LeBron James has scored the most points per game in elimination games when playing 3+ games versus the Celtics, with 37.3 per game.
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highest elimination game ppg by a player vs celtics minimum 3 games| NAME | PPG | 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 |  | L. James | 37.3 | 7 | 46.6 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 25.3 | 49.7 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 40.5 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 72.3 | 59.8 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 326 | 261 | 89 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 17 | +60 |
| 2 |  | A. Iverson | 33.7 | 3 | 43.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 24.3 | 41.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 47.1 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 86.8 | 56.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 130 | 101 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -15 |
| 3 |  | J. Butler III | 33.3 | 4 | 42.1 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 24.5 | 51.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 38.1 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 86.2 | 60.0 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 169 | 133 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -4 |
| 4 |  | J. West | 32.8 | 9 | 45.7 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 25.2 | 48.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 82.0 | 55.4 | 411 | 295 | 63 | 47 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  | J. Ruland | 32.0 | 3 | 46.0 | 13.7 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 21.0 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 88.2 | 61.6 | 138 | 96 | 41 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  | E. Baylor | 30.4 | 9 | 45.3 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 27.3 | 41.1 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 80.0 | 48.0 | 408 | 274 | 136 | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 |  | P. Ewing | 29.8 | 5 | 40.8 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 11.8 | 22.4 | 52.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 81.1 | 58.1 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 204 | 149 | 70 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | |
| 8 |  | W. Chamberlain | 29.8 | 10 | 47.3 | 28.2 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 22.0 | 52.7 | 6.6 | 13.6 | 48.5 | 53.2 | 473 | 298 | 282 | 23 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 9 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 29.8 | 4 | 47.3 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 13.0 | 23.8 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 55.6 | 55.7 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 189 | 119 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 10 |  | W. B. Free | 29.7 | 3 | 35.7 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 25.7 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 95.5 | 51.3 | 1.5 | 107 | 89 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| 11 |  | B. Pettit | 28.4 | 5 | 43.8 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 22.2 | 39.6 | 10.8 | 15.6 | 69.2 | 48.9 | 219 | 142 | 81 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 12 |  | O. Robertson | 28.1 | 7 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 23.1 | 42.0 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 89.7 | 51.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 197 | 53 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||
| 13 |  | I. Thomas | 27.7 | 3 | 38.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 25.0 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 70.4 | 47.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 114 | 83 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |
| 14 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 26.0 | 3 | 42.0 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 45.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 20.0 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 76.2 | 51.8 | 2.0 | 12.3 | 3.0 | 126 | 78 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -19 |
| 15 |  | W. Reed | 25.6 | 5 | 39.8 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 17.8 | 56.2 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 80.0 | 61.3 | 199 | 128 | 55 | 13 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 16 |  | T. Maxey | 25.5 | 4 | 42.4 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 17.5 | 52.9 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 40.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 170 | 102 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | +7 |
| 17 |  | J. Embiid | 24.7 | 7 | 37.4 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 19.4 | 42.6 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 15.6 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 80.0 | 52.6 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 262 | 173 | 68 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 21 | +22 |
| 18 |  | C. Person | 24.7 | 3 | 41.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 17.7 | 45.3 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 47.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 81.0 | 59.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 125 | 74 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| 19 |  | P. Arizin | 24.7 | 6 | 41.8 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 22.7 | 38.2 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 93.6 | 47.2 | 251 | 148 | 53 | 8 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 20 |  | D. Wilkins | 24.6 | 5 | 35.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 19.2 | 42.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 88.6 | 53.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 177 | 123 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
| 21 |  | C. Hagan | 24.2 | 5 | 40.2 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 18.2 | 49.5 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 77.5 | 55.7 | 201 | 121 | 62 | 10 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 22 |  | K. Bryant | 24.0 | 4 | 42.9 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 21.5 | 34.9 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 28.6 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 82.4 | 47.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 172 | 96 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 11 | -12 |
| 23 |  | D. Wade | 23.8 | 5 | 38.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 18.4 | 44.6 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 38.9 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 81.1 | 55.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 191 | 119 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +12 |
| 24 |  | D. Schayes | 23.3 | 7 | 38.4 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 20.6 | 35.4 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 87.1 | 46.6 | 269 | 163 | 87 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 |  | D. Howard | 23.2 | 5 | 40.9 | 15.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 14.6 | 61.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 10.4 | 50.0 | 60.5 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 205 | 116 | 76 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 20 | +39 | |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 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 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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