Before 2001-02, Larry Bird put up the most points for the Celtics in a game, with 60 points versus the Hawks on March 12, 1985.
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celtics franchise record for most points in a single regular-season game by a player until 2001| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Bird | 60 | 3/12/1985 | @ | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 69.7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 |  | K. McHale | 56 | 3/3/1985 | vs | 41 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 83.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | | L. Bird | 53 | 3/30/1983 | vs | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 4 |  | S. Jones | 51 | 10/29/1965 | @ | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 65.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | | L. Bird | 50 | 11/10/1989 | vs | 39 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 82.6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 6 | | L. Bird | 50 | 3/10/1986 | @ | 40 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 66.1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 7 | | A. Walker | 49 | 1/7/1998 | @ | 42 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 62.7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | +2 | ||
| 8 | | L. Bird | 49 | 3/15/1992 | vs | 54 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 62.2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 9 | | L. Bird | 49 | 2/15/1988 | @ | 43 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 10 | | L. Bird | 49 | 1/27/1988 | vs | 43 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 66.7 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 11 | | L. Bird | 48 | 3/17/1985 | vs | 43 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 62.2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 12 | | L. Bird | 48 | 1/27/1985 | vs | 45 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 13 | | L. Bird | 48 | 12/9/1984 | vs | 42 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 62.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 66.7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 14 | | A. Walker | 47 | 1/17/2001 | @ | 45 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 70.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -5 | ||
| 15 | | L. Bird | 47 | 11/7/1987 | @ | 53 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 65.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 70.4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 16 | | L. Bird | 47 | 4/12/1987 | vs | 38 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 64.9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 17 | | L. Bird | 47 | 2/14/1986 | @ | 49 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 66.5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 18 | | L. Bird | 47 | 11/27/1985 | vs | 39 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 64.0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | | L. Bird | 47 | 4/12/1985 | vs | 38 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 61.1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 20 | | L. Bird | 46 | 3/16/1990 | @ | 44 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 57.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 63.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 21 |  | B. Cousy | 46 | 2/7/1960 | vs | 40 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | E. Macauley | 46 | 3/6/1953 | vs | 41 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 63.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 | | L. Bird | 45 | 11/14/1990 | vs | 44 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 24 | | D. Ainge | 45 | 12/9/1988 | vs | 37 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 73.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 25 | | L. Bird | 45 | 2/24/1985 | @ | 45 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 58.1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 62.8 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | |||
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