# Top 14 Boston Celtics Seasons of All Time

> Banner years sit beside heartbreaking Finals losses and a couple of surprise runs, so dynasty weight competes with pure drama.

*By YPB Team · Published October 22, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-14-boston-celtics-seasons-of-all-time*

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1. **2007-08 Celtics** — score 1000/1000
   Garnett, Pierce and Allen went 66-16 and won the franchise's 17th banner.
2. **2023-24 Celtics** — score 822/1000
   A 64-18 team that went 16-3 in the playoffs for the franchise's 18th championship.
3. **2022-23 Celtics** — score 658/1000
   Won 57 games and reached Game 7 of the East finals after trailing 3-0 against Miami.
4. **1985-86 Celtics** — score 610/1000
   Bird, McHale, Parish and Bill Walton went 67-15 and are often named among the best teams ever.
5. **1964-65 Celtics** — score 538/1000
   Went 62-18 and beat the Lakers for a seventh straight title, with the famous 'Havlicek stole the ball' call in the East finals.
6. **1961-62 Celtics** — score 538/1000
   Won a seven-game Finals against the Lakers on a late overtime stand.
7. **1986-87 Celtics** — score 466/1000
   Edged Detroit in a famous East finals before losing the Finals to the Lakers.
8. **1956-57 Celtics** — score 466/1000
   Bill Russell's rookie year and the franchise's first NBA championship.
9. **2009-10 Celtics** — score 466/1000
   An aging Big Three reached Game 7 of the Finals before losing to the Lakers.
10. **1967-68 Celtics** — score 385/1000
   Player-coach Bill Russell led a comeback from 3-1 down against Philadelphia and beat the Lakers.
11. **1980-81 Celtics** — score 384/1000
   Larry Bird's second season ended with a title after a 3-1 comeback over Philadelphia.
12. **2021-22 Celtics** — score 290/1000
   Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown rallied from a poor start to reach the NBA Finals.
13. **1965-66 Celtics** — score 290/1000
   Red Auerbach's last season as coach ended with an eighth straight championship.
14. **2017-18 Celtics** — score 179/1000
   Missing Irving and Hayward, the young Celtics came within a game of the Finals.

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