celtics highest scoring playoff player in one game

John Havlicek has the most points for the Celtics in a playoff game, with 54 points in Game 1 of the 1973 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Hawks.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
54
4/1/1973
vs
48
9
6
24
36
66.7
6
6
100.0
69.9
2
2Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
53
5/2/2017
vs
45
4
4
3
0
18
33
54.5
5
12
41.7
12
13
92.3
68.4
1
3
2
2
+10
3Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
51
5/14/2023
vs
42
13
5
2
0
17
28
60.7
6
10
60.0
11
14
78.6
74.6
0
13
0
1
+33
4Ray Allen
R. Allen
51
4/30/2009
@
59
5
3
3
0
18
32
56.3
9
18
50.0
6
7
85.7
72.7
2
3
3
1
+1
5Sam Jones
S. Jones
51
3/28/1967
@
43
4
1
19
30
63.3
13
17
76.5
68.0
3
6Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
50
5/28/2021
vs
41
6
7
2
1
16
30
53.3
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
68.3
0
6
1
3
+1
7Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
50
3/21/1953
vs
66
3
2
10
22
45.5
30
32
93.8
69.3
5
8Sam Jones
S. Jones
47
4/10/1963
vs
41
7
1
18
27
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.8
4
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
46
5/13/2022
@
43
9
4
0
1
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
5
7
71.4
65.6
0
9
4
2
+21
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
46
5/3/2002
vs
44
4
6
1
1
16
25
64.0
8
10
80.0
6
7
85.7
81.9
1
3
0
1
+27
11Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
44
5/30/2012
@
53
8
10
3
0
16
24
66.7
2
2
100.0
10
12
83.3
75.1
0
8
3
3
-4
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
43
5/8/1985
vs
43
13
5
1
0
17
33
51.5
0
1
0.0
9
9
100.0
58.2
3
10
6
3
13John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
4/3/1974
vs
46
12
8
18
30
60.0
7
7
100.0
65.0
1
14John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
3/31/1972
@
48
6
4
15
26
57.7
13
14
92.9
66.9
2
15John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
4/25/1969
@
48
12
6
15
27
55.6
13
14
92.9
64.8
6
16Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
42
5/12/2025
@
40
8
4
4
2
16
28
57.1
7
16
43.8
3
3
100.0
71.6
0
8
4
3
-9
17Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
42
4/22/2016
vs
37
4
1
1
0
12
24
50.0
5
12
41.7
13
15
86.7
68.6
1
3
1
2
+3
18Reggie Lewis
R. Lewis
42
5/10/1992
vs
48
3
6
5
1
16
28
57.1
1
1
100.0
9
12
75.0
63.1
1
2
2
4
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
42
5/10/1987
@
56
7
8
0
2
13
23
56.5
3
5
60.0
13
15
86.7
70.9
1
6
4
4
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
42
4/30/1985
vs
40
10
6
0
1
14
26
53.8
0
1
0.0
14
15
93.3
64.4
4
6
1
3
21Sam Jones
S. Jones
42
3/26/1966
@
5
4
14
24
58.3
14
15
93.3
68.6
4
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
41
5/18/2008
vs
44
4
5
2
0
13
23
56.5
4
6
66.7
11
12
91.7
72.5
1
3
4
4
+10
23Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
40
5/23/2024
vs
37
5
2
1
0
14
27
51.9
4
10
40.0
8
11
72.7
62.8
2
3
2
4
+18
24Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
40
5/21/2022
vs
42
9
1
1
1
14
20
70.0
3
9
33.3
9
12
75.0
79.1
2
7
7
2
-6
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
40
5/30/2021
vs
40
7
5
1
2
10
22
45.5
3
7
42.9
17
17
100.0
67.8
1
6
2
3
-9

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