The Celtics’ NBA title defense officially will tip off Tuesday, Oct. 22 on Causeway Street.
Boston on Thursday unveiled its full 2024-25 regular-season schedule, which opens with a matchup against the New York Knicks at TD Garden.
Other notable dates include an early-season matchup with the Golden State Warriors (Nov. 6 at home), whose head coach Steve Kerr made headlines for hardly utilizing Celtics star Jayson Tatum during the 2024 Summer Olympics; a Christmas Day clash with the Philadelphia 76ers; two second-half NBA Finals rematches against the Mavericks (in Dallas on Jan. 25; at home on Feb. 6); and LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ annual visit to Boston (March 8).
The Lakers meeting will be part of a seven-game homestand for the Celtics. They’ll then hit the road for six straight contests against Western Conference teams — including visits to Utah, Portland, Sacramento and Phoenix in a six-day span — before playing five of their final seven games at home.
The only Celtics games that have yet to be announced are those that will take place during the knockout rounds of the newly rebranded NBA Cup. If Boston is knocked out of that in-season tournament before the quarterfinals or semifinals, those dates will be filled with games against other eliminated teams.
Here is Boston’s full schedule (NBA Cup group-stage games are marked with an asterisk):
Oct. 4 vs. Denver in Abu Dhabi (noon)
Oct. 6 vs. Denver in Abu Dhabi (10 a.m.)
Oct. 12 vs. Philadelphia (8 p.m.)
Oct. 13 vs. Toronto (7 p.m.)
Oct. 15 at Toronto (7 p.m.)
Oct. 22 vs. New York (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 24 at Washington (7 p.m.)
Oct. 26 at Detroit (7 p.m.)
Oct. 28 vs. Milwaukee (7:30 p.m.)
Oct. 30 at Indiana (7 p.m.)
Nov. 1 at Charlotte (7 p.m.)
Nov. 2 at Charlotte (6 p.m.)
Nov. 4 at Atlanta (7:45 p.m.)
Nov. 6 vs. Golden State (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 8 vs. Brooklyn (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 10 at Milwaukee (3:30 p.m.)
*Nov. 12 vs. Atlanta (7 p.m.)
Nov. 13 at Brooklyn (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 16 vs. Toronto (8 p.m.)
*Nov. 19 vs. Cleveland (7 p.m.)
*Nov. 22 at Washington (7 p.m.)
Nov. 24 vs. Minnesota (3:30 p.m.)
Nov. 25 vs. LA Clippers (7:30 p.m.)
Nov. 29 at Chicago (8 p.m.)
Dec. 1 at Cleveland (6 p.m.)
Dec. 2 vs. Miami (7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 4 vs. Detroit (7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 6 vs. Milwaukee (7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 7 vs. Memphis (8 p.m.)
Dec. 10-17 NBA Cup knockout rounds (opponents TBD)
Dec. 19 vs. Chicago (7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 21 at Chicago (8 p.m.)
Dec. 23 at Orlando (7 p.m.)
Dec. 25 vs. Philadelphia (5 p.m.)
Dec. 27 vs. Indiana (7:30 p.m.)
Dec. 29 vs. Indiana (6 p.m.)
Dec. 31 vs. Toronto (3 p.m.)
Jan. 2 at Minnesota (7:30 p.m.)
Jan. 3 at Houston (8 p.m.)
Jan. 5 at Oklahoma City (3:30 p.m.)
Jan. 7 at Denver (10 p.m.)
Jan. 10 vs. Sacramento (7:30 p.m.)
Jan. 12 vs. New Orleans (6 p.m.)
Jan. 15 at Toronto (7:30 p.m.)
Jan .17 vs. Orlando (7 p.m.)
Jan. 18 vs. Atlanta (7 p.m.)
Jan. 20 at Golden State (5 p.m.)
Jan. 22 at LA Clippers (10:30 p.m.)
Jan. 23 at LA Lakers (10 p.m.)
Jan. 25 at Dallas (5:30 p.m.)
Jan. 27 vs. Houston (7:30 p.m.)
Jan. 29 vs. Chicago (7:30 p.m.)
Jan. 31 at New Orleans (8 p.m.)
Feb. 2 at Philadelphia (6 p.m.)
Feb. 4 at Cleveland (7 p.m.)
Feb. 6 vs. Dallas (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 8 at New York (8:30 p.m.)
Feb. 10 at Miami (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 12 vs. San Antonio (7 p.m.)
Feb. 20 at Philadelphia
Feb. 23 vs. New York (1 p.m.)
Feb. 25 at Toronto (7 p.m.)
Feb. 26 at Detroit (7 p.m.)
Feb 28 vs. Cleveland (7:30 p.m.)
March 2 vs. Denver (1 p.m.)
March 5 vs. Portland (7 p.m.)
March 6 vs. Philadelphia (7:30 p.m.)
March 8 vs. LA Lakers (8:30 p.m.)
March 10 vs. Utah (7:30 p.m.)
March 12 vs. Oklahoma City (7:30 p.m.)
March 14 at Miami (7 p.m.)
March 15 at Brooklyn (6 p.m.)
March 18 vs. Brooklyn (7:30 p.m.)
March 21 at Utah (9:30 p.m.)
March 23 at Portland (6 p.m.)
March 24 at Sacramento (10 p.m.)
March 26 at Phoenix (10 p.m.)
March 29 at San Antonio (8 p.m.)
March 31 at Mempis (8 p.m.)
April 2 vs. Miami (7:30 p.m.)
April 4 vs. Phoenix (7:30 p.m.)
April 6 vs. Washington (6 p.m.)
April 8 at New York (7:30 p.m.)
April 9 at Orlando (7 p.m.)
April 11 vs. Charlotte (7:30 p.m.)
April 13 vs. Charlotte (1 p.m.)
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