The NBA Belt · rivalry
Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics
25Belt meetings
10Nets wins
15Celtics wins
12Title changes
Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics have met 25 times with the NBA belt on the line, from April 16, 1982 to November 29, 2019. The belt changed hands in 12 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 15–10.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,158 | Apr 16, 1982 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 113–96 | Defense |
| 3,217 | Jan 14, 1983 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 133–108 | Title change |
| 3,330 | Feb 6, 1984 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 115–112 | Title change |
| 3,390 | Oct 31, 1984 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 116–105 | Defense |
| 3,556 | Mar 30, 1986 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 122–117 | Defense |
| 3,720 | Jan 16, 1988 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 103–96 | Title change |
| 4,028 | Apr 2, 1991 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 94–77 | Defense |
| 4,029 | Apr 4, 1991 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 123–104 | Defense |
| 4,293 | Feb 17, 1994 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 117–98 | Defense |
| 4,775 | Feb 27, 1999 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 101–92 | Defense |
| 4,776 | Mar 1, 1999 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 99–97 | Title change |
| 4,840 | Nov 19, 1999 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 109–96 | Defense |
| 5,088 | Apr 7, 2002 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 102–90 | Title change |
| 5,105 | May 19, 2002 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 104–97 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,106 | May 21, 2002 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 93–86 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,107 | May 25, 2002 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 94–90 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,108 | May 27, 2002 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 94–92 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,109 | May 29, 2002 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 103–92 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,110 | May 31, 2002 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 96–88 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,947 | Dec 5, 2010 | Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 100–75 | Defense |
| 5,992 | Mar 14, 2011 | New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 88–79 | Defense |
| 6,295 | Mar 7, 2014 | Boston Celtics beat Brooklyn Nets 91–84 | Title change |
| 6,591 | Mar 17, 2017 | Boston Celtics beat Brooklyn Nets 98–95 | Title change |
| 6,852 | Nov 27, 2019 | Boston Celtics beat Brooklyn Nets 121–110 | Title change |
| 6,853 | Nov 29, 2019 | Brooklyn Nets beat Boston Celtics 112–107 | Title change |