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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

54Belt meetings
33Celtics wins
21Cavaliers wins
21Title changes

Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers have met 54 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 27, 1972 to December 1, 2024. The belt changed hands in 21 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 33–21.

Belt gameDateResult
2,235Oct 27, 1972Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 123–97Defense
2,363Dec 29, 1973Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 111–92Defense
2,524Nov 23, 1975Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–90Defense
2,551Jan 20, 1976Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 98–85Title change
2,587Apr 1, 1976Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 95–88Title change
2,602May 6, 1976Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 111–99 PlayoffsDefense
2,603May 9, 1976Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 94–89 PlayoffsDefense
2,604May 11, 1976Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 83–78 PlayoffsTitle change
2,605May 14, 1976Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 106–87 PlayoffsDefense
2,606May 16, 1976Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 99–94 PlayoffsTitle change
2,607May 18, 1976Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 94–87 PlayoffsDefense
2,954Mar 22, 1980Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 109–105Defense
2,957Mar 28, 1980Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 130–122Defense
3,146Mar 24, 1982Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 136–115Defense
3,218Jan 15, 1983Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 90–86Title change
3,316Jan 6, 1984Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 115–97Defense
3,324Jan 24, 1984Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 118–97Defense
3,404Dec 1, 1984Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110–104Defense
3,405Dec 2, 1984Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 122–99Defense
3,550Mar 18, 1986Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 126–96Defense
3,557Apr 1, 1986Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 123–105Defense
3,600Dec 6, 1986Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 88–86Defense
3,724Jan 23, 1988Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 119–100Title change
3,793Dec 21, 1988Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 115–114Defense
4,026Mar 29, 1991Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110–108Title change
4,138Apr 7, 1992Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 100–97Defense
4,148May 2, 1992Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 101–76 PlayoffsTitle change
4,149May 4, 1992Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 104–98 PlayoffsTitle change
4,150May 8, 1992Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110–107 PlayoffsDefense
4,151May 10, 1992Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 114–112 PlayoffsTitle change
4,152May 13, 1992Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 114–98 PlayoffsDefense
4,153May 15, 1992Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 122–91 PlayoffsTitle change
4,154May 17, 1992Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 122–104 PlayoffsTitle change
4,610Mar 1, 1997Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 99–81Defense
4,839Nov 17, 1999Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 114–103Title change
5,220Dec 13, 2003Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–98Defense
5,465Feb 15, 2006Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 113–109Defense
5,553Jan 3, 2007Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 107–104Defense
5,721Oct 28, 2008Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 90–85Defense
5,886Mar 14, 2010Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 104–93Defense
5,909May 1, 2010Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 101–93 PlayoffsDefense
5,910May 3, 2010Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 104–86 PlayoffsTitle change
5,911May 7, 2010Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 124–95 PlayoffsTitle change
5,912May 9, 2010Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 97–87 PlayoffsTitle change
5,913May 11, 2010Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 120–88 PlayoffsDefense
5,914May 13, 2010Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 94–85 PlayoffsDefense
5,944Nov 30, 2010Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–87Title change
6,526Nov 3, 2016Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 128–122Defense
6,554Dec 29, 2016Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 124–118Title change
6,841Nov 5, 2019Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 119–113Defense
6,858Dec 9, 2019Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110–88Defense
7,053Dec 22, 2021Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 111–101Title change
7,332Nov 19, 2024Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 120–117Title change
7,337Dec 1, 2024Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 115–111Title change

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