Jaylen Brown (8)	Marcus Smart (11)	Barclays Center 18,099	4–0

Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 1	Milwaukee	L 89–101	Jayson Tatum (21)	Al Horford (10)	Smart, Tatum (6)	TD Garden 19,156	0–1
2	May 3	Milwaukee	W 109–86	Jaylen Brown (30)	Al Horford (11)	Jayson Tatum (8)	TD Garden 19,156	1–1
3	May 7	@ Milwaukee	L 101–103	Jaylen Brown (27)	Al Horford (16)	Al Horford (5)	Fiserv Forum 17,736	1–2
4	May 9	@ Milwaukee	W 116–108	Horford, Tatum (30)	Jayson Tatum (13)	Marcus Smart (8)	Fiserv Forum 17,505	2–2
5	May 11	Milwaukee	L 107–110	Jayson Tatum (34)	Brown, Horford (8)	Brown, Horford, White (6)	TD Garden 19,156	2–3
6	May 13	@ Milwaukee	W 108–95	Jayson Tatum (46)	Al Horford (10)	Marcus Smart (7)	Fiserv Forum 17,681	3–3
7	May 15	Milwaukee	W 109–81	Grant Williams (27)	Al Horford (10)	Marcus Smart (10)	TD Garden 19,156	4–3

Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 1–2; road: 3–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 17	@ Miami	L 107–118	Jayson Tatum (29)	Jaylen Brown (10)	Jayson Tatum (6)	FTX Arena 19,774	0–1
2	May 19	@ Miami	W 127–102	Jayson Tatum (27)	Marcus Smart (9)	Marcus Smart (12)	FTX Arena 20,100	1–1
3	May 21	Miami	L 103–109	Jaylen Brown (40)	Al Horford (14)	Marcus Smart (7)	TD Garden 19,156	1–2
4	May 23	Miami	W 102–82	Jayson Tatum (31)	Al Horford (13)	Derrick White (6)	TD Garden 19,156	2–2
5	May 25	@ Miami	W 93–80	Jaylen Brown (25)	Jayson Tatum (12)	Jayson Tatum (9)	FTX Arena 19,819	3–2
6	May 27	Miami	L 103–111	Jayson Tatum (30)	Horford Tatum (9)	Brown, Horford, White (5)	TD Garden 19,156	3–3
7	May 29	@ Miami	W 100–96	Jayson Tatum (26)	Al Horford (13)	Brown Tatum (6)	FTX Arena 20,200	4–3

NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	June 2	@ Golden State	W 120–108	Al Horford (26)	Jaylen Brown (7)	Jayson Tatum (13)	Chase Center 18,064	1–0
2	June 5	@ Golden State	L 88–107	Jayson Tatum (28)	Al Horford (8)	Marcus Smart (5)	Chase Center 18,064	1–1
3	June 8	Golden State	W 116–100	Jaylen Brown (27)	Robert Williams III (10)	Jayson Tatum (9)	TD Garden 19,156	2–1
4	June 10	Golden State	L 97–107	Jayson Tatum (23)	Robert Williams III (12)	Jayson Tatum (6)	TD Garden 19,156	2–2
5	June 13	@ Golden State	L 94–104	Jayson Tatum (27)	Jayson Tatum (10)	Tatum, Brown (4)	Chase Center 18,064	2–3
6	June 16	Golden State	L 90–103	Jaylen Brown (34)	Al Horford (14)	Marcus Smart (9)	TD Garden 19,156	2–4

2021–22 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 18, 2021^[10]	To Boston Celtics Moses Brown Al Horford 2023 OKC second-round pick	To Oklahoma City Thunder Kemba Walker 2021 BOS first-round pick 2025 BOS second-round pick
July 31, 2021^[11]	To Boston Celtics Josh Richardson	To Dallas Mavericks Moses Brown
August 7, 2021^[12]	To Boston Celtics Kris Dunn (from Atlanta) Bruno Fernando (from Atlanta) 2023 POR second-round pick (from Atlanta)	To Sacramento Kings Tristan Thompson (from Boston)
August 7, 2021^[12]	To Atlanta Hawks Delon Wright (from Sacramento)
August 17, 2021^[13]	To Boston Celtics Cash considerations	To New York Knicks Evan Fournier (sign and trade) 2022 CHA second-round pick 2023 BOS second-round pick
September 15, 2021^[14]	To Boston Celtics Juancho Hernangómez	To Memphis Grizzlies Kris Dunn Carsen Edwards 2026 right to swap second-round picks
January 19, 2022^[15]	To Boston Celtics Bol Bol (from Denver) PJ Dozier (from Denver)	To San Antonio Spurs Juancho Hernangómez (from Boston) 2028 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) Cash considerations (from Boston) Cash considerations (from Denver)
January 19, 2022^[15]	To Denver Nuggets Bryn Forbes (from San Antonio)
February 10, 2022^[16]	To Boston Celtics Future second-round pick	To Orlando Magic Bol Bol PJ Dozier Future second-round pick Cash considerations
February 10, 2022^[17]	To Boston Celtics Derrick White	To San Antonio Spurs Romeo Langford Josh Richardson 2022 BOS first-round pick 2028 right to swap first-round picks
February 10, 2022^[18]	To Boston Celtics Daniel Theis	To Houston Rockets Bruno Fernando Enes Freedom Dennis Schröder

