celtics biggest playoff point difference in a lost game

The Boston Celtics had their highest point differential in a playoff game in Game 1 of the 1982 Eastern Conference Finals against the 76ers, with a 40 point differential.

		TEAM	DIFF	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1		Celtics	40	5/9/1982	BOS	vs	PHI	W 121-81	240	121	67	34		11	51	110	46.4	0	3	0.0	19	27	70.4	49.6			13	28
2		Celtics	39	6/17/2008	BOS	vs	LAL	W 131-92	240	131	48	33	18	4	43	87	49.4	13	26	50.0	32	37	86.5	63.4	14	34	8	25
3		Celtics	34	5/1/2024	BOS	vs	MIA	W 118-84	240	118	56	23	5	3	42	77	54.5	16	40	40.0	18	27	66.7	66.4	8	48	15	15
4		Celtics	34	5/3/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	W 121-87	240	121	46	26	6	8	43	92	46.7	20	51	39.2	15	16	93.8	61.1	8	38	7	17
5		Celtics	34	5/4/2008	BOS	vs	ATL	W 99-65	240	99	46	20	11	10	40	84	47.6	3	18	16.7	16	19	84.2	53.6	14	32	8	19
6		Celtics	34	5/27/1985	BOS	vs	LAL	W 148-114	240	148	48	43	10	3	62	102	60.8	7	9	77.8	17	25	68.0	65.5	13	35	13	17
7		Celtics	34	4/28/1985	BOS	vs	DET	W 133-99	240	133	59	32	10	2	58	107	54.2	0	3	0.0	17	21	81.0	57.2	24	35	15	19
8		Celtics	34	4/2/1961	BOS	vs	STL	W 129-95	240	129	85	24			52	123	42.3				25	33	75.8	46.9				23
9		Celtics	33	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	W 120-87	240	120	35	25	7	6	46	85	54.1	19	29	65.5	9	11	81.8	66.8	13	22	5	22
10		Celtics	33	5/6/1986	BOS	vs	ATL	W 132-99	240	132	51	27	9	6	50	90	55.6	2	4	50.0	30	40	75.0	61.3	17	34	14	21
11		Celtics	33	4/25/1965	BOS	vs	LAL	W 129-96	240	129	71	24			55	115	47.8				19	24	79.2	51.4				24
12		Celtics	32	5/11/2010	BOS	@	CLE	W 120-88	240	120	41	25	6	4	44	80	55.0	8	15	53.3	24	34	70.6	63.2	9	32	10	28
13		Celtics	32	5/11/1991	BOS	@	DET	W 115-83	240	115	58	28	3	4	46	86	53.5	3	7	42.9	20	30	66.7	58.0	16	42	12	24
14		Celtics	32	5/13/1986	BOS	vs	MIL	W 128-96	240	128	58	39	7	10	54	96	56.3	1	6	16.7	19	24	79.2	60.1	13	45	15	28
15		Celtics	32	4/18/1965	BOS	vs	LAL	W 142-110	240	142	77	30			53	124	42.7				36	47	76.6	49.1				26
16		Celtics	31	4/29/2025	BOS	vs	ORL	W 120-89	240	120	38	30	5	3	43	76	56.6	13	24	54.2	21	24	87.5	69.3	3	35	11	18
17		Celtics	31	4/30/2005	BOS	@	IND	W 110-79	240	110	37	17	7	9	42	74	56.8	7	13	53.8	19	23	82.6	65.4	3	34	13	30
18		Celtics	31	5/15/1992	BOS	vs	CLE	W 122-91	240	122	44	41	11	6	52	88	59.1	0	6	0.0	18	22	81.8	62.4	12	32	9	17
19		Celtics	31	3/28/1969	BOS	vs	PHI	W 134-103	240	134	65	22			52	102	51.0				30	40	75.0	56.0				26
20		Celtics	30	3/21/1967	BOS	vs	NYK	W 140-110	240	140	62	27			55	105	52.4				30	36	83.3	57.9				22
21		Celtics	30	3/19/1960	BOS	vs	PHI	W 120-90	240	120	97	18			52	133	39.1				16	21	76.2	42.2				20
22		Celtics	29	4/20/2010	BOS	vs	MIA	W 106-77	240	106	50	26	7	4	36	75	48.0	12	20	60.0	22	27	81.5	61.0	10	40	14	14
23		Celtics	29	4/28/1990	BOS	vs	NYK	W 157-128	240	157	42	46	7	7	63	94	67.0	1	6	16.7	30	33	90.9	72.3	14	28	12	20
24		Celtics	29	5/19/1982	BOS	vs	PHI	W 114-85	240	114	64	23		8	44	93	47.3	0	2	0.0	26	40	65.0	51.5			13	26
25		Celtics	29	5/12/1981	BOS	vs	HOU	W 109-80	240	109	54	25	5	8	41	94	43.6	0	3	0.0	27	35	77.1	49.8	19	35	14	23

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