most point in a game by a celtics players vs lakers playoff

John Havlicek has put up the most points for the Celtics in a playoff game versus the Lakers, with 43 points in Game 2 of the 1969 NBA Finals.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
4/25/1969
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
12
6
15
27
55.6
13
14
92.9
64.8
6
2John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
40
5/2/1968
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
47
10
7
14
28
50.0
12
12
100.0
60.1
4
3Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
38
6/15/2008
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
6
8
1
0
10
22
45.5
2
6
33.3
16
19
84.2
62.6
1
5
5
5
-4
4John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
37
4/23/1969
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
12
4
14
26
53.8
9
9
100.0
61.7
3
5Sam Jones
S. Jones
37
4/23/1965
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
43
6
3
16
27
59.3
5
5
100.0
63.4
3
6Sam Jones
S. Jones
36
4/20/1966
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
38
5
2
12
22
54.5
12
13
92.3
64.9
4
7Sam Jones
S. Jones
36
4/21/1963
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
43
7
2
13
24
54.2
10
10
100.0
63.4
4
8Sam Jones
S. Jones
35
4/21/1965
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
41
6
2
11
26
42.3
13
15
86.7
53.7
3
9Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
35
4/19/1963
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
40
14
2
12
30
40.0
11
14
78.6
48.4
3
10Sam Jones
S. Jones
35
4/16/1962
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
40
7
3
17
27
63.0
1
4
25.0
60.8
3
11Larry 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
12John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
34
4/27/1969
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
13
7
13
25
52.0
8
9
88.9
58.7
2
13Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
33
6/14/1987
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
14Ray Allen
R. Allen
32
6/6/2010
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
44
3
2
0
0
11
20
55.0
8
11
72.7
2
2
100.0
76.6
1
2
2
3
+12
15Larry 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
16Kevin McHale
K. McHale
32
6/9/1985
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
16
1
2
2
11
18
61.1
0
0
10
13
76.9
67.5
4
12
3
6
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
32
4/24/1966
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
48
28
4
13
23
56.5
6
7
85.7
61.3
5
18John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
32
4/22/1966
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
37
7
5
14
25
56.0
4
5
80.0
58.8
5
19Kevin McHale
K. McHale
31
6/2/1985
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
36
10
2
0
1
10
13
76.9
0
0
11
12
91.7
84.8
3
7
3
4
20John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
31
4/30/1968
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
53
10
8
10
26
38.5
11
14
78.6
48.2
5
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
30
6/7/1987
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
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
30
5/30/1985
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
41
12
3
2
2
9
21
42.9
1
3
33.3
11
11
100.0
58.0
2
10
5
2
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
30
6/3/1984
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
38
7
2
3
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
12
15
80.0
66.4
1
6
2
3
24Bailey Howell
B. Howell
30
5/2/1968
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
42
11
3
13
22
59.1
4
5
80.0
62.0
2
25Sam Jones
S. Jones
30
4/17/1963
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
42
2
2
12
21
57.1
6
6
100.0
63.5
1

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1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
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15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 10

101

Final

116

MIL Bucks

11 - 15

Thu 11 Dec 2025

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Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
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7
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6.5
5
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Knicks Knicks
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.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
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10
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4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
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11/11
WAS WAS
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HOU HOU
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GSW GSW
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
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Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
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MEM MEM
8:00 PM