The NBA Belt · rivalry
Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls
47Belt meetings
34Celtics wins
13Bulls wins
19Title changes
Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls have met 47 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 27, 1966 to November 29, 2024. The belt changed hands in 19 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 34–13.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,658 | Oct 27, 1966 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 123–100 | Defense |
| 1,663 | Nov 8, 1966 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 112–101 | Defense |
| 1,702 | Jan 17, 1967 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 109–101 | Title change |
| 1,728 | Mar 2, 1967 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 114–108 | Defense |
| 1,732 | Mar 7, 1967 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 117–114 | Title change |
| 1,795 | Jan 2, 1968 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 95–84 | Defense |
| 1,829 | Mar 1, 1968 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 94–87 | Defense |
| 1,864 | Oct 19, 1968 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 106–96 | Defense |
| 1,867 | Oct 29, 1968 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 103–97 | Title change |
| 2,105 | Feb 7, 1971 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 104–96 | Title change |
| 2,106 | Feb 9, 1971 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 90–88 | Defense |
| 2,127 | Mar 14, 1971 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 117–104 | Title change |
| 2,229 | Oct 14, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 96–88 | Defense |
| 2,549 | Jan 17, 1976 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 94–92 | Defense |
| 2,921 | Jan 16, 1980 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 114–104 | Title change |
| 3,032 | Jan 29, 1981 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 108–85 | Title change |
| 3,065 | Apr 5, 1981 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 121–109 Playoffs | Title change |
| 3,066 | Apr 7, 1981 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 106–97 Playoffs | Defense |
| 3,067 | Apr 10, 1981 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 113–107 Playoffs | Defense |
| 3,068 | Apr 12, 1981 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 109–103 Playoffs | Defense |
| 3,145 | Mar 23, 1982 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 110–103 | Defense |
| 3,227 | Jan 31, 1983 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 110–104 | Defense |
| 3,326 | Jan 31, 1984 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 106–83 | Defense |
| 3,415 | Dec 22, 1984 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 110–85 | Title change |
| 3,552 | Mar 21, 1986 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 126–105 | Defense |
| 3,667 | Apr 23, 1987 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 108–104 Playoffs | Defense |
| 3,668 | Apr 26, 1987 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 105–96 Playoffs | Defense |
| 3,669 | Apr 28, 1987 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 105–94 Playoffs | Defense |
| 3,926 | Apr 17, 1990 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 111–105 | Title change |
| 3,928 | Apr 20, 1990 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 120–116 | Title change |
| 4,027 | Mar 31, 1991 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 135–132 | Defense |
| 4,137 | Apr 5, 1992 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 97–86 | Title change |
| 4,553 | Nov 1, 1996 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 107–98 | Defense |
| 4,558 | Nov 9, 1996 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 104–92 | Defense |
| 4,657 | Oct 31, 1997 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 92–85 | Title change |
| 5,032 | Dec 8, 2001 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 87–84 | Title change |
| 5,089 | Apr 8, 2002 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 105–100 | Title change |
| 5,644 | Dec 21, 2007 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 107–82 | Title change |
| 5,689 | Apr 1, 2008 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 106–92 | Defense |
| 5,722 | Oct 31, 2008 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 96–80 | Defense |
| 5,746 | Dec 19, 2008 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 126–108 | Defense |
| 5,846 | Dec 12, 2009 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 106–80 | Defense |
| 5,902 | Apr 13, 2010 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 101–93 | Title change |
| 5,946 | Dec 3, 2010 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 104–92 | Defense |
| 6,579 | Feb 16, 2017 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 104–103 | Title change |
| 7,123 | Nov 21, 2022 | Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 121–107 | Title change |
| 7,336 | Nov 29, 2024 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 138–129 | Defense |