most 40 points game by a player in celtics history including playoffs

Larry Bird had the most games for the Celtics in the regular-season and playoffs with 40+ points, with 52 games.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more points game by a player in celtics history including playoffs

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	52	2,284	42.7	43.9	10.6	6.2	1.8		16.9	28.3	59.8	1.5	3.3	44.4	8.7	9.3	93.2	67.8				2,222	552	322	94			131
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	34	1,511	39.3	44.4	8.6	4.7	1.1	0.8	14.7	25.9	56.6	5.9	11.3	51.9	9.2	10.4	88.7	72.9	0.9	7.8	2.1	1,336	293	160	36	28	73	77	+428
3	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	24	1,021	43.0	42.5	6.9	3.7	2.4	1.0	13.0	24.3	53.6	3.3	6.4	51.6	13.2	15.5	85.2	68.3	1.1	5.8	3.4	1,033	166	89	57	24	81	69	+205
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	17	718		42.2					16.8	29.8	56.3				8.7	9.8	88.6	62.0										43
5	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	16	674	38.0	42.1	7.9	3.3	1.4	0.5	15.9	25.6	62.0	4.2	8.8	47.9	6.2	8.1	76.2	72.1	1.8	6.1	3.9	609	127	52	23	8	62	39	+185
6	Sam Jones S. Jones	9	401		44.6					17.2						10.1	11.4	88.3
7	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	8	338		42.3					17.6	31.3	56.4				7.0	9.3	75.7	59.8										33
8	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	7	317	39.3	45.3	2.9	4.6	1.3	0.1	13.1	24.6	53.5	5.6	11.6	48.1	13.4	14.3	94.0	73.4	0.6	2.3	2.6	275	20	32	9	1	18	15	+28
9	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	4	170	39.2	42.5	5.5	6.0	1.3	0.5	16.3	26.0	62.5	4.5	7.5	60.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	73.6	1.8	3.8	2.3	157	22	24	5	2	9	10	+55
10	Antoine Walker A. Walker	4	181	43.5	45.3	7.5	6.5	2.5	0.3	17.3	31.0	55.6	6.3	10.8	58.1	4.5	8.0	56.3	65.5	2.0	5.5	3.0	174	30	26	10	1	12	17	+3
11	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	4	178		44.5					14.8	29.5	50.0				15.0	16.3	92.3	60.7										11
12	Dee Brown D. Brown	3	122	47.3	40.7	5.7	5.7	2.0	1.7	13.0	21.7	60.0	4.0	6.3	63.2	10.7	12.3	86.5	75.0	1.0	4.7	1.7	142	17	17	6	5	5	9
13	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	3	127	37.3	42.3	4.3				16.7	28.3	58.8				9.0	9.7	93.1	65.0				112	13					8
14	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	2	85	36.8	42.5	6.5	4.0	0.0	0.0	14.5	21.0	69.0	8.0	13.5	59.3	5.5	5.5	100.0	90.7	2.0	4.5	1.0	74	13	8	0	0	2	5	+22
15	Kemba Walker K. Walker	2	84	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
16	Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	2	84	43.5	42.0	4.0	4.5	3.0	0.5	16.0	26.0	61.5	0.5	0.5	100.0	9.5	12.0	79.2	67.1	1.5	2.5	1.5	87	8	9	6	1	3	6
17	Kevin McHale K. McHale	2	98	42.5	49.0	12.5	3.0	0.5	2.0	18.5	24.5	75.5	0.0	0.0		12.0	14.5	82.8	79.3	6.0	6.5	4.0	85	25	6	1	4	8	8
18	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	2	81	45.0	40.5	4.5	6.5		0.0	17.0	28.0	60.7				6.5	7.0	92.9	65.2				90	9	13		0		4
19	Derrick White D. White	1	41	39.2	41.0	3.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	9.0	17.0	52.9	4.0	4.0	100.0	73.8	0.0	3.0	1.0	39	3	2	3	1	1	0	+8
20	Jeff Green J. Green	1	43	40.1	43.0	7.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	14.0	21.0	66.7	5.0	7.0	71.4	10.0	13.0	76.9	80.5	1.0	6.0	2.0	40	7	2	2	4	2	2	+3
21	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	1	44	53.0	44.0	8.0	10.0	3.0	0.0	16.0	24.0	66.7	2.0	2.0	100.0	10.0	12.0	83.3	75.1	0.0	8.0	3.0	53	8	10	3	0	3	3	-4
22	Ray Allen R. Allen	1	51	58.8	51.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	32.0	56.3	9.0	18.0	50.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	72.7	2.0	3.0	3.0	59	5	3	3	0	3	1	+1
23	Todd Day T. Day	1	41	38.0	41.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	18.0	61.1	5.0	8.0	62.5	14.0	16.0	87.5	81.9	3.0	0.0	3.0	38	3	3	3	0	3	5
24	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	1	43	41.0	43.0	9.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	16.0	27.0	59.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	6.0	9.0	66.7	69.4	5.0	4.0	7.0	41	9	2	1	0	7	5
25	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	1	45	37.0	45.0	3.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	20.0	29.0	69.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	73.1	1.0	2.0	3.0	37	3	6	2	0	3	1