Celtics–Heat rivalry
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The Celtics–Heat rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat.
Quick Facts First meeting, Latest meeting ...
First meeting | November 15, 1988 Celtics 84, Heat 65 |
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Latest meeting | May 1, 2024 Heat 84, Celtics 118 |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 178[1] |
All-time series | BOS: 104–74 |
Regular season series | BOS: 83–53 |
Postseason results | Individual, TIE: 21–21; Series; MIA: 4-3 |
Longest win streak | BOS, 10 |
Current win streak | BOS, 3 |
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Since first meeting in 1988, the Celtics hold an 83–53 lead in the rivalry's regular season series, while the Heat hold a 4–3 lead in playoff series (the teams are tied at 21–21 in individual playoff games). Media writers generally state that the rivalry between the two teams solidified in the 2010s, after both teams formed "Big Threes" that began to face each other in multiple consecutive playoff matchups. The two teams have met each other in four Eastern Conference Finals (ECF): 2012, 2020, 2022, and 2023.