celtics center franchise record points for a player in a single game

Ed Macauley has dropped the most points by a Celtics center in a game, with 46 points against the Minneapolis Lakers on March 6, 1953.

Interpreted as:
celtics center franchise record points for a player in a single regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
46
3/6/1953
vs
41
18
29
62.1
10
17
58.8
63.0
3
2Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
42
3/27/1979
@
46
12
5
1
1
18
22
81.8
6
7
85.7
83.7
4
8
9
5
3Robert Parish
R. Parish
40
2/17/1981
@
33
13
1
0
1
15
23
65.2
0
0
10
15
66.7
67.6
2
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
39
1/16/1976
vs
47
18
8
16
28
57.1
7
7
100.0
62.7
5
5Robert Parish
R. Parish
38
12/8/1989
vs
38
12
1
0
1
15
21
71.4
0
0
8
9
88.9
76.1
8
4
0
1
6Robert Parish
R. Parish
38
3/17/1985
vs
39
7
1
0
2
15
20
75.0
0
0
8
10
80.0
77.9
2
5
4
4
7Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
38
12/6/1974
@
50
11
5
17
22
77.3
4
6
66.7
77.1
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
38
12/26/1972
vs
46
20
4
17
27
63.0
4
5
80.0
65.1
5
9Robert Parish
R. Parish
37
3/21/1982
@
41
21
1
5
16
27
59.3
0
0
5
9
55.6
59.8
5
16
3
10Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
37
10/29/1971
vs
46
15
4
18
33
54.5
1
2
50.0
54.6
4
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
37
12/17/1967
@
19
7
17
23
73.9
3
9
33.3
68.6
3
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
37
3/5/1961
vs
48
25
4
17
34
50.0
3
3
100.0
52.4
4
13Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
37
12/14/1954
13
11
13
84.6
4
14Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
37
11/1/1952
@
10
19
52.6
17
22
77.3
64.5
4
15Robert Parish
R. Parish
36
2/5/1984
vs
45
18
3
0
1
15
23
65.2
0
0
6
12
50.0
63.6
4
14
1
4
16Robert Parish
R. Parish
36
2/17/1983
@
46
20
1
1
2
13
23
56.5
0
0
10
10
100.0
65.7
5
15
2
2
17Robert Parish
R. Parish
36
4/9/1982
vs
45
13
2
7
16
21
76.2
0
0
4
4
100.0
79.1
4
18Robert Parish
R. Parish
36
1/24/1982
vs
38
10
0
0
5
15
21
71.4
0
0
6
7
85.7
74.8
4
6
5
3
19Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
36
1/13/1978
vs
45
15
3
15
23
65.2
6
8
75.0
67.9
5
20Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
36
2/28/1971
vs
47
19
4
16
31
51.6
4
5
80.0
54.2
4
21Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
36
2/21/1951
vs
14
26
53.8
8
10
80.0
59.2
1
22Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
35
12/16/1973
@
46
21
8
0
12
26
46.2
11
11
100.0
56.7
9
12
5
23Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
35
1/17/1973
vs
46
20
4
16
25
64.0
3
4
75.0
65.4
2
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
35
11/14/1961
@
48
18
13
18
72.2
9
16
56.3
69.9
2
25Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
35
12/6/1953
@
13
9
13
69.2
3

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