Celtics vs. Hawks Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Boston Celtics have been present in the NBA Playoffs 62 times in 79 seasons while the Atlanta Hawks did it 49 times in their 76 seasons. Between the two they total 19 of the 78 NBA championships (24.4%).
They have faced each other in 13 playoff series, 11 of them won by the Celtics and 2 by the Hawks.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Celtics and the Hawks advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 62 (78.5%) | 49 (64.5%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 17 (21.5%) | 27 (35.5%) |
| NBA Titles: | 18  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 5 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 429 wins 320 losses (.573) | 168 wins 222 losses (.431) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 79 1946-47 to present | 76 1949-50 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |
| Total Series | 13 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 11 1957, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2012, 2023 |
2 1958, 2016 |
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| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 2025 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ (lost Play-in) | |||
| 2024 |  NBA Champions | DNQ (lost Play-in) | |||
| 2023 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2022 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2021 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | |||
| 2020 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 2019 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2018 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2017 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2016 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | |||
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2012 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2011 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 2010 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 2008 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 2007 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2006 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2004 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2003 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2002 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1999 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 1998 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 1997 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 1996 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 1994 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis |
| 1993 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 1992 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1991 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 1987 | Lost NBA Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 1986 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 1985 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1984 | NBA Champions | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1983 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 1982 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1981 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1980 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 1979 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 1978 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1977 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 1976 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1975 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1974 | NBA Champions | DNQ | |||
| 1973 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 1972 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
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| 1971 | DNQ | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | |||
| 1970 | DNQ | Lost Western Division Finals | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 1969 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Division Finals | |||
| 1968 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Division Semis (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1967 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1966 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1965 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Division Semis (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1964 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1963 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1962 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1961 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
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| 1960 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
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| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 1959 | NBA Champions | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1958 | Lost NBA Finals | NBA Champions (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
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| 1957 | NBA Champions | Lost NBA Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
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| 1956 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | Lost Western Division Finals (as St. Louis Hawks) | |||
| 1955 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | |||
| 1954 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | |||
| 1953 | Lost Eastern Division Finals | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | |||
| 1952 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | DNQ (as Milwaukee Hawks) | |||
| 1951 | Lost Eastern Division Semis | DNQ (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks) | |||
| 1950 | DNQ | Lost Western Division Semis (as Tri-Cities Blackhawks) | |||
| Playoffs | Boston Celtics | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1949 | DNQ | - |
| 1948 | Lost First Round | - |
| 1947 | DNQ | - |