2022–23 NBA season by team
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2022–23 Boston Celtics season was the franchise's 77th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division champions, with hopes of claiming a record-breaking eighteenth NBA Championship, having lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games in the 2022 NBA Finals the season prior.[1]
In the offseason, head coach Ime Udoka was suspended until June 30, 2023, for a violation of the team's code of conduct, following a team investigation into an inappropriate relationship between himself and a female Celtics staff member.[2] [3] Assistant coach Joe Mazzulla was named interim head coach on September 22, 2022.[4] After 42 wins in the first 59 games of the season, Mazzulla was named the permanent head coach and signed to a contract extension on February 16, 2023.[5] By the end of the season, the Celtics had managed to improve on their previous season's record by 6 games, finishing at 57–25, achieving their most regular season wins since 2009 .
The Celtics qualified for the 2023 NBA playoffs as the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference, behind the Milwaukee Bucks . Despite entering the postseason as modest favorites for the championship,[6] the team struggled all postseason, taking six and seven games to win their first two series against the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers , respectively (this being only the first time since 2018 that the Celtics took longer than four games to win a first round series, not counting 2021 , in which they had lost in the first round), and nearly blowing a 2–1 lead in the latter series. Nevertheless, the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. In this round, Boston faced their rivals the Miami Heat for the third time in four years, and quickly found themselves in trouble, going 0–3 down in the series, a position from which no team had ever advanced before. However, the Celtics refused to give up, and became only the fourth team in NBA history to force a Game 7 from such a position when Derrick White made a dramatic buzzer-beating putback layup at the end of Game 6, the first buzzer-beater made by a team trailing and facing elimination since Michael Jordan 's famous 1989 shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers . Despite hopes of becoming the first NBA team to overcome a 0–3 series deficit, Boston failed to make history in Game 7, collapsing in a 103–84 home defeat, during which Jayson Tatum injured his ankle on the very first play of the game, and ending their season just one win short of a return to the NBA Finals .
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 53 JD Davison PG United States Alabama
The Celtics owed their first-round pick (25th overall) to the San Antonio Spurs . The Celtics only owned their second-round pick.[7]
2022–23 Boston Celtics roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 13 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia G/F 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996-10-24 California G/F 99 Champagnie, Justin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2001-06-29 Pittsburgh G 20 Davison, JD (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-03 Alabama F 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988-08-08 Italy F 91 Griffin, Blake 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989-03-16 Oklahoma F 30 Hauser, Sam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1997-12-08 Virginia F/C 42 Horford, Al (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida C 28 Kabengele, Mfiondu (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997-08-14 Florida State F/C 40 Kornet, Luke 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-07-15 Vanderbilt F/C 57 Muscala, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-01 Bucknell G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon G 36 Smart, Marcus (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State G/F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke G 9 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado F 12 Williams, Grant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1998-11-30 Tennessee C 44 Williams, Robert, III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1997-10-17 Texas A&M
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: April 7, 2023
Standings [ edit ] Division [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 2022–23 game log Total: 57–25 (home: 32–9; road: 25–16) October: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
November: 14–2 (home: 9–0; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 2 @ Cleveland L 113–114 (OT) Jaylen Brown (30) Tatum , Horford (12) Tatum, White (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 4–3 8 November 4 Chicago W 123–119 Jayson Tatum (36) Jayson Tatum (12) Jayson Tatum (6) TD Garden 19,156 5–3 9 November 5 @ New York W 133–118 Jaylen Brown (30) Noah Vonleh (7) Marcus Smart (11) Madison Square Garden 19,812 6–3 10 November 7 @ Memphis W 109–106 Jayson Tatum (39) Malcolm Brogdon (10) Marcus Smart (11) FedExForum 17,371 7–3 11 November 9 Detroit W 128–112 Jayson Tatum (31) Derrick White (8) Marcus Smart (11) TD Garden 19,156 8–3 12 November 11 Denver W 131–112 Jayson Tatum (34) Brown, Tatum (8) Jaylen Brown (8) TD Garden 19,156 9–3 13 November 12 @ Detroit W 117–108 Jayson Tatum (43) Tatum, G. Williams (10) Marcus Smart (10) Little Caesars Arena 20,190 10–3 14 November 14 Oklahoma City W 126–122 Jayson Tatum (27) Al Horford (11) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden 19,156 11–3 15 November 16 @ Atlanta W 126–101 Jaylen Brown (22) Al Horford (11) Derrick White (10) State Farm Arena 18,165 12–3 16 November 18 @ New Orleans W 117–109 Jaylen Brown (27) Jaylen Brown (10) Jayson Tatum (10) Smoothie King Center 17,828 13–3 17 November 21 @ Chicago L 107–121 Jayson Tatum (28) Jayson Tatum (11) Marcus Smart (8) United Center 20,786 13–4 18 November 23 Dallas W 125–112 Jayson Tatum (37) Jayson Tatum (13) Marcus Smart (9) TD Garden 19,156 14–4 19 November 25 Sacramento W 122–104 Jayson Tatum (30) Jayson Tatum (8) Horford, Smart (5) TD Garden 19,156 15–4 20 November 27 Washington W 130–121 Jaylen Brown (36) Grant Williams (7) Marcus Smart (7) TD Garden 19,156 16–4 21 November 28 Charlotte W 140–105 Jayson Tatum (35) Luke Kornet (8) Marcus Smart (15) TD Garden 19,156 17–4 22 November 30 Miami W 134–121 Jayson Tatum (49) Jayson Tatum (11) Marcus Smart (9) TD Garden 19,156 18–4
December: 8–6 (home: 4–4; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 23 December 2 Miami L 116–120 (OT) Jaylen Brown (37) Jaylen Brown (14) Marcus Smart (9) TD Garden 19,156 18–5 24 December 4 @ Brooklyn W 103–92 Jaylen Brown (34) Jayson Tatum (11) Malcolm Brogdon (8) Barclays Center 18,043 19–5 25 December 5 @ Toronto W 116–110 Jayson Tatum (31) Jayson Tatum (12) Jaylen Brown (8) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 20–5 26 December 7 @ Phoenix W 125–98 Brown, Tatum (25) Blake Griffin (9) Smart, White (6) Footprint Center 17,071 21–5 27 December 10 @ Golden State L 107–123 Jaylen Brown (31) Jaylen Brown (9) Marcus Smart (5) Chase Center 18,064 21–6 28 December 12 @ L.A. Clippers L 93–113 Jaylen Brown (21) Jayson Tatum (11) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Crypto.com Arena 19,068 21–7 29 December 13 @ L.A. Lakers W 122–118 (OT) Jayson Tatum (44) Jaylen Brown (15) Brogdon, Smart, Tatum (6) Crypto.com Arena 18,661 22–7 30 December 16 Orlando L 109–117 Jayson Tatum (31) Jayson Tatum (7) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden 19,156 22–8 31 December 18 Orlando L 92–95 Jaylen Brown (24) Jaylen Brown (14) Marcus Smart (7) TD Garden 19,156 22–9 32 December 21 Indiana L 112–117 Jayson Tatum (41) Robert Williams III (12) Malcolm Brogdon (7) TD Garden 19,156 22–10 33 December 23 Minnesota W 121–109 Jaylen Brown (36) Al Horford (11) Marcus Smart (10) TD Garden 19,156 23–10 34 December 25 Milwaukee W 139–118 Jayson Tatum (41) Jayson Tatum (7) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden 19,156 24–10 35 December 27 Houston W 126–102 Jaylen Brown (39) Robert Williams III (15) Malcolm Brogdon (8) TD Garden 19,156 25–10 36 December 29 L.A. Clippers W 116–110 Brown, Tatum (29) Jayson Tatum (11) Marcus Smart (9) TD Garden 19,156 26–10
January: 10–5 (home: 4–1; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 37 January 1 @ Denver L 111–123 Jaylen Brown (30) Jaylen Brown (8) Marcus Smart (7) Ball Arena 19,641 26–11 38 January 3 @ Oklahoma City L 117–150 Jaylen Brown (29) Malcolm Brogdon (9) Marcus Smart (8) Paycom Center 16,778 26–12 39 January 5 @ Dallas W 124–95 Jayson Tatum (29) Jayson Tatum (14) Jayson Tatum (10) American Airlines Center 20,413 27–12 40 January 7 @ San Antonio W 121–116 Jayson Tatum (34) Robert Williams III (11) Derrick White (11) AT&T Center 18,354 28–12 41 January 9 Chicago W 107–99 Jayson Tatum (32) Tatum, G. Williams (8) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden 19,156 29–12 42 January 11 New Orleans W 125–114 Jaylen Brown (41) Jaylen Brown (12) Derrick White (6) TD Garden 19,156 30–12 43 January 12 @ Brooklyn W 109–98 Jayson Tatum (20) Jayson Tatum (11) Marcus Smart (10) Barclays Center 18,125 31–12 44 January 14 @ Charlotte W 122–106 Jayson Tatum (33) Robert Williams III (12) Marcus Smart (12) Spectrum Center 19,608 32–12 45 January 16 @ Charlotte W 130–118 Jayson Tatum (51) Tatum, G. Williams, R. Williams (9) Derrick White (8) Spectrum Center 19,227 33–12 46 January 19 Golden State W 121–118 (OT) Jayson Tatum (34) Jayson Tatum (19) Jayson Tatum (6) TD Garden 19,156 34–12 47 January 21 @ Toronto W 106–104 Jaylen Brown (27) Jaylen Brown (8) Jaylen Brown (6) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 35–12 48 January 23 @ Orlando L 98–113 Brown, Tatum (26) Jayson Tatum (6) Jayson Tatum (7) Amway Center 19,196 35–13 49 January 24 @ Miami L 95–98 Jayson Tatum (31) Jayson Tatum (14) Jayson Tatum (7) Miami-Dade Arena 19,705 35–14 50 January 26 New York L 117–120 (OT) Jayson Tatum (35) Jayson Tatum (14) Malcolm Brogdon (6) TD Garden 19,156 35–15 51 January 28 L.A. Lakers W 125–121 (OT) Jaylen Brown (37) Jayson Tatum (11) Brogdon, Tatum (4) TD Garden 19,156 36–15
February: 8–3 (home: 5–1; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 1 Brooklyn W 139–96 Jayson Tatum (31) Derrick White (10) Derrick White (5) TD Garden 19,156 37–15 53 February 3 Phoenix L 94–106 Jaylen Brown (27) Al Horford (9) Jayson Tatum (5) TD Garden 19,156 37–16 54 February 6 @ Detroit W 111–99 Jayson Tatum (34) Robert Williams III (15) Derrick White (7) Little Caesars Arena 17,933 38–16 55 February 8 Philadelphia W 106–99 Brogdon , White (19) Hauser , Tatum, G. Williams (8) Jayson Tatum (9) TD Garden 19,156 39–16 56 February 10 Charlotte W 127–116 Jayson Tatum (41) Robert Williams III (16) Derrick White (10) TD Garden 19,156 40–16 57 February 12 Memphis W 119–109 Derrick White (23) Robert Williams III (16) Derrick White (10) TD Garden 19,156 41–16 58 February 14 @ Milwaukee L 125–131 (OT) Derrick White (27) Grant Williams (10) Derrick White (12) Fiserv Forum 17,623 41–17 59 February 15 Detroit W 127–109 Jayson Tatum (38) Jayson Tatum (9) Jayson Tatum (7) TD Garden 19,156 42–17 All-Star Break 60 February 23 @ Indiana W 142–138 (OT) Jayson Tatum (31) Jayson Tatum (12) Brogdon, Tatum (7) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,125 43–17 61 February 25 @ Philadelphia W 110–107 Jaylen Brown (26) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (6) Wells Fargo Center 20,993 44–17 62 February 27 @ New York L 94–109 Malcolm Brogdon (22) Tatum, R. Williams (7) Jayson Tatum (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 44–18
March: 10–6 (home: 5–2; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 63 March 1 Cleveland W 117–113 Jayson Tatum (41) Horford , Tatum, R. Williams (11) Jayson Tatum (8) TD Garden 19,156 45–18 64 March 3 Brooklyn L 105–115 Jaylen Brown (35) Jayson Tatum (13) Marcus Smart (8) TD Garden 19,156 45–19 65 March 5 New York L 129–131 (2OT) Jayson Tatum (40) Al Horford (14) Horford, Tatum (6) TD Garden 19,156 45–20 66 March 6 @ Cleveland L 114–118 (OT) Jaylen Brown (32) Jaylen Brown (13) Jaylen Brown (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 45–21 67 March 8 Portland W 115–93 Jayson Tatum (30) Malcolm Brogdon (9) Derrick White (7) TD Garden 19,156 46–21 68 March 11 @ Atlanta W 134–125 Jayson Tatum (34) Jayson Tatum (15) Brown, White (7) State Farm Arena 17,884 47–21 69 March 13 @ Houston L 109–111 Jaylen Brown (43) Jayson Tatum (8) Jayson Tatum (6) Toyota Center 18,055 47–22 70 March 15 @ Minnesota W 104–102 Jaylen Brown (35) Jayson Tatum (12) Horford, Smart (5) Target Center 17,136 48–22 71 March 17 @ Portland W 126–112 Jayson Tatum (34) Jayson Tatum (12) Al Horford (10) Moda Center 19,393 49–22 72 March 18 @ Utah L 117–118 Jaylen Brown (25) Luke Kornet (7) Brown, Tatum (6) Vivint Arena 18,206 49–23 73 March 21 @ Sacramento W 132–109 Jayson Tatum (36) Jayson Tatum (8) Derrick White (12) Golden 1 Center 18,111 50–23 74 March 24 Indiana W 120–95 Jayson Tatum (34) Al Horford (9) Derrick White (9) TD Garden 19,156 51–23 75 March 26 San Antonio W 137–93 Jaylen Brown (41) Jaylen Brown (13) Malcolm Brogdon (9) TD Garden 19,156 52–23 76 March 28 @ Washington L 111–130 Jayson Tatum (28) Jayson Tatum (9) Smart, Tatum (5) Capital One Arena 20,476 52–24 77 March 30 @ Milwaukee W 140–99 Jayson Tatum (40) Jayson Tatum (8) Marcus Smart (8) Fiserv Forum 18,073 53–24 78 March 31 Utah W 122–114 Jayson Tatum (39) Blake Griffin (12) Malcolm Brogdon (7) TD Garden 19,156 54–24
April : 3–1 (home: 3–0; road: 0–1)
2022–23 season schedule
Playoffs [ edit ] 2023 playoff game log Total: 11–9 (home: 5–6; road: 6–3) First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 2–2; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1 Philadelphia L 115–119 Jayson Tatum (39) Jayson Tatum (11) Marcus Smart (7) TD Garden 19,156 0–1 2 May 3 Philadelphia W 121–87 Jaylen Brown (25) Horford , Tatum, R. Williams (7) Brown, G. Williams , R. Williams (4) TD Garden 19,156 1–1 3 May 5 @ Philadelphia W 114–102 Jayson Tatum (27) Jayson Tatum (10) Malcolm Brogdon (6) Wells Fargo Center 21,290 2–1 4 May 7 @ Philadelphia L 115–116 (OT) Jayson Tatum (24) Jayson Tatum (18) Marcus Smart (7) Wells Fargo Center 21,264 2–2 5 May 9 Philadelphia L 103–115 Jayson Tatum (36) Jayson Tatum (10) Jayson Tatum (5) TD Garden 19,156 2–3 6 May 11 @ Philadelphia W 95–86 Marcus Smart (22) Al Horford (11) Marcus Smart (7) Wells Fargo Center 21,337 3–3 7 May 14 Philadelphia W 112–88 Jayson Tatum (51) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (5) TD Garden 19,156 4–3
Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 17 Miami L 116–123 Jayson Tatum (30) Jaylen Brown (9) Marcus Smart (11) TD Garden 19,156 0–1 2 May 19 Miami L 105–111 Jayson Tatum (34) Jayson Tatum (13) Jayson Tatum (8) TD Garden 19,156 0–2 3 May 21 @ Miami L 102–128 Jayson Tatum (14) Jayson Tatum (10) Marcus Smart (8) Kaseya Center 20,088 0–3 4 May 23 @ Miami W 116–99 Jayson Tatum (33) Jayson Tatum (11) Jayson Tatum (7) Kaseya Center 20,147 1–3 5 May 25 Miami W 110–97 Derrick White (24) Al Horford (11) Jayson Tatum (11) TD Garden 19,156 2–3 6 May 27 @ Miami W 104–103 Jayson Tatum (31) Jayson Tatum (12) Derrick White (6) Kaseya Center 20,201 3–3 7 May 29 Miami L 84–103 Jaylen Brown (19) Jayson Tatum (11) Jaylen Brown (5) TD Garden 19,156 3–4
2023 playoff schedule
Transactions [ edit ] Free agency [ edit ] Re-signed [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] Subtractions [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Reynolds, Tim (June 20, 2022). "Celtics take bitter with sweet after losing in NBA Finals" . NBA.com . Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022 . ^ "Celtics: Ime Udoka suspended for 'multiple' policy violations" . NBA.com . September 23, 2022. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023 . ^ "Udoka suspended by C's for 2022-23, apologizes" . ESPN.com . September 23, 2022. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023 . ^ Kasabian, Paul (September 22, 2022). "Celtics' Ime Udoka Suspended for 2022-23 Season Following Alleged Affair with Staffer" . Bleacher Report . Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022 . ^ Bontemps, Tim (February 16, 2023). "Mazzulla named permanent head coach, extended" . ESPN . Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 . ^ Mock, Austin. "NBA Playoffs model: Our model gives Celtics a 27 percent chance to win NBA title" . The Athletic . Retrieved May 31, 2023 . ^ "2022 NBA Draft Order" . NBA.com . May 19, 2022. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022 . ^ "Celtics Acquire Brogdon" . NBA.com. July 9, 2022. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022 . ^ "Celtics Re-Sign Hauser" . NBA.com . July 9, 2022. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022 . ^ "Celtics Re-Sign Kornet" . NBA.com . July 9, 2022. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022 . ^ "Celtics sign Gallinari" . NBA.com . July 12, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022 . ^ "Celtics sign Kabengele" . NBA.com . July 16, 2022. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ^ "Celtics sign Griffin" . NBA.com . October 3, 2022. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022 .
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