most 40 point games in a season in celtics history

Jayson Tatum and Larry Bird are tied for the most games for the Celtics with 40+ points in a season, with 11 games.

Interpreted as:
most 40 or more point games by a player in a season in celtics history
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
11
471
2022-23
39.2
42.8
8.5
4.2
0.9
0.6
13.6
23.9
57.0
5.5
10.8
51.3
10.0
11.3
88.7
74.2
1.0
7.5
2.3
431
93
46
10
7
25
20
+137
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
11
481
1987-88
43.3
43.7
11.5
5.0
2.0
0.7
17.3
27.9
61.9
1.4
3.4
40.5
7.8
8.4
93.5
69.2
1.7
9.7
2.9
476
126
55
22
8
32
21
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
9
418
1984-85
41.8
46.4
10.9
5.2
1.4
0.9
17.3
29.0
59.8
0.7
2.4
27.3
11.1
12.0
92.6
67.7
1.9
9.0
3.6
376
98
47
13
8
32
26
4Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
8
333
2000-01
41.8
41.6
6.0
2.4
1.9
1.3
13.4
23.3
57.5
3.0
6.0
50.0
11.9
14.1
84.1
70.6
1.4
4.6
2.6
334
48
19
15
10
21
25
+66
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
7
300
1989-90
41.7
42.9
10.1
7.3
1.0
0.3
16.6
26.9
61.7
1.4
3.1
45.5
8.3
8.6
96.7
70.0
1.6
8.6
2.6
292
71
51
7
2
18
15
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
6
253
1986-87
42.8
42.2
9.3
7.7
2.7
1.0
17.0
28.7
59.3
1.7
3.8
43.5
6.5
7.3
88.6
66.1
2.7
6.7
2.7
257
56
46
16
6
16
15
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
6
268
1985-86
40.5
44.7
9.8
5.7
1.8
0.7
17.2
29.5
58.2
2.8
4.5
63.0
7.5
8.3
90.0
67.3
2.8
7.0
4.3
243
59
34
11
4
26
15
8Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
5
232
2021-22
38.2
46.4
6.4
5.0
1.2
0.4
16.0
27.0
59.3
7.2
12.6
57.1
7.2
8.2
87.8
75.8
1.2
5.2
2.0
191
32
25
6
2
10
12
+104
9Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
5
222
2016-17
38.8
44.4
2.4
5.4
1.0
0.2
12.4
23.0
53.9
5.8
11.4
50.9
13.8
14.4
95.8
75.7
0.4
2.0
3.0
194
12
27
5
1
15
11
+15
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
5
213
2002-03
43.4
42.6
8.4
3.8
3.0
0.8
12.8
24.6
52.0
2.8
6.8
41.2
14.2
17.0
83.5
66.4
1.2
7.2
5.0
217
42
19
15
4
25
9
+56
11Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
4
169
2024-25
39.6
42.3
12.3
7.8
0.5
1.0
15.0
28.8
52.2
6.5
14.3
45.6
5.8
7.0
82.1
66.4
1.8
10.5
2.8
158
49
31
2
4
11
10
+48
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
4
197
2020-21
39.5
49.3
8.5
3.5
0.5
1.0
15.8
26.5
59.4
5.3
8.5
61.8
12.5
13.5
92.6
75.9
0.8
7.8
2.0
158
34
14
2
4
8
12
+47
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
4
176
2005-06
44.8
44.0
6.5
4.8
2.0
0.8
14.0
27.3
51.4
2.5
6.0
41.7
13.5
17.8
76.1
62.7
0.3
6.3
4.3
179
26
19
8
3
17
16
-7
14Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
3
124
2025-26
38.3
41.3
5.3
5.0
2.0
0.3
15.0
27.0
55.6
4.0
8.7
46.2
7.3
9.3
78.6
66.4
1.3
4.0
4.0
115
16
15
6
1
12
9
+15
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
3
131
2023-24
41.7
43.7
10.3
4.3
1.0
1.0
14.0
26.7
52.5
6.0
12.3
48.6
9.7
10.7
90.6
69.6
0.0
10.3
2.0
125
31
13
3
3
6
7
+19
16Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
3
125
2022-23
36.7
41.7
10.0
1.7
0.7
0.7
16.3
25.0
65.3
3.0
8.7
34.6
6.0
7.3
81.8
73.8
2.0
8.0
3.0
110
30
5
2
2
9
5
+49
17Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
3
124
2020-21
32.3
41.3
7.7
3.3
1.0
0.3
16.0
23.0
69.6
5.0
7.7
65.2
4.3
5.3
81.3
81.5
1.7
6.0
4.3
97
23
10
3
1
13
4
+49
18John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3
123
1971-72
47.3
41.0
6.0
5.7
17.3
29.0
59.8
6.3
7.0
90.5
63.9
142
18
17
6
19John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3
126
1969-70
47.3
42.0
8.3
5.7
16.3
29.0
56.3
9.3
11.3
82.4
61.8
142
25
17
6
20Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
3
130
1961-62
43.3
17.7
31.7
55.8
8.0
9.3
85.7
60.6
13
21Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
2
81
2023-24
39.5
40.5
9.5
3.0
1.0
0.0
16.5
27.5
60.0
2.5
5.5
45.5
5.0
9.5
52.6
63.9
3.5
6.0
3.5
79
19
6
2
0
7
6
+4
22Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
2
96
2021-22
46.0
48.0
10.0
5.0
2.0
1.5
17.5
29.5
59.3
6.5
12.0
54.2
6.5
8.0
81.3
72.7
0.0
10.0
5.5
92
20
10
4
3
11
9
+26
23Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
2
82
2019-20
33.5
41.0
5.5
3.0
2.0
1.0
14.0
21.0
66.7
5.0
8.0
62.5
8.0
9.0
88.9
82.1
0.5
5.0
1.0
67
11
6
4
2
2
4
+36
24Kemba Walker
K. Walker
2
84
2019-20
36.7
42.0
7.0
5.0
1.0
0.5
15.0
25.5
58.8
5.5
13.0
42.3
6.5
8.0
81.3
72.4
1.5
5.5
2.0
73
14
10
2
1
4
3
-5
25Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
2
83
2018-19
39.1
41.5
6.0
6.5
2.0
0.5
17.5
29.5
59.3
4.0
8.0
50.0
2.5
3.5
71.4
66.8
2.0
4.0
2.5
78
12
13
4
1
5
6
+28

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.3

Brown

Jaylen Brown

RPG

7.9

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

5.2

Pritchard

Payton Pritchard
Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

4th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

6.2

7th

3P%

36.4

11th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
20
8
.714
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
16
12
.571
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/1
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

17 - 11

112

Final

96

TOR Raptors

17 - 12

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
20
8
.714
2.0
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
16
12
.571
6.0
6
17
13
.567
6.0
7
15
14
.517
7.5
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
10
13
15
.464
9.0
11
11
18
.379
11.5
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
8
19
.296
13.5
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
22
.185
16.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
21
7
.750
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
7
22
.241
18.5
15
7
22
.241
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/19
@
126-135
Wed
11/19
@
123-114
Wed
11/19
@
96-137
Thu
11/20
@
109-120
Thu
11/20
@
113-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
8:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:30 PM