John Havlicek has scored the most points for the Celtics in a playoff game versus the Lakers, with 43 points in Game 2 of the 1969 NBA Finals.
| 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 |  | J. Havlicek | 43 | 4/25/1969 | @ | 48 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 64.8 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | J. Havlicek | 40 | 5/2/1968 | @ | 47 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | P. Pierce | 38 | 6/15/2008 | @ | 48 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 62.6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 4 | | J. Havlicek | 37 | 4/23/1969 | @ | 48 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 61.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | S. Jones | 37 | 4/23/1965 | @ | 43 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 63.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | S. Jones | 36 | 4/20/1966 | @ | 38 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 64.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | S. Jones | 36 | 4/21/1963 | vs | 43 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 63.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | S. Jones | 35 | 4/21/1965 | @ | 41 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 53.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | T. Heinsohn | 35 | 4/19/1963 | @ | 40 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 40.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 48.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | S. Jones | 35 | 4/16/1962 | @ | 40 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 60.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | L. Bird | 34 | 6/8/1984 | vs | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 78.1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 12 | | J. Havlicek | 34 | 4/27/1969 | vs | 48 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 58.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | D. Johnson | 33 | 6/14/1987 | @ | 46 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 14 |  | R. Allen | 32 | 6/6/2010 | @ | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 76.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +12 | ||
| 15 | | L. Bird | 32 | 6/2/1987 | @ | 42 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 59.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 |  | K. McHale | 32 | 6/9/1985 | vs | 42 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 67.5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 17 |  | B. Russell | 32 | 4/24/1966 | vs | 48 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 61.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | J. Havlicek | 32 | 4/22/1966 | @ | 37 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 58.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | K. McHale | 31 | 6/2/1985 | @ | 36 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 84.8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | | J. Havlicek | 31 | 4/30/1968 | vs | 53 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38.5 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 48.2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | L. Bird | 30 | 6/7/1987 | vs | 44 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 52.0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 22 | | L. Bird | 30 | 5/30/1985 | vs | 41 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 58.0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 23 | | L. Bird | 30 | 6/3/1984 | @ | 38 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 66.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 24 | | B. Howell | 30 | 5/2/1968 | @ | 42 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 62.0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | S. Jones | 30 | 4/17/1963 | @ | 42 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
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