What is Jayson Tatum's Playoff Record? Full Details of the Celtics Star's Playoff Resume

The Celtics star is in his eighth NBA season, and has made the playoffs every season of his career. Here is his full playoff resume.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has gone to the playoffs in all eight seasons of his professional career. / Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is in his eighth NBA season. Fresh off an NBA title a year ago, Tatum and the Celtics are fighting to defend their crown.

Tatum is no stranger to playoff basketball. In fact, it's all he knows. He has never missed the playoffs in his NBA career, going 8-for-8 as Boston's star player in terms of making the postseason.

That doesn't mean there haven't been some bumps along the way. The Celtics lost in the NBA Finals in 2022 to the Golden State Warriors, then fell to the No. 8 seed Miami Heat in the following season's Eastern Conference finals. That series saw Boston fall into an 0-3 hole before nearly pulling off a comeback in Game 7.

The Celtics finally broke through with their 18th NBA title in Tatum's seventh NBA season a year ago, quelling the criticisms that he couldn't lead Boston to a title. En route to that championship, the Celtics dropped just three games.

His numbers in the postseason are plenty impressive, averaging 23.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in his 114 career playoff games. In 20 career postseason series played, Tatum has led the Celtics to a record of 14–6.

This year, Tatum is back in the playoffs again in 2025 as the Celtics pursue their 19th championship.

Here's a list of every playoff series that Tatum has ever appeared in, along with the final result.

Year	Round	Opponent	Series Result	Series Record	Overall Record
2017-18	Eastern Conference first round	Milwaukee Bucks	Won 4-3	1-0	4-3
2017-18	Eastern Conference semifinals	Philadelphia 76ers	Won 4-1	2-0	8-4
2017-18	Eastern Conference finals	Cleveland Cavaliers	Lost 4-3	2-1	11-8
2018-19	Eastern Conference first round	Indiana Pacers	Won 4-0	3-1	15-8
2018-19	Eastern Conference semifinals	Milwaukee Bucks	Lost 4-1	3-2	16-12
2019-20	Eastern Conference first round	Philadelphia 76ers	Won 4-0	4-2	20-12
2019-20	Eastern Conference semifinals	Toronto Raptors	Won 4-3	5-2	24-15
2019-20	Eastern Conference finals	Miami Heat	Lost 4-2	5-3	26-19
2020-21	Eastern Conference first round	Brooklyn Nets	Lost 4-1	5-4	27-23
2021-22	Eastern Conference first round	Brooklyn Nets	Won 4-0	6-4	31-23
2021-22	Eastern Conference semifinals	Milwaukee Bucks	Won 4-3	7-4	35-26
2021-22	Eastern Conference finals	Miami Heat	Won 4-3	8-4	39-29
2021-22	NBA Finals	Golden State Warriors	Lost 4-2	8-5	41-33
2022-23	Eastern Conference first round	Atlanta Hawks	Won 4-2	9-5	45-35
2022-23	Eastern Conference semifinals	Philadelphia 76ers	Won 4-3	10-5	49-38
2022-23	Eastern Conference finals	Miami Heat	Lost 4-3	10-6	52-42
2023-24	Eastern Conference first round	Miami Heat	Won 4-1	11-6	56-43
2023-24	Eastern Conference semifinals	Cleveland Cavaliers	Won 4-1	12-6	60-44
2023-24	Eastern Conference finals	Indiana Pacers	Won 4-0	13-6	64-44
2023-24	NBA Finals	Dallas Mavericks	Won 4-1	14-6	68-45

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