larry bird most points in a playoff game

Larry Bird put up his most points in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Pistons, with 43 points.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
43
5/8/1985
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
43
13
5
1
0
17
33
51.5
0
1
0.0
9
9
100.0
58.2
3
10
6
3
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
42
5/10/1987
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
56
7
8
0
2
13
23
56.5
3
5
60.0
13
15
86.7
70.9
1
6
4
4
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
42
4/30/1985
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
40
10
6
0
1
14
26
53.8
0
1
0.0
14
15
93.3
64.4
4
6
1
3
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
40
5/5/1987
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
44
11
7
4
1
13
23
56.5
1
1
100.0
13
13
100.0
69.6
2
9
3
2
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
40
4/18/1985
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
43
7
3
2
1
14
25
56.0
1
2
50.0
11
12
91.7
66.1
2
5
2
2
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
39
5/13/1984
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
42
12
10
3
0
13
24
54.2
1
2
50.0
12
12
100.0
66.6
3
9
5
5
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
38
5/11/1988
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
47
5
8
3
0
15
25
60.0
3
5
60.0
5
6
83.3
68.7
1
4
5
1
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
37
5/30/1987
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
48
9
9
0
2
13
24
54.2
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
65.1
2
7
3
3
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
37
5/2/1984
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
37
11
4
4
2
16
22
72.7
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
77.9
4
7
5
3
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
5/1/1988
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
42
4
6
3
0
12
19
63.2
1
2
50.0
11
11
100.0
75.5
0
4
4
2
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
5/26/1987
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
47
12
9
1
1
12
25
48.0
0
2
0.0
12
12
100.0
59.4
1
11
5
1
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
5/6/1986
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
39
10
5
2
1
14
24
58.3
1
2
50.0
7
7
100.0
66.5
2
8
0
4
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
4/29/1986
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
42
8
7
2
1
15
23
65.2
0
1
0.0
6
7
85.7
69.0
4
4
2
3
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
36
4/20/1986
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
56
12
8
1
2
14
27
51.9
2
5
40.0
6
7
85.7
59.8
4
8
4
5
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
35
5/28/1987
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
47
9
2
1
1
14
20
70.0
0
0
7
7
100.0
75.8
1
8
0
4
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
35
5/11/1984
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
46
11
7
3
0
14
28
50.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
55.5
2
9
3
3
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
35
4/12/1981
BOS BOS
@
CHI CHI
44
11
5
3
1
13
22
59.1
1
1
100.0
8
8
100.0
68.6
3
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
5/22/1988
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
47
4
6
1
1
15
24
62.5
1
3
33.3
3
3
100.0
67.1
0
4
4
2
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
4/25/1985
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
42
14
7
1
0
11
17
64.7
0
1
0.0
12
14
85.7
73.4
3
11
2
3
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
6/8/1984
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
17
2
2
1
15
20
75.0
2
2
100.0
2
4
50.0
78.1
2
15
5
4
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
4/22/1981
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
41
16
5
0
1
14
21
66.7
0
0
6
7
85.7
70.6
2
14
5
3
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
34
4/14/1980
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
40
10
7
0
13
20
65.0
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
72.3
4
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
33
4/21/1981
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
48
10
3
1
0
14
29
48.3
0
0
5
5
100.0
52.9
1
4
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
32
5/5/1991
BOS BOS
vs
IND IND
33
9
7
1
0
12
19
63.2
0
5
0.0
8
10
80.0
68.4
2
7
4
2
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
32
6/2/1987
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
42
7
6
1
0
14
25
56.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
59.8
2
5
0
0

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Magic Magic
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Schedule
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10/27
BOS BOS
@
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8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Mon
11/3
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

0 - 2

95

Final

105

NYK Knicks

2 - 0

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10/21
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10/26
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10/26
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6:00 PM
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