last time a celitcs player had 20 pts in a finals game before 1988

Dennis Johnson scored 33 points in Game 6 of the 1987 NBA Finals versus the Lakers on June 14, 1987.

Interpreted as:
last time a celitcs player had 20 or more pts in a finals game before 1988
NAME DATE PTS SEASON SERIES TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6/14/1987
33
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
46
10
5
0
1
11
22
50.0
0
2
0.0
11
11
100.0
61.5
6
4
0
1
2 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6/14/1987
20
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
40
10
2
0
2
7
15
46.7
0
0
6
6
100.0
56.7
1
9
3
4
3 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
6/11/1987
21
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
39
4
6
2
0
7
11
63.6
5
6
83.3
2
2
100.0
88.4
2
2
2
3
4 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/11/1987
23
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
44
12
7
2
1
7
18
38.9
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
52.4
2
10
2
2
5 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6/11/1987
25
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
43
2
11
1
0
11
22
50.0
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
52.6
1
1
2
3
6 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6/11/1987
22
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
40
14
2
1
0
8
15
53.3
0
0
6
8
75.0
59.4
4
10
2
1
7 Robert Parish
R. Parish
6/11/1987
21
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
28
7
1
0
1
10
12
83.3
0
0
1
2
50.0
81.5
1
6
1
5
8 Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
6/9/1987
23
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
3
4
1
1
11
21
52.4
1
7
14.3
0
0
54.8
0
3
2
3
9 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/9/1987
21
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
47
10
7
1
2
7
19
36.8
2
3
66.7
5
5
100.0
49.5
1
9
5
3
10 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6/9/1987
25
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
45
13
0
0
2
10
14
71.4
0
0
5
8
62.5
71.3
4
9
1
5
11 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/7/1987
30
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
44
12
4
0
1
10
24
41.7
0
1
0.0
10
11
90.9
52.0
3
9
4
2
12 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6/7/1987
26
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
7
4
0
0
11
22
50.0
1
2
50.0
3
4
75.0
54.7
3
4
1
3
13 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6/7/1987
21
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
43
10
5
0
1
8
15
53.3
0
0
5
5
100.0
61.0
4
6
2
2
14 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/4/1987
23
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
36
10
4
1
1
9
17
52.9
1
1
100.0
4
5
80.0
59.9
2
8
3
1
15 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6/4/1987
20
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
34
4
9
0
1
9
18
50.0
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
53.0
1
3
2
1
16 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6/4/1987
20
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
34
2
3
0
0
9
12
75.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
77.6
1
1
3
3
17 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/2/1987
32
1986-87
NBA Finals
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
18 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/8/1986
29
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
46
11
12
3
0
8
17
47.1
2
3
66.7
11
12
91.7
65.1
2
9
2
3
19 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6/8/1986
29
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
39
10
1
0
4
10
22
45.5
0
0
9
10
90.0
54.9
5
5
3
3
20 Kevin McHale
K. McHale
6/5/1986
33
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
44
8
1
0
2
12
23
52.2
0
0
9
10
90.0
60.2
2
6
2
3
21 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/3/1986
21
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
47
9
10
1
0
9
17
52.9
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
58.7
0
9
2
2
22 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6/3/1986
22
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
47
4
4
1
0
8
15
53.3
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
62.4
2
2
1
3
23 Robert Parish
R. Parish
6/3/1986
22
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
40
10
0
0
3
10
15
66.7
0
0
2
3
66.7
67.4
5
5
2
0
24 Larry Bird
L. Bird
6/1/1986
25
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
45
15
11
4
0
10
26
38.5
0
3
0.0
5
5
100.0
44.3
4
11
3
5
25 Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6/1/1986
20
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
41
5
7
2
1
6
17
35.3
0
0
8
8
100.0
48.7
3
2
2
2

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Last Game
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Final

81

BOS Celtics

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM