first celtic player to lead the nba in ppg

Larry Bird and Jayson Tatum had 60.0 points per game.

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first celtic player to lead the NBA in ppg in a regular-season game

	NAME	DATE	PPG	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	3/12/1985	60.0	BOS	@	ATL	43	60	7	3	0	0	22	36	61.1	1	4	25.0	15	16	93.8	69.7	4	3	3	3
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	4/30/2021	60.0	BOS	vs	SAS	45	60	8	5	0	1	20	37	54.1	5	7	71.4	15	17	88.2	67.4	2	6	0	2	+6
3	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3/3/1985	56.0	BOS	vs	DET	41	56	16	4	1	3	22	28	78.6	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.0	10	6	4	3
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	4/1/1973	54.0	BOS	vs	ATL	48	54	9	6			24	36	66.7				6	6	100.0	69.9				2
5	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3/6/2022	54.0	BOS	vs	BKN	41	54	5	3	0	0	16	30	53.3	8	15	53.3	14	17	82.4	72.0	2	3	2	4	+12
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	3/30/1983	53.0	BOS	vs	IND	33	53	8	3	1	2	21	30	70.0	0	1	0.0	11	11	100.0	76.1	3	5	6	2
7	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	5/2/2017	53.0	BOS	vs	WAS	45	53	4	4	3	0	18	33	54.5	5	12	41.7	12	13	92.3	68.4	1	3	2	2	+10
8	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	4/9/2021	53.0	BOS	vs	MIN	41	53	10	4	0	1	16	25	64.0	6	10	60.0	15	16	93.8	82.7	1	9	5	3	+5
9	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	12/30/2016	52.0	BOS	vs	MIA	37	52	2	0	1	0	15	26	57.7	9	13	69.2	13	13	100.0	82.0	1	1	2	2	+10
10	Sam Jones S. Jones	10/29/1965	51.0	BOS	@	DET		51					21	35	60.0				9	9	100.0	65.5
11	Sam Jones S. Jones	3/28/1967	51.0	BOS	@	NYK	43	51	4	1			19	30	63.3				13	17	76.5	68.0				3
12	Ray Allen R. Allen	4/30/2009	51.0	BOS	@	CHI	59	51	5	3	3	0	18	32	56.3	9	18	50.0	6	7	85.7	72.7	2	3	3	1	+1
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1/23/2022	51.0	BOS	@	WAS	33	51	10	7	0	0	18	28	64.3	9	14	64.3	6	6	100.0	83.2	2	8	1	1	+31
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1/16/2023	51.0	BOS	@	CHA	40	51	9	5	0	0	15	23	65.2	7	12	58.3	14	14	100.0	87.4	1	8	4	3	+15
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/14/2023	51.0	BOS	vs	PHI	42	51	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
16	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/21/1953	50.0	BOS	vs	SYR	66	50	3	2			10	22	45.5				30	32	93.8	69.3				5
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	3/10/1986	50.0	BOS	@	DAL	40	50	11	5	1	0	18	33	54.5	4	7	57.1	10	11	90.9	66.1	3	8	5	3
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	11/10/1989	50.0	BOS	vs	ATL	39	50	13	7	0	0	19	25	76.0	1	1	100.0	11	12	91.7	82.6	3	10	3	3
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2/15/2006	50.0	BOS	vs	CLE	54	50	7	8	0	0	17	36	47.2	0	4	0.0	16	20	80.0	55.8	0	7	4	6	-1
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/18/2021	50.0	BOS	vs	WAS	41	50	8	4	1	2	14	32	43.8	5	12	41.7	17	17	100.0	63.3	2	6	2	1	+25
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5/28/2021	50.0	BOS	vs	BKN	41	50	6	7	2	1	16	30	53.3	5	11	45.5	13	15	86.7	68.3	0	6	1	3	+1
22	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	1/2/2022	50.0	BOS	vs	ORL	46	50	11	4	1	2	19	29	65.5	5	10	50.0	7	8	87.5	76.9	0	11	7	4	+10
23	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	1/3/2026	50.0	BOS	@	LAC	35	50	3	5	0	0	18	26	69.2	6	10	60.0	8	10	80.0	82.2	1	2	2	3	+21
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	1/27/1988	49.0	BOS	vs	WAS	43	49	8	6	4	0	20	30	66.7	0	4	0.0	9	9	100.0	72.1	0	8	2	1
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	2/15/1988	49.0	BOS	@	PHX	43	49	12	7	0	2	17	27	63.0	3	6	50.0	12	12	100.0	75.9	2	10	2	1

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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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