The Boston Celtics released their schedule for the 2024-25 season. In what’s been an eventful offseason for the franchise, let’s take a look at what the defending champions have ahead of them this season.

Here is a month by month breakdown of the 2024-25 schedule:

The Celtics open their season at home against the New York Knicks which is “Banner Night” for Boston. It’s fair to say that New York could be Boston’s biggest challenge in the East this season.

October also features the new and improved Milwaukee Bucks in Boston and then they’re on the road to Indiana for the first time since the Eastern Conference Finals.

To start November, the Celtics have their first back-to-back game of the year, on the road in Charlotte, against former assistant Charles Lee as he became the head coach of the Hornets in the offseason.

The biggest game yet is going to be on Nov. 6 in Boston when the Golden State Warriors come to the TD Garden. It’s fair to say that the Celtics fans have a few things to say to head coach Steve Kerr, who benched Jayson Tatum during the Olympics.

The Celtics will have three total back-to-back games this month: two against CHA to start off the month. Nov. 12-13: at home vs ATL, at BKN. Nov. 24-25: home vs MIN and LAC.

The first week of December starts with five games in seven nights that includes two sets of back-to-back games. Dec. 1-2: at CLE, at home vs MIA. Dec. 4 at home vs DET. Dec. 6-7: at home vs MIL, at home vs MEM. It will be the first time that Marcus Smart plays against his former team since being traded.

The following week, Dec. 10-17, is dedicated for the In-Season Tournament. After this, the Celtics will have seven games remaining in the month, with five of them being in Boston.

The Celtics will start 2025 playing in back-to-back games on the road to kick off a four-game road trip. Jan. 2-3: at MIL, at HOU. Jan. 5 at OKC and Jan. 7 at DEN.

Boston will have three total sets of back-to-back games and play 10 games on the road this month.

The Celtics play six games in February before the All-Star break- four away and two at home. After the break, Boston has five games left in the month- three away and two at home. The All-Star week is from Feb. 14-19.

The Celtics start March with a six-game home-stretch, hosting five teams from the Western Conference- DEN, POR, LAL, UTA, OKC- along with a game against PHI.

After the homestretch, Boston has a set of back-to-back games on the road- Dec. 14-15: at MIA, at BKN. The next game is Dec. 18 at home against BKN. Boston then ends the month on a six-game, two-week road trip.

April consists of seven games all against teams in the Eastern Conference- five of them being at home and two away.

The Celtics are running it back with the same team to defend their championship title, it’s something that GM Brad Stevens believes is important for this group.

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