boston celtics player most field goal attempts in a game

John Havlicek has the most attempted shots for the Celtics in a game, with 42 attempts versus the Baltimore Bullets on February 3, 1965.

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boston celtics player most field goal attempts in a regular-season game
NAMEFGADATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
42
2/3/1965
vs
37
38
5
1
15
35.7
8
9
88.9
41.3
4
2Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
40
2/7/1973
vs
50
34
17
8
16
40.0
2
3
66.7
41.1
4
3Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
39
1/29/1960
@
29
9
12
11
28.2
7
9
77.8
33.8
2
4Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
37
2/28/2025
vs
41
46
16
9
0
3
19
51.4
4
12
33.3
4
5
80.0
58.7
5
11
3
4
+5
5Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
37
4/30/2021
vs
45
60
8
5
0
1
20
54.1
5
7
71.4
15
17
88.2
67.4
2
6
0
2
+6
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
37
12/1/1972
@
46
27
8
6
12
32.4
3
3
100.0
35.2
3
7Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
37
1/20/1960
vs
35
43
13
2
19
51.4
5
5
100.0
54.8
5
8Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
37
3/10/1959
vs
43
37
11
9
15
40.5
7
7
100.0
46.2
4
9Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
37
12/26/1957
vs
39
44
4
17
45.9
10
11
90.9
52.6
4
10Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
36
12/29/2021
vs
40
30
8
0
2
0
13
36.1
1
13
7.7
3
5
60.0
39.3
2
6
3
3
-2
11Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
36
2/15/2006
vs
54
50
7
8
0
0
17
47.2
0
4
0.0
16
20
80.0
55.8
0
7
4
6
-1
12Antoine Walker
A. Walker
36
1/7/1998
@
42
49
12
0
1
0
21
58.3
5
5
100.0
2
7
28.6
62.7
2
10
5
6
+2
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
3/31/1991
vs
52
34
15
8
1
3
15
41.7
1
5
20.0
3
3
100.0
45.6
3
12
4
4
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
3/12/1985
@
43
60
7
3
0
0
22
61.1
1
4
25.0
15
16
93.8
69.7
4
3
3
3
15John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
36
12/6/1968
vs
48
36
8
6
15
41.7
6
6
100.0
46.6
3
16Sam Jones
S. Jones
36
2/22/1967
@
42
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
53.7
17Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
36
12/25/1961
@
45
19
52.8
7
9
77.8
56.3
4
18Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
36
2/7/1960
vs
40
46
5
8
18
50.0
10
10
100.0
56.9
1
19Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
36
2/23/1958
30
9
6
12
33.3
6
6
100.0
38.8
2
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
35
3/15/1992
vs
54
49
14
12
4
1
19
54.3
2
8
25.0
9
10
90.0
62.2
0
14
5
5
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
35
2/24/1988
vs
44
44
11
8
1
0
17
48.6
1
5
20.0
9
9
100.0
56.5
3
8
0
1
22Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
35
1/19/1973
vs
42
33
5
5
16
45.7
1
3
33.3
45.4
2
23Sam Jones
S. Jones
35
10/29/1965
@
51
21
60.0
9
9
100.0
65.5
24Sam Jones
S. Jones
35
1/7/1965
@
33
7
2
12
34.3
9
10
90.0
41.9
2
25Sam Jones
S. Jones
35
12/26/1964
@
41
32
8
4
12
34.3
8
13
61.5
39.3
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal attempts going back to the 1982-83 season.

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