Celtics–Heat rivalry

Celtics–Heat rivalry
	Boston Celtics Miami Heat
First meeting	November 15, 1988; Celtics 84, Heat 65
Latest meeting	February 11, 2024; Celtics 110, Heat 106
Next meeting	April 21, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total	171
All-time series	BOS: 100–73
Regular season series	BOS: 83–53
Postseason results	Individual, MIA: 20–17; Series; MIA: 4-2
Longest win streak	BOS, 10
Current win streak	BOS, 3
Postseason history
	2010 Eastern Conference First Round: Celtics won, 4–1; 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals: Heat won, 4–1; 2012 Eastern Conference Finals: Heat won, 4–3; 2020 Eastern Conference Finals: Heat won, 4–2; 2022 Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics won, 4–3; 2023 Eastern Conference Finals: Heat won, 4–3; 2024 Eastern Conference First Round:;

The Celtics–Heat rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat.

Since first meeting in 1988, the Celtics hold an 83–53 lead in the rivalry's regular season series, while the Heat hold a 4–2 lead in playoff series (20–17 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.

The winner of all six playoff matchups has gone on to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals that same season.

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