The Boston Celtics scored their most points in a third quarter versus the Raptors on December 31, with 45 points.

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celtics most points in a regular-season game in third quarter

	TEAM	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Celtics	45	12/31/2024	BOS	vs	TOR	60	11	12	4	1	14	19	73.7	10	12	83.3	7	9	77.8	98.0	1	10	3	2
2	Celtics	43	1/20/2025	BOS	@	GSW	60	12	11	3	4	16	24	66.7	8	12	66.7	3	3	100.0	84.9	2	10	2	3
3	Celtics	43	1/13/2024	BOS	vs	HOU	60	17	8	0	5	15	27	55.6	7	12	58.3	6	8	75.0	70.4	5	12	2	6
4	Celtics	43	11/28/2022	BOS	vs	CHA	60	10	12	2	3	18	26	69.2	5	11	45.5	2	3	66.7	78.7	2	8	1	5
5	Celtics	43	3/21/2022	BOS	@	OKC	60	8	10	1	0	15	24	62.5	6	10	60.0	7	7	100.0	79.4	1	7	1	6
6	Celtics	43	3/26/2021	BOS	@	MIL	60	11	8	1	2	15	23	65.2	9	14	64.3	4	4	100.0	86.8	2	9	2	6
7	Celtics	42	12/21/2022	BOS	vs	IND	60	13	9	5	1	12	22	54.5	6	13	46.2	12	13	92.3	75.8	6	7	3	2
8	Celtics	42	2/13/2022	BOS	vs	ATL	60	11	7	1	0	13	18	72.2	5	7	71.4	11	12	91.7	90.2	2	9	2	4
9	Celtics	42	4/30/2021	BOS	vs	SAS	60	17	10	2	3	16	30	53.3	6	10	60.0	4	7	57.1	63.5	6	11	2	4
10	Celtics	42	1/11/2020	BOS	vs	NOP	60	11	10	4	2	17	25	68.0	6	11	54.5	2	2	100.0	81.1	0	11	1	6
11	Celtics	42	11/14/2014	BOS	vs	CLE	60	10	14	2	0	16	22	72.7	3	5	60.0	7	9	77.8	80.9	2	8	1	6
12	Celtics	41	11/6/2024	BOS	vs	GSW	60	16	8	1	0	14	28	50.0	10	21	47.6	3	4	75.0	68.9	8	8	1	2
13	Celtics	41	12/25/2023	BOS	@	LAL	60	15	10	0	3	12	23	52.2	5	11	45.5	12	14	85.7	70.3	4	11	1	4
14	Celtics	41	3/1/2023	BOS	vs	CLE	60	14	9	1	0	14	23	60.9	6	7	85.7	7	9	77.8	76.0	3	11	1	5
15	Celtics	41	11/27/2022	BOS	vs	WAS	60	7	7	1	2	13	17	76.5	4	7	57.1	11	11	100.0	93.9	0	7	4	8
16	Celtics	41	12/3/2021	BOS	@	UTA	60	7	7	0	0	13	20	65.0	5	9	55.6	10	10	100.0	84.0	0	7	2	10
17	Celtics	41	1/24/2021	BOS	vs	CLE	60	13	6	6	1	14	22	63.6	4	6	66.7	9	9	100.0	79.0	1	12	5	6
18	Celtics	41	1/22/2020	BOS	vs	MEM	60	13	10	3	3	15	22	68.2	6	7	85.7	5	6	83.3	83.2	3	10	4	4
19	Celtics	41	12/14/2018	BOS	vs	ATL	60	10	9	7	5	15	24	62.5	7	11	63.6	4	4	100.0	79.6	3	7	9	5
20	Celtics	41	2/2/2018	BOS	vs	ATL	60	11	9	1	0	13	20	65.0	5	5	100.0	10	11	90.9	82.5	1	10	0	7
21	Celtics	40	4/6/2025	BOS	vs	WAS	60	18	9	2	1	16	28	57.1	8	13	61.5	0	0		71.4	10	8	6	3
22	Celtics	40	12/31/2023	BOS	@	SAS	60	16	6	3	1	16	29	55.2	4	11	36.4	4	6	66.7	63.2	6	10	2	3
23	Celtics	40	3/21/2023	BOS	@	SAC	60	9	11	1	2	15	22	68.2	7	12	58.3	3	6	50.0	81.2	1	8	1	4
24	Celtics	40	1/31/2022	BOS	vs	MIA	60	11	10	3	0	14	22	63.6	7	13	53.8	5	6	83.3	81.2	2	9	3	1
25	Celtics	40	4/4/2021	BOS	vs	CHA	60	10	9	1	1	14	24	58.3	8	13	61.5	4	4	100.0	77.6	2	8	1	3