celtics player with most points per game in a single playoffs

Bob Cousy has scored the most points per game for the Celtics in a single NBA playoff run, with 31.0 per game in 1951-52.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	31.0	1951-52	BOS	3	46.0	4.0	6.3			8.7	21.7	40.0				13.7	14.7	93.2	55.1				138	93	12	19				13
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	30.6	2020-21	BOS	5	37.0	5.8	4.6	1.2	1.6	9.4	22.2	42.3	2.8	7.2	38.9	9.0	9.8	91.8	57.7	0.6	5.2	2.6	185	153	29	23	6	8	13	15	-58
3	Sam Jones S. Jones	28.6	1964-65	BOS	12	41.3	4.6	2.5			11.3	24.5	45.9				6.1	7.0	86.9	51.8				495	343	55	30				39
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	28.1	2024-25	BOS	8	40.3	11.5	5.4	2.1	0.8	9.3	21.9	42.3	3.6	9.8	37.2	6.0	6.8	88.9	56.6	1.1	10.4	3.3	322	225	92	43	17	6	26	21	+77
5	Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	28.0	1991-92	BOS	10	40.8	4.3	3.9	2.4	0.8	11.5	21.8	52.8	0.2	0.6	33.3	4.8	6.3	76.2	57.0	1.1	3.2	1.6	408	280	43	39	24	8	16	38
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	27.5	1983-84	BOS	23	41.8	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	10.0	19.0	52.4	0.3	0.7	41.2	7.3	8.3	87.9	60.7	2.7	8.3	3.8	961	632	252	136	54	27	87	71
7	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.4	1966-67	BOS	9	36.7	8.1	3.1			10.6	23.6	44.8				6.3	7.9	80.3	50.8				330	247	73	28				30
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.4	1971-72	BOS	11	47.0	8.4	6.4			9.8	21.4	46.0				7.7	9.0	85.9	54.0				517	301	92	70				35
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	27.2	2022-23	BOS	20	40.0	10.5	5.3	1.1	1.1	9.3	20.2	45.8	2.7	8.2	32.3	6.0	6.9	87.6	58.5	1.3	9.2	2.8	799	543	210	105	21	21	56	44	+79
10	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	27.1	2002-03	BOS	10	44.5	9.0	6.7	2.1	0.8	7.7	19.3	39.9	1.6	4.5	35.6	10.1	11.7	86.3	55.4	1.1	7.9	4.4	445	271	90	67	21	8	44	38	-13
11	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.1	1973-74	BOS	18	45.1	6.4	6.0	1.3	0.3	11.1	22.8	48.4				4.9	5.6	88.1	53.5	1.6	4.9		811	487	116	108	24	6		43
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	27.0	1986-87	BOS	23	44.1	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	9.4	19.7	47.6	0.6	1.8	34.1	7.7	8.4	91.2	57.7	1.8	8.3	3.1	1,015	622	231	165	27	19	71	55
13	Sam Jones S. Jones	26.7	1966-67	BOS	9	36.2	5.1	3.1			10.6	23.0	45.9				5.6	6.4	86.2	51.6				326	240	46	28				30
14	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	26.3	1955-56	BOS	3	41.3	8.0	8.7			9.3	18.7	50.0				7.7	8.3	92.0	59.0				124	79	24	26				4
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	26.0	1984-85	BOS	20	40.8	9.1	5.8	1.7	1.0	9.8	21.3	46.1	0.4	1.3	28.0	6.1	6.8	89.0	53.6	2.7	6.5	2.9	815	520	182	115	34	19	57	54
16	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	25.9	1967-68	BOS	19	45.4	8.6	7.5			9.7	21.4	45.2				6.6	7.9	82.8	52.1				862	493	164	142				67
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	25.9	1985-86	BOS	18	42.8	9.3	8.2	2.1	0.6	9.5	18.4	51.7	1.3	3.1	41.1	5.6	6.1	92.7	61.5	1.9	7.4	2.6	770	466	168	148	37	11	47	55
18	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	25.7	2025-26	BOS	7	35.6	5.7	3.3	0.9	1.1	9.3	20.4	45.5	2.4	6.0	40.5	4.7	6.6	71.7	55.1	1.6	4.1	3.6	249	180	40	23	6	8	25	21	-23
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25.7	2019-20	BOS	17	40.6	10.0	5.0	1.0	1.2	8.5	19.6	43.4	2.8	7.4	37.3	5.9	7.2	81.3	56.3	1.3	8.7	2.8	690	437	170	85	17	20	48	41	+92
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25.6	2021-22	BOS	24	41.0	6.7	6.2	1.2	0.9	8.4	19.7	42.6	3.2	8.2	39.3	5.7	7.1	80.0	56.2	1.0	5.7	4.2	983	615	161	148	29	21	100	72	+108
21	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	25.5	1952-53	BOS	6	45.0	4.2	6.2			7.7	20.0	38.3				10.2	12.2	83.6	50.3				270	153	25	37				21
22	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	25.4	1968-69	BOS	18	47.2	9.9	5.6			9.4	21.2	44.5				6.6	7.7	85.5	51.7				850	458	179	100				58
23	Kevin McHale K. McHale	25.4	1987-88	BOS	17	42.1	8.0	2.4	0.4	1.8	9.3	15.4	60.3	0.1	0.1	100.0	6.8	8.1	83.9	67.0	3.2	4.8	2.3	716	432	136	40	7	30	39	65
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25.0	2023-24	BOS	19	40.4	9.7	6.3	1.1	0.7	8.4	19.6	42.7	2.1	7.3	28.3	6.2	7.2	86.1	54.9	0.9	8.8	2.6	768	475	184	119	20	13	50	54	+147
25	Kevin McHale K. McHale	24.9	1985-86	BOS	18	39.7	8.6	2.7	0.4	2.4	9.3	16.1	57.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.2	7.8	79.4	63.6	2.8	5.8	2.7	715	448	155	48	8	43	48	64

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