Free agency

Additions

Player	Signed	Former Team
Sam Hauser^[19]	August 13	Virginia
Enes Freedom^[20]		Portland Trail Blazers
Dennis Schröder^[21]		Los Angeles Lakers
Brodric Thomas^[22]	October 18	Cleveland Cavaliers

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team
Semi Ojeleye^[23]	Free agency	Milwaukee Bucks
Tacko Fall^[24]	Free agency	Cleveland Cavaliers
Tremont Waters^[25]	Free agency	Milwaukee Bucks

Notes

References

^ "Danny Ainge Announces Retirement; Brad Stevens Promoted to President of Basketball Operations". NBA.com. June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ "Celtics Name Ime Udoka 18th Head Coach in Franchise History". NBA.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ Hartwell, Darren (March 24, 2022). "This stat puts Celtics' insane second-half turnaround in perspective". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "An Appreciation For Celtics' Incredible Second-Half Turnaround". CBS Boston. April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ Quinn, Justin (April 11, 2022). "Reacting to Celtics' remarkable turnaround since January: From 11-seed to 'best team in basketball'". Celtics Wire. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ Maloney, Jack (April 6, 2022). "NBA playoff updates: Bucks, Celtics clinch spots; Knicks officially eliminated". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
^ Quinn, Sam (April 26, 2022). "Nets vs. Celtics score: Jayson Tatum leads Boston to series sweep of Brooklyn in 116-112 win in Game 4". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ "Celtics lose Game 6 and fall to the Warriors in the NBA Finals". www.boston.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ "Celtics Acquire Five-Time All-Star Al Horford in Deal with Thunder". NBA.com. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "Celtics Acquire Josh Richardson from Mavericks". NBA.com. July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "Sacramento Kings complete 3-team deal for Tristan Thompson". NBA.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "Knicks Acquire Evan Fournier". NBA.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ "Celtics Acquire Juancho Hernangómez in Three-Player Trade with Grizzlies". NBA.com. September 15, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "SPURS ACQUIRE JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ & SECOND ROUND PICK". NBA.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "Magic add Bol Bol, PJ Dozier in deal with Celtics". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Celtics acquire Derrick White from Spurs in exchange for Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Celtics bring back Daniel Theis, send Dennis Schroder to Rockets". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Celtics Sign Sam Hauser to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "Celtics Sign Enes Kanter". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "Celtics Sign Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
^ "Celtics Sign Brodric Thomas to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Three Players". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ Young, Royce (August 31, 2021). "Former Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall joins Cleveland Cavaliers on 1-year deal, agents say". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "Bucks Sign Javin DeLaurier and Tremont Waters". NBA.com. September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[1] "Danny Ainge Announces Retirement; Brad Stevens Promoted to President of Basketball Operations". NBA.com. June 2, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[2] "Celtics Name Ime Udoka 18th Head Coach in Franchise History". NBA.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[3] Hartwell, Darren (March 24, 2022). "This stat puts Celtics' insane second-half turnaround in perspective". NBC Sports Boston. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

[4] "An Appreciation For Celtics' Incredible Second-Half Turnaround". CBS Boston. April 11, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

[5] Quinn, Justin (April 11, 2022). "Reacting to Celtics' remarkable turnaround since January: From 11-seed to 'best team in basketball'". Celtics Wire. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

[6] Maloney, Jack (April 6, 2022). "NBA playoff updates: Bucks, Celtics clinch spots; Knicks officially eliminated". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

[7] Quinn, Sam (April 26, 2022). "Nets vs. Celtics score: Jayson Tatum leads Boston to series sweep of Brooklyn in 116-112 win in Game 4". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[8] "Celtics lose Game 6 and fall to the Warriors in the NBA Finals". www.boston.com. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[9] "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[10] "Celtics Acquire Five-Time All-Star Al Horford in Deal with Thunder". NBA.com. June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[11] "Celtics Acquire Josh Richardson from Mavericks". NBA.com. July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

[12] "Sacramento Kings complete 3-team deal for Tristan Thompson". NBA.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[13] "Knicks Acquire Evan Fournier". NBA.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

[14] "Celtics Acquire Juancho Hernangómez in Three-Player Trade with Grizzlies". NBA.com. September 15, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[15] "SPURS ACQUIRE JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ & SECOND ROUND PICK". NBA.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[16] "Magic add Bol Bol, PJ Dozier in deal with Celtics". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[17] "Celtics acquire Derrick White from Spurs in exchange for Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[18] "Celtics bring back Daniel Theis, send Dennis Schroder to Rockets". NBA.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[19] "Celtics Sign Sam Hauser to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[20] "Celtics Sign Enes Kanter". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[21] "Celtics Sign Dennis Schröder". NBA.com. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[22] "Celtics Sign Brodric Thomas to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[23] "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Three Players". NBA.com. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

[24] Young, Royce (August 31, 2021). "Former Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall joins Cleveland Cavaliers on 1-year deal, agents say". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[25] "Bucks Sign Javin DeLaurier and Tremont Waters". NBA.com. September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

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