most 40 points game in celtics history in a season

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 points game by a player in celtics history in a season
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
11Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
4
174
2025-26
37.5
43.5
4.8
5.0
1.5
0.3
15.8
26.8
58.9
4.5
9.0
50.0
7.5
9.5
78.9
70.3
1.3
3.5
3.5
150
19
20
6
1
14
12
+36
12Jayson 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
13Jayson 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
14Paul 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
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

29.6

Brown

Jaylen Brown

RPG

8.1

Queta

Neemias Queta

APG

5.3

White

Derrick White
Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

2nd

DRTG

115.9

16th

NETRTG

7.4

3rd

3P%

37.1

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
Celtics Celtics
24
13
.649
4.0
3
24
14
.632
4.5
4
23
16
.590
6.0
5
21
15
.583
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
7:30 PM
Mon
1/19
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

23 - 16

117

Final

125

BOS Celtics

24 - 13

Fri 9 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
24
14
.632
4.5
4
23
16
.590
6.0
5
21
15
.583
6.5
6
20
17
.541
8.0
7
21
18
.538
8.0
8
21
18
.538
8.0
9
19
21
.475
10.5
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
17
21
.447
11.5
12
13
25
.342
15.5
13
11
24
.314
16.0
14
10
27
.270
18.0
15
7
31
.184
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
32
7
.821
2
26
11
.703
5.0
3
25
13
.658
6.5
4
25
13
.658
6.5
5
23
13
.639
7.5
6
22
13
.629
8.0
7
23
15
.605
8.5
8
21
18
.538
11.0
9
19
20
.487
13.0
10
16
22
.421
15.5
11
14
23
.378
17.0
12
14
24
.368
17.5
13
13
24
.351
18.0
14
9
31
.225
23.5
15
8
30
.211
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/11
@
105-115
Thu
12/11
@
129-126
Thu
12/11
@
130-126
Thu
12/11
@
111-119
Thu
12/11
@
127-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
1:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
7:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM