Paul Pierce has scored the most points for the Celtics in a game against the Nuggets, with 45 points on January 24, 2003.
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highest scoring regular-season game by a celtics player vs nuggets| 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 |  | P. Pierce | 45 | 1/24/2003 | vs | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 71.7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +20 | ||
| 2 |  | L. Bird | 43 | 12/5/1990 | vs | 44 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 67.8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 3 |  | J. Brown | 41 | 3/7/2024 | @ | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 58.3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | +5 | ||
| 4 | | L. Bird | 40 | 12/9/1987 | vs | 40 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 5 | | L. Bird | 40 | 2/20/1985 | @ | 46 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 59.3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 6 | | P. Pierce | 38 | 12/15/2006 | vs | 40 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 87.0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 7 |  | R. Parish | 38 | 12/8/1989 | vs | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 76.1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | | P. Pierce | 36 | 3/12/2006 | vs | 37 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 67.9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +9 | ||
| 9 |  | R. Lewis | 36 | 12/9/1992 | vs | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 73.4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 10 |  | K. McHale | 36 | 2/10/1987 | @ | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 74.8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | | L. Bird | 36 | 12/12/1982 | vs | 43 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 49.9 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | | P. Pierce | 35 | 12/5/2001 | vs | 40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 63.9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 13 | | R. Mercer | 35 | 3/5/1999 | vs | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -4 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Tatum | 34 | 11/11/2022 | vs | 37 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 65.8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 15 | | D. Ainge | 34 | 12/3/1986 | vs | 42 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 69.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 16 | | L. Bird | 34 | 2/5/1982 | vs | 40 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 56.1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 17 | | C. Maxwell | 34 | 2/15/1981 | @ | 43 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 70.0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Brown | 33 | 1/7/2026 | vs | 34 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 54.4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -14 | ||
| 19 |  | K. Irving | 33 | 12/13/2017 | vs | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 76.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | ||
| 20 | | P. Pierce | 33 | 12/7/2003 | @ | 40 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 64.7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +4 | ||
| 21 | | K. McHale | 33 | 2/17/1988 | @ | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 74.1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 22 | | K. McHale | 33 | 1/15/1986 | vs | 36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 76.2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 23 | | R. Parish | 33 | 2/5/1982 | vs | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 75.8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 24 | | K. McHale | 32 | 2/20/1985 | @ | 45 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 60.3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 25 | | K. Irving | 31 | 11/5/2018 | @ | 34 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +2 | ||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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| 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 |
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