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Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons

97Belt meetings
70Celtics wins
27Pistons wins
34Title changes

Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons have met 97 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 15, 1950 to October 26, 2024. The belt changed hands in 34 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 70–27.

Belt gameDateResult
259Feb 15, 1950Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 84–78Defense
378Dec 5, 1951Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 91–88Defense
467Nov 29, 1952Boston Celtics beat Fort Wayne Pistons 78–71Title change
491Jan 15, 1953Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 91–85Title change
494Jan 21, 1953Boston Celtics beat Fort Wayne Pistons 94–84Title change
520Mar 11, 1953Boston Celtics beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–92Defense
538Nov 5, 1953Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 83–79Defense
579Jan 28, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 80–68Defense
610Oct 31, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 90–86Defense
645Jan 11, 1955Boston Celtics beat Fort Wayne Pistons 119–110Defense
649Jan 19, 1955Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 105–84Title change
653Jan 26, 1955Boston Celtics beat Fort Wayne Pistons 99–90Title change
734Jan 25, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 101–100Defense
735Jan 27, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 106–97Defense
787Nov 15, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 98–95Defense
832Feb 6, 1957Boston Celtics beat Fort Wayne Pistons 108–93Title change
866Oct 23, 1957Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 105–94Defense
870Nov 5, 1957Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 111–105Defense
876Nov 21, 1957Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 112–90Defense
925Feb 26, 1958Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 106–99Title change
961Nov 29, 1958Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 110–96Title change
971Dec 17, 1958Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 102–95Defense
983Jan 9, 1959Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 103–90Defense
1,004Feb 15, 1959Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 120–94Defense
1,042Nov 17, 1959Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 132–129Defense
1,062Dec 22, 1959Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 136–104Defense
1,096Feb 19, 1960Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 136–116Defense
1,122Oct 22, 1960Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 118–116Defense
1,140Nov 30, 1960Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 125–110Defense
1,153Dec 24, 1960Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 150–106Defense
1,162Jan 6, 1961Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 108–102Defense
1,214Oct 21, 1961Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 137–102Defense
1,218Nov 9, 1961Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 116–110Title change
1,229Nov 26, 1961Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 107–101Title change
1,230Nov 28, 1961Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 116–108Defense
1,289Mar 9, 1962Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 130–111Title change
1,370Feb 20, 1963Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 117–113Defense
1,379Mar 7, 1963Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 115–104Title change
1,406Oct 30, 1963Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 108–102Defense
1,408Nov 2, 1963Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 117–109Defense
1,469Feb 29, 1964Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 115–108Defense
1,476Mar 12, 1964Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 140–120Title change
1,516Jan 2, 1965Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 101–89Defense
1,586Nov 26, 1965Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 134–114Defense
1,635Mar 17, 1966Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 128–103Defense
1,707Jan 25, 1967Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 112–105Defense
1,708Jan 27, 1967Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 112–106Defense
1,731Mar 6, 1967Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 127–103Defense
1,775Nov 28, 1967Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 118–111Title change
1,777Dec 2, 1967Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 112–107Title change
1,863Oct 18, 1968Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 106–88Defense
1,987Dec 16, 1969Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 117–98Defense
2,141Nov 5, 1971Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 103–102Title change
2,285Feb 9, 1973Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 104–95Title change
2,391Feb 26, 1974Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 86–83Defense
2,558Feb 1, 1976Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 114–109Title change
2,692Oct 24, 1977Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 100–85Defense
3,147Mar 26, 1982Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 125–104Defense
3,296Nov 27, 1983Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 114–99Defense
3,329Feb 5, 1984Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 137–134Defense
3,364Apr 13, 1984Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 128–120Title change
3,389Oct 26, 1984Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 130–123Defense
3,391Nov 2, 1984Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 127–116Defense
3,406Dec 4, 1984Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 104–99Title change
3,558Apr 2, 1986Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 122–106Defense
3,659Apr 3, 1987Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 119–115Title change
3,677May 19, 1987Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 104–91 PlayoffsDefense
3,678May 21, 1987Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 110–101 PlayoffsDefense
3,679May 23, 1987Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 122–104 PlayoffsTitle change
3,680May 24, 1987Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 145–119 PlayoffsDefense
3,681May 26, 1987Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 108–107 PlayoffsTitle change
3,682May 28, 1987Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 113–105 PlayoffsTitle change
3,683May 30, 1987Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 117–114 PlayoffsTitle change
3,772Nov 11, 1988Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 116–107Defense
3,832Mar 17, 1989Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 106–98Defense
4,143Apr 15, 1992Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 92–89Defense
4,256Nov 24, 1993Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 118–103Title change
4,677Dec 13, 1997Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 93–77Title change
4,794Mar 31, 1999Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 87–72Defense
5,100May 5, 2002Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 96–84 PlayoffsDefense
5,101May 8, 2002Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 85–77 PlayoffsTitle change
5,102May 10, 2002Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 66–64 PlayoffsDefense
5,103May 12, 2002Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 90–79 PlayoffsDefense
5,104May 14, 2002Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 90–81 PlayoffsDefense
5,448Jan 16, 2006Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 94–84Defense
5,652Jan 5, 2008Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 92–85Defense
5,709May 20, 2008Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 88–79 PlayoffsTitle change
5,710May 22, 2008Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 103–97 PlayoffsTitle change
5,711May 24, 2008Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 94–80 PlayoffsTitle change
5,712May 26, 2008Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 94–75 PlayoffsTitle change
5,713May 28, 2008Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 106–102 PlayoffsTitle change
5,714May 30, 2008Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 89–81 PlayoffsDefense
5,732Nov 20, 2008Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 98–80Title change
5,764Jan 30, 2009Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 86–78Defense
6,296Mar 9, 2014Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 118–111Defense
7,119Nov 12, 2022Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 117–108Defense
7,319Oct 26, 2024Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 124–118Defense

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