2021–22 Boston Celtics season

2021–22 Boston Celtics season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachIme Udoka
General managerBrad Stevens
OwnersWyc Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Warriors 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston
RadioWBZ-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 the previous season, Danny Ainge retired from his role as General Manager, and Brad Stevens was promoted to be the next President of Basketball Operations.[1] The Celtics then hired Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka as the next head coach on June 28, 2021, in what was his only season as head coach before being suspended for violating team rules in September 2022 and later being replaced midway through the 2022–23 season.[2]

The Celtics began the season with an 18–21 record but began a turnaround in January and finished with a 51–31 record and the #2-seed in the Eastern Conference.[3][4][5] With the Portland Trail Blazers missing the playoffs 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 him 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 four seasons. In the second round, they faced the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks for the third time in five seasons and defeated them in seven games.[7] In the final game of the series, the Celtics made 22 3-pointers, a record for the most ever in a Game 7. The Celtics then advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth time in six years to face 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. The Celtics faced the Golden State Warriors in a rematch of the 1964 Finals in an attempt to win their 18th championship and first since 2008, but lost in six games despite taking a 2–1 lead.[8]

Draft picks

Main article: 2021 NBA draft
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 6 in (1.98 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 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
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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 9, 2022

Standings

Division

Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Boston Celtics5131.622–28‍–‍1323‍–‍189–782
x – Philadelphia 76ers5131.622–24‍–‍1727‍–‍146–1082
x – Toronto Raptors4834.5853.024‍–‍1724‍–‍1710–682
x − Brooklyn Nets4438.5377.020‍–‍2124‍–‍1710–682
New York Knicks3745.45114.017‍–‍2420‍–‍215–1182

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Miami Heat *5329.646–82
2y – Boston Celtics *5131.6222.082
3y – Milwaukee Bucks *5131.6222.082
4x – Philadelphia 76ers5131.6222.082
5x – Toronto Raptors4834.5855.082
6x – Chicago Bulls4636.5617.082
7x − Brooklyn Nets4438.5379.082
8pi − Cleveland Cavaliers4438.5379.082
9x − Atlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
10pi − Charlotte Hornets4339.52410.082
11New York Knicks3745.45116.082
12Washington Wizards3547.42718.082
13Indiana Pacers2557.30528.082
14Detroit Pistons2359.28030.082
15Orlando Magic2260.26831.082

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

Main article: 2022 NBA 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

Player statistics

Legend
  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

Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Grant Williams 77 21 24.4 .475 .411 .905 3.6 1.0 .5 .7 7.8
Jayson Tatum 76 76 35.9 .453 .353 .853 8.0 4.4 1.0 .6 26.9
Marcus Smart 71 71 32.3 .418 .331 .793 3.8 5.9 1.7 .3 12.1
Payton Pritchard 71 2 14.1 .429 .412 1.000 1.9 2.0 .4 .1 6.2
Al Horford 69 69 29.1 .467 .336 .842 7.7 3.4 .7 1.3 10.2
Jaylen Brown 66 66 33.6 .473 .358 .758 6.1 3.5 1.1 .3 23.6
Robert Williams III 61 61 29.6 .736 .000 .722 9.6 2.0 .9 2.2 10.0
Aaron Nesmith 52 3 11.0 .396 .270 .808 1.7 .4 .4 .1 3.8
Dennis Schröder† 49 25 29.2 .440 .349 .848 3.3 4.2 .8 .1 14.4
Romeo Langford† 44 5 16.5 .429 .349 .588 2.4 .4 .5 .4 4.7
Josh Richardson† 44 0 24.7 .443 .397 .859 2.8 1.5 .8 .5 9.7
Enes Kanter Freedom 35 1 11.7 .526 .400 .857 4.6 .2 .1 .4 3.7
Derrick White† 26 4 27.4 .409 .306 .853 3.4 3.5 .6 .6 11.0
Sam Hauser 26 0 6.1 .460 .432 1.1 .4 .0 .1 2.5
Daniel Theis† 21 6 18.7 .598 .357 .688 4.7 1.0 .4 .7 7.9
Bruno Fernando† 20 0 2.9 .500 1.000 .800 .8 .2 .0 .2 1.0
Juancho Hernangómez† 18 0 5.3 .185 .167 .667 1.4 .2 .2 .1 1.1
Jabari Parker 12 0 9.3 .474 .500 1.000 2.3 .5 .3 .1 4.4
Luke Kornet† 12 0 7.1 .571 .000 .667 2.1 .7 .3 .2 2.2
Brodric Thomas 12 0 5.0 .444 .222 .600 .8 .9 .1 .1 1.8
Malik Fitts† 8 0 3.5 .600 .500 .9 .6 .0 .0 1.9
Nik Stauskas† 6 0 2.5 .333 .333 .500 .0 .2 .0 .0 1.2
Kelan Martin† 3 0 2.0 .000 .000 .7 .0 .0 .0 .0
Matt Ryan 1 0 5.0 .200 .200 .0 .0 1.0 .0 3.0
Juwan Morgan† 1 0 4.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Justin Jackson† 1 0 2.0 .000 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Joe Johnson 1 0 2.0 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
C. J. Miles 1 0 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jayson Tatum 24 24 41.0 .426 .393 .800 6.7 6.2 1.2 .9 25.6
Jaylen Brown 24 24 38.3 .470 .373 .763 6.9 3.5 1.1 .4 23.1
Grant Williams 24 5 27.3 .433 .393 .808 3.8 .8 .3 .8 8.6
Payton Pritchard 24 0 12.9 .422 .333 .667 1.9 1.6 .3 .1 4.8
Al Horford 23 23 35.4 .523 .480 .778 9.3 3.3 .8 1.3 12.0
Derrick White 23 3 25.4 .364 .313 .824 3.0 2.7 .9 .6 8.5
Marcus Smart 21 21 36.2 .405 .350 .806 4.5 5.9 1.2 .2 15.4
Robert Williams III 17 15 23.2 .679 .000 .893 6.2 1.0 .7 2.2 7.7
Daniel Theis 16 5 12.5 .588 .214 .750 3.3 .7 .3 .5 4.3
Aaron Nesmith 15 0 3.5 .235 .091 .750 1.0 .2 .1 .3 .8
Nik Stauskas 13 0 1.8 .250 .300 1.000 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.0
Luke Kornet 9 0 2.1 .750 1.000 .6 .1 .0 .0 .8
Malik Fitts 9 0 1.8 .750 1.000 .2 .0 .0 .0 .9
Juwan Morgan 9 0 1.7 .000 .000 .500 .3 .0 .0 .0 .1
Sam Hauser 7 0 2.1 .250 .333 1.000 .1 .3 .0 .0 .7
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2021–22 NBA season 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)
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)
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

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