Warriors – Last 10 years · Head to head 13–7 – Celtics lead
NBA Rivalry
Warriors vs. Celtics: A Decade of Big Moments
2015 – 2026 · Head-to-head history
Two of basketball’s most storied franchises. Ten years of matchups. One memorable Finals showdown. Here’s how the Warriors and Celtics have stacked up over the last decade.
Golden State’s Dynasty Years
From 2015 through 2019, the Warriors were the best team in the league — and it wasn’t really close. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green built something rare. Then Kevin Durant joined in 2016, and Golden State became a machine. They went to five straight Finals, winning three of them.
During those years, Boston was still building. The Celtics were competitive but young. Jayson Tatum arrived in 2017. Jaylen Brown was still finding his footing. Head-to-head matchups in the regular season were tight, but Golden State almost always had the edge when it mattered most.
Then injuries hit. Klay Thompson missed two full seasons. Curry played limited minutes. The Warriors dropped out of the title conversation in 2020 and 2021. That gap gave Boston time to grow — and grow they did.
The 2022 NBA Finals
This was the one everyone had been waiting for. Golden State was healthy again and back in the Finals for the first time in three years. Boston had clawed through the East, beating Milwaukee and Miami in seven-game series each to reach the Finals for the first time since 2010.
2022 Finals Game-by-Game — Celtics’ perspective
Game 1 — W 120-108Game 2 — L 88-107Game 3 — W 116-100Game 4 — L 97-107Game 5 — L 94-104Game 6 — L 90-103
Boston actually won Game 1 on the road, which was a massive statement. Al Horford dropped 26 points. The Celtics trailed by 15 in the fourth quarter and came all the way back, outscoring Golden State 40–16 in the final 12 minutes — the most one-sided fourth quarter in Finals history.
But the Warriors steadied themselves. Steph Curry put up 43 points in Game 4 to flip the momentum. Boston couldn’t sustain it. The Celtics committed 18 turnovers in Game 5 and never fully recovered. Golden State closed it out in Game 6, with Curry finishing as Finals MVP — his first ever — averaging 31.2 points per game. It was Golden State’s fourth title in eight years.
Boston Takes Control
After 2022, the balance shifted. The Warriors started fading as a championship contender while the Celtics kept getting stronger. Tatum became a legitimate superstar. Brown stepped up alongside him. Boston won the NBA title in 2024 — their first in 16 years — and became the clear best team in the East.
13–7
Celtics’ record vs GSW (last 10 yrs)
140–88
Boston’s biggest win (Mar 3, 2024)
4–2
Warriors won 2022 Finals
The most lopsided moment of recent years came on March 3, 2024, when Boston blew out Golden State 140–88 — a 52-point win that stands as the largest margin of victory in Celtics-Warriors history. That game said a lot about where both teams were heading.
Golden State still has Curry, who remains one of the best shooters alive. But the roster around him has changed dramatically, and the team has struggled to find consistency. The Warriors are not the force they were from 2015 to 2019. Meanwhile, Boston enters 2025–26 as a title contender once again.
Over the last decade, the head-to-head sits 13–7 in Boston’s favor. That number probably surprises people who remember Golden State’s dynasty years — but those records from 2022 onward have piled up fast.
Quick Recap
- Golden State dominated the early part of this decade, reaching five straight Finals from 2015–2019 with Curry, Thompson, and Green leading the way.
- The 2022 NBA Finals was their only head-to-head playoff meeting — the Warriors won 4–2, with Curry claiming his first-ever Finals MVP.
- Injuries and roster changes slowed Golden State down, while Boston’s Tatum-Brown core kept developing into one of the best duos in the league.
- Over the last 10 years, the Celtics hold a 13–7 regular season edge — a number that flipped decisively after 2022.
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