boston celtics franchise record most points rookie for a player in a single game playoffs

Tom Heinsohn has dropped the most points by a Celtics rookie in a playoff game, with 37 points in Game 7 of the 1957 NBA Finals versus the St. Louis Hawks.

NAME PTS REC DATE TM OPP W% MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
37
1-0
4/13/1957
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
1.000
45
23
2
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
2 Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
1-0
4/14/1980
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
1.000
40
10
7
0
13
20
65.0
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.3
4
3 Larry Bird
L. Bird
31
1-0
4/20/1980
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
1.000
46
12
2
1
1
15
30
50.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
50.9
8
4
4 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
30
1-0
3/23/1957
BOS BOS
@
SYR SYR
1.000
43
7
11
23
47.8
8
10
80.0
54.7
4
5 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
28
1-0
4/30/2018
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
1.000
40
3
2
0
1
8
16
50.0
1
5
20.0
11
12
91.7
65.8
0
3
4
1
+18
6 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
28
0-1
4/11/1957
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
.000
42
11
12
34
35.3
4
5
80.0
38.7
4
7 Larry Bird
L. Bird
27
0-1
4/18/1980
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
.000
46
9
5
4
1
13
24
54.2
0
3
0.0
1
1
100.0
55.2
2
4
8 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
26
0-1
3/30/1957
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
.000
42
11
10
27
37.0
6
7
85.7
43.2
5
9 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
25
1-0
5/9/2018
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
1.000
39
3
4
1
0
8
15
53.3
0
0
9
11
81.8
63.0
1
2
2
4
0
10 Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
25
1-0
3/15/1955
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
1.000
31
12
4
11
15
73.3
3
3
100.0
76.6
4
11 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24
0-1
5/27/2018
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
.000
42
7
1
1
0
9
17
52.9
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
64.0
0
7
4
6
-17
12 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24
1-0
5/23/2018
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
1.000
41
7
4
4
2
7
15
46.7
3
7
42.9
7
8
87.5
64.8
0
7
2
3
+19
13 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24
1-0
5/5/2018
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
1.000
41
5
4
1
0
11
17
64.7
1
4
25.0
1
4
25.0
64.0
1
4
4
3
+24
14 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
23
1-0
4/6/1963
BOS BOS
vs
CIN CIN
1.000
34
6
3
9
17
52.9
5
5
100.0
59.9
2
15 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
23
1-0
4/9/1957
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
1.000
35
8
9
15
60.0
5
7
71.4
63.6
4
16 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
22
0-1
4/26/2018
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
.000
32
3
3
2
0
6
14
42.9
2
6
33.3
8
9
88.9
61.2
0
3
3
3
-7
17 Dee Brown
D. Brown
22
1-0
5/9/1991
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
1.000
30
4
8
1
1
7
11
63.6
0
0
8
10
80.0
71.4
2
2
2
5
18 Larry Bird
L. Bird
22
0-1
4/23/1980
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
.000
47
21
4
4
0
9
21
42.9
3
4
75.0
1
2
50.0
50.3
2
19
2
4
19 Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
22
1-0
4/9/1961
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
1.000
33
9
0
10
14
71.4
2
4
50.0
69.8
6
20 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
21
1-0
5/3/2018
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
1.000
33
2
2
1
1
7
14
50.0
2
4
50.0
5
6
83.3
63.1
0
2
2
2
-7
21 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
21
0-1
4/22/2018
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
.000
36
3
3
2
0
7
16
43.8
2
5
40.0
5
6
83.3
56.3
2
1
1
4
0
22 Dee Brown
D. Brown
21
0-1
5/17/1991
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
.000
39
5
4
0
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
3
4
75.0
71.1
0
5
2
1
23 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
21
1-0
4/5/1981
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
1.000
27
4
0
5
8
15
53.3
0
0
5
7
71.4
58.1
5
24 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
21
0-1
4/6/1957
BOS BOS
@
STL STL
.000
37
12
6
21
28.6
9
9
100.0
42.1
2
25 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
20
0-1
5/7/2018
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
.000
36
4
4
0
1
7
16
43.8
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
56.3
1
3
3
3
-1

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111
Fri
3/28
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
111-132
Sat
3/29
LAC LAC
@
CLE CLE
122-127
Sat
3/29
POR POR
@
NYK NYK
93-110
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Tue
5/27
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Wed
5/28
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM