Boston Celtics 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
In the 2023-24 season, the Boston Celtics dominated the entire way and ended up as NBA champions. This year, the Celtics, while still good, were not quite as dominant. Boston finished with the third-best record in the NBA but was in the red agaisnt the oddsmakers after being one of the most profitable teams on the board in the previous season. Thus, it was fair of gamblers to believe that the Celtics were suffering from a championship hangover. Still, Boston opened as one of the top favorites for the 2025 NBA championship.
Boston’s NBA championship hangover never ended. The Celtics were eliminated in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs in six games by the New York Knicks. Game 6 was a 119-81 debacle in which Boston clearly checked out.
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The Boston Celtics' final regular season record was 61-21 straight up, 38-43-1 against the spread, and 37-44-1 over/under the total. Boston was second in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, three games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Boston's NBA metrics were 8th for scoring offense, 19th for field goal percentage, 10th for 3-point field goal percentage, 6th for free throw percentage, and 8th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Celtics' metrics were 2nd for scoring defense, 2nd for field goal percentage permitted, 3rd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 13th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
SF Jayson Tatum was the third overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke. Tatum is a 6-time NBA All-Star and was on the ACC All-Freshman team for Duke. Also, he was a McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade National Player of the Year. This season, Tatum averaged 26.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per contest. Tatum is a 2025 NBA All-Star.
SG Jaylen Brown was the third overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft out of California. He is a 4-time NBA All-Star and was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Cal. Brown was a McDonald’s All-American. Brown is a 2025 NBA All-Star. He averaged 22.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in 2024-25.
C Kristaps Porzingis, a Latvian, was the fourth overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft. He was an NBA All-Star in 2018 and previously was a key asset on the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards. This year, Porzingis averaged 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Head Coach
Head coach Joe Mazzulla took over on an interim basis for the 2022-23 season and has proven to be the right man for the job. He led the Celtics to the 2024 NBA championship. He has a career record of 182-64.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
61 |
21 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in Second Round, 2–4 (Knicks) |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
64 |
18 |
1st, Atlantic |
NBA Champions, 4–1 (Mavericks) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
57 |
25 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Heat) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
51 |
31 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in NBA Finals, 2–4 (Warriors) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
36 |
36 |
4th, Atlantic |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Nets) |
| 2019–20 |
72 |
48 |
24 |
2nd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Heat) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
49 |
33 |
3rd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1–4 (Bucks) |
Boston Celtics History
The Boston Celtics continually vie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the honor of being the most successful team in the history of the NBA. Boston has won 18 NBA championships, and the Celtics were one of the greatest dynasties the sports world has ever seen from the late 1950s until the late 1960s. The Celtics won 11 NBA titles in 13 years as Bill Russell established himself as one of the greatest players in the league's history. Bob Cousy, KC Jones, John Havlicek, and Sam Jones were all elected to the NBA Hall of Fame for their contributions during this stretch.
Boston won two titles in the 1970s with Dave Cowens and Jo Jo White as the stars and the help of Havlicek and future coaches Paul Silas and Don Nelson. The next true Celtics dynasty wasn’t until the 1980s when Larry Legend became a household name.
Larry Bird was instrumental in taking the Celtics to the NBA Finals five times in seven years, and Boston won three championships before Bird’s back problems became too much. Kevin McHale and Robert Parish were also difference-makers on this team.
The 1990s were largely a down decade for this franchise as M.L. Carr and Rick Pitino failed to lead this team to the playoffs. However, the Celtics won their 17th NBA title in 2008, with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen all playing big roles. Boston has come close to winning its 18th championship with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but the Celtics have not yet broken through.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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