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Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers

160Belt meetings
95Celtics wins
6576ers wins
76Title changes

Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers have met 160 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 12, 1950 to December 25, 2018. The belt changed hands in 76 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 95–65.

Belt gameDateResult
270Mar 12, 1950Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 96–72Defense
433Mar 12, 1952Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 89–71Title change
434Mar 13, 1952Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 89–70Defense
456Nov 13, 1952Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 96–81Defense
468Nov 30, 1952Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 78–66Title change
510Feb 17, 1953Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 84–65Title change
521Mar 12, 1953Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 84–70Title change
524Mar 17, 1953Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 72–68Defense
525Mar 19, 1953Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 87–81 PlayoffsTitle change
526Mar 21, 1953Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 111–105 PlayoffsDefense
550Nov 26, 1953Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 93–86Title change
551Nov 28, 1953Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 91–80Title change
618Nov 21, 1954Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 110–104Defense
638Jan 1, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 108–102Title change
711Dec 17, 1955Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 110–104Title change
811Dec 30, 1956Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 105–92Defense
813Jan 4, 1957Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 116–106Title change
822Jan 23, 1957Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 140–108Defense
827Jan 30, 1957Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 119–116Title change
828Jan 31, 1957Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 105–104Defense
868Nov 2, 1957Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 107–83Defense
869Nov 3, 1957Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 113–95Defense
926Mar 2, 1958Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 107–100Defense
970Dec 16, 1958Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 108–104Title change
977Dec 29, 1958Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 107–105Defense
995Feb 1, 1959Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 139–137Defense
1,003Feb 14, 1959Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 124–121Defense
1,006Feb 19, 1959Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 113–105Title change
1,033Oct 24, 1959Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 121–109Defense
1,043Nov 18, 1959Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 138–103Title change
1,044Nov 20, 1959Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 114–101Title change
1,061Dec 20, 1959Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 132–127Defense
1,079Jan 23, 1960Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 130–121Defense
1,080Jan 24, 1960Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 131–110Defense
1,086Feb 5, 1960Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 124–100Title change
1,105Mar 3, 1960Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 149–108Title change
1,107Mar 6, 1960Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 126–117Title change
1,133Nov 19, 1960Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 114–94Defense
1,138Nov 26, 1960Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 129–110Defense
1,149Dec 15, 1960Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 115–105Title change
1,166Jan 12, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 124–118Title change
1,171Jan 21, 1961Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 127–124Defense
1,183Feb 8, 1961Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 130–108Title change
1,191Feb 19, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 116–106Title change
1,202Mar 11, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 126–116Title change
1,203Mar 12, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 136–134Defense
1,204Mar 19, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 128–115 PlayoffsDefense
1,205Mar 21, 1961Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 115–98 PlayoffsTitle change
1,206Mar 23, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 133–110 PlayoffsTitle change
1,207Mar 25, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 120–107 PlayoffsDefense
1,208Mar 26, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 123–101 PlayoffsDefense
1,217Nov 4, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 127–107Defense
1,234Dec 8, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 123–111Defense
1,235Dec 9, 1961Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 106–102Defense
1,269Feb 8, 1962Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 122–110Title change
1,278Feb 22, 1962Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 134–106Defense
1,279Feb 23, 1962Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 121–107Defense
1,281Feb 25, 1962Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 110–106Defense
1,291Mar 13, 1962Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 142–110Defense
1,308Oct 27, 1962Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 118–98Defense
1,325Dec 8, 1962Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 102–97Title change
1,356Feb 1, 1963Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 125–111Title change
1,360Feb 6, 1963Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 126–109Title change
1,407Nov 1, 1963Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 119–102Defense
1,427Dec 13, 1963Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 111–84Defense
1,470Mar 1, 1964Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 108–93Defense
1,471Mar 3, 1964Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 108–94Defense
1,506Dec 11, 1964Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–109Defense
1,522Jan 15, 1965Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 104–95Defense
1,526Jan 23, 1965Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 104–100Title change
1,588Dec 3, 1965Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 119–103Title change
1,599Dec 28, 1965Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 102–93Title change
1,620Feb 12, 1966Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 85–83Title change
1,643Apr 3, 1966Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 115–96 PlayoffsDefense
1,644Apr 6, 1966Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–93 PlayoffsDefense
1,645Apr 7, 1966Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 111–105 PlayoffsTitle change
1,646Apr 10, 1966Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–108 PlayoffsTitle change
1,647Apr 12, 1966Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 120–112 PlayoffsDefense
1,659Oct 29, 1966Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 138–96Title change
