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Boston Celtics Playoff History Overall Record: 258-186; NBA Championships: 16
Year	Opponent	Result	Round
2003	def. Indiana	4-2	1st round
	lost to New Jersey	4-0	conf. semis
2002	def. Philadelphia	3-2	1st round
	def. Boston	4-1	conf. semis
	lost to New Jersey	4-2	conf. finals
1995	lost to Orlando	3-1	1st round
1993	lost to Charlotte	3-1	1st round
1992	def. Indiana	3-0	1st round
	lost to Cleveland	4-3	conf. semis
1991	def. Indiana	3-2	1st round
	lost to Detroit	4-2	conf. semis
1990	lost to New York	3-2	1st round
1989	lost to Detroit	3-0	1st round
1988	def. New York	3-1	1st round
	def. Atlanta	4-3	conf. semis
	lost to Detroit	4-2	conf. finals
1987	def. Chicago	3-0	1st round
	def. Milwaukee	4-3	conf. semis
	def. Detroit	4-3	conf. finals
	lost to L.A. Lakers	4-2	NBA finals
1986	def. Chicago	3-0	1st round
	def. Atlanta	4-1	conf. semis
	def. Milwaukee	4-0	conf. finals
	def. Houston	4-2	NBA Champions
1985	def. def. Cleveland	3-1	1st round
	def. Detroit	4-2	conf. semis
	def. Philadelphia	4-1	conf. finals
	lost to L.A. Lakers	4-2	NBA finals
1984	def. Washington	3-1	1st round
	def. New York	4-3	conf. semis
	def. Milwaukee	4-1	conf. finals
	def. L.A. Lakers	4-3	NBA Champions
1983	def. Atlanta	2-1	1st round
	lost to Milwaukee	4-0	conf. semis
1982	def. Washington	4-1	conf. semis
	lost to Philadelphia	4-3	conf. finals
1981	def. Chicago	4-0	conf. semis
	def. Philadelphia	4-3	conf. finals
	def. Houston	4-2	NBA Champions
1980	def. Houston	4-0	conf. semis
	lost to Philadelphia	4-1	conf. finals
1977	def. San Antonio	2-0	first round
	lost to Philadelphia	4-3	conf. semis
1976	def. Buffalo	4-2	conf. semis
	def. Cleveland	4-2	conf. finals
	def. Phoenix	4-2	NBA Champions
1975	def. Houston	4-1	conf. semis
	lost to Washington	4-2	conf. finals
1974	def. Buffalo	4-2	conf. semis
	def. New York	4-1	conf. finals
	def. Milwaukee	4-3	NBA Champions
1973	def. Atlanta	4-2	conf. semis
	lost to New York	4-3	conf. finals
1972	def. Atlanta	4-2	conf. semis
	lost to New York	4-1	conf. finals
1969	def. Philadelphia	4-1	conf. semis
	beat New York	4-2	conf. finals
	beat L.A. Lakers	4-3	NBA Champions
1968	def. Detroit	4-2	conf. semis
	def. Philadelphia	4-3	conf. finals
	def. L.A. Lakers	4-2	NBA Champions
1967	def. New York	3-1	conf. semis
	lost to Philadelphia	4-1	conf. finals
1966	def. Cincinnati	3-2	conf. semis
	def. Philadelphia	4-1	conf. finals
	def. L.A. Lakers	4-3	NBA Champions
1965	def. Philadelphia	4-3	conf. finals
	def L.A. Lakers	4-1	NBA Champions
1964	def. Cincinnati	4-1	conf. finals
	def. San Francisco	4-1	NBA Champions
1963	def. Cincinnati	4-3	conf. finals
	def. L.A. Lakers	4-2	NBA Champions
1962	def. Philadelphia	4-3	conf. finals
	def. L.A. Lakers	4-3	NBA Champions
1961	def. Philadelphia	4-3	conf. finals
	def. L.A. Lakers	4-3	NBA Champions
1960	def. Philadelphia	4-2	conf. finals
	def. St. Louis	4-3	NBA Champions
1959	def. Syracuse	4-3	conf. finals
	def. Minneapolis	4-0	NBA Champions
1958	def. Philadelphia	4-1	conf. finals
	lost to St. Louis	4-2	NBA finals
1957	def. Syracuse	3-0	conf. finals
	def. St. Louis	4-1	NBA Champions
1956	lost to Syracuse	3-1	conf. semis
1955	def. New York	2-1	conf. semis
	lost to Syracuse	3-1	conf. finals
1954	def. New York	2-0	round robin
	lost to Syracuse	2-0	round robin
	lost to Syracuse	2-0	conf. finals
1953	def. Syracuse	2-0	conf. semis
	lost to New York	3-1	conf. finals
1952	lost to New York	2-1	conf. semis
1951	lost to New York	2-0	conf. semis
1948	lost to Chicago	2-1	quarters


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