1,662Nov 5, 1966Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 105–87Title change
1,684Dec 11, 1966Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 117–103Title change
1,692Dec 28, 1966Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 113–108Defense
1,706Jan 24, 1967Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–106Defense
1,744Mar 31, 1967Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 127–113 PlayoffsDefense
1,745Apr 2, 1967Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 107–102 PlayoffsDefense
1,746Apr 5, 1967Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 115–104 PlayoffsDefense
1,747Apr 9, 1967Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–117 PlayoffsTitle change
1,748Apr 11, 1967Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 140–116 PlayoffsTitle change
1,760Oct 28, 1967Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 104–95Title change
1,784Dec 14, 1967Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 102–101Title change
1,830Mar 3, 1968Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 133–127Title change
1,834Mar 8, 1968Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 101–96Defense
1,850Apr 5, 1968Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 127–118 PlayoffsTitle change
1,851Apr 10, 1968Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 115–106 PlayoffsTitle change
1,852Apr 11, 1968Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 122–114 PlayoffsDefense
1,853Apr 14, 1968Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 110–105 PlayoffsDefense
1,854Apr 15, 1968Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 122–104 PlayoffsTitle change
1,855Apr 17, 1968Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–106 PlayoffsDefense
1,856Apr 19, 1968Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 100–96 PlayoffsDefense
1,900Jan 11, 1969Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 111–101Defense
2,007Jan 28, 1970Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 112–100Title change
2,101Jan 31, 1971Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 132–126Title change
2,102Feb 2, 1971Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 108–105Title change
2,233Oct 23, 1972Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 105–85Defense
2,330Oct 19, 1973Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 133–102Title change
2,364Dec 31, 1973Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 106–97Defense
2,548Jan 16, 1976Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–110Title change
2,572Mar 3, 1976Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 123–110Title change
2,686Apr 3, 1977Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 96–90Title change
2,754Mar 10, 1978Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 120–109Title change
2,755Mar 12, 1978Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 105–103Defense
2,958Mar 30, 1980Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 116–110Title change
2,966Apr 18, 1980Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 96–93 PlayoffsDefense
2,967Apr 20, 1980Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 96–90 PlayoffsTitle change
2,968Apr 23, 1980Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 99–97 PlayoffsTitle change
2,969Apr 25, 1980Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 102–90 PlayoffsDefense
2,970Apr 27, 1980Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 105–94 PlayoffsDefense
3,031Jan 28, 1981Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 104–101Title change
3,069Apr 21, 1981Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 105–104 PlayoffsTitle change
3,070Apr 22, 1981Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–99 PlayoffsTitle change
3,071Apr 24, 1981Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 110–100 PlayoffsTitle change
3,072Apr 26, 1981Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 107–105 PlayoffsDefense
3,073Apr 29, 1981Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 111–109 PlayoffsTitle change
3,074May 1, 1981Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 100–98 PlayoffsDefense
3,075May 3, 1981Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 91–90 PlayoffsDefense
3,144Mar 21, 1982Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 123–111Defense
3,148Mar 28, 1982Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 116–98Title change
3,167May 9, 1982Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–81 PlayoffsDefense
3,168May 12, 1982Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 121–113 PlayoffsTitle change
3,169May 15, 1982Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 99–97 PlayoffsDefense
3,170May 16, 1982Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 119–94 PlayoffsDefense
3,171May 19, 1982Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–85 PlayoffsTitle change
3,172May 21, 1982Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 88–75 PlayoffsDefense
3,173May 23, 1982Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 120–106 PlayoffsTitle change
3,240Mar 4, 1983Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 115–110Title change
3,299Dec 4, 1983Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 121–114Title change
3,318Jan 13, 1984Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 105–104Defense
3,325Jan 25, 1984Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 102–98Defense
3,393Nov 9, 1984Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 130–119Defense
3,426Jan 20, 1985Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 113–97Title change
3,511Dec 21, 1985Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 108–102Title change
3,549Mar 16, 1986Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–101Defense
3,560Apr 6, 1986Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 95–94Title change
3,660Apr 5, 1987Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 106–104Title change
3,929Apr 22, 1990Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–98Defense
4,142Apr 14, 1992Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 99–94Defense
4,231Mar 31, 1993Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 109–103Defense
4,848Dec 4, 1999Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 77–74Title change
5,133Dec 4, 2002Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 99–93Defense
5,157Jan 20, 2003Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 100–99Defense
5,736Nov 28, 2008Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 102–78Defense
5,748Dec 23, 2008Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 110–91Defense
5,766Feb 3, 2009Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 100–99Defense
5,848Dec 18, 2009Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 98–97Title change
5,949Dec 9, 2010Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 102–101Defense
5,954Dec 22, 2010Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 84–80Defense
6,088Apr 8, 2012Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 103–79Defense
6,578Feb 15, 2017Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 116–108Title change
6,592Mar 19, 2017Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 105–99Title change
6,766Dec 25, 2018Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–114Defense

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