most points by a celtics player in a finals game under 30 points

5 players are tied for the most points for the Celtics with fewer than 30 points in an NBA Finals game, with 29 points. The first three are Larry Bird on June 8, 1986 and on June 6, 1984, Kevin McHale on June 8, 1986 and Sam Jones on April 14, 1963.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	6/8/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	46	11	12	3	0	8	17	47.1	2	3	66.7	11	12	91.7	65.1	2	9	2	3
2	Kevin McHale K. McHale	29	6/8/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	39	10	1	0	4	10	22	45.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	54.9	5	5	3	3
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	29	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	49	21	2	3	0	9	24	37.5	1	3	33.3	10	10	100.0	51.1	9	12	3	4
4	Sam Jones S. Jones	29	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	15	7			12	28	42.9				5	6	83.3	47.3				3
5	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	29	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	41	2				14	30	46.7				1	2	50.0	47.0				3
6	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	29	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	27	5	3			8	20	40.0				13	14	92.9	55.4				3
7	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	29	4/2/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	40	10				10	22	45.5				9	11	81.8	54.0				6
8	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	28	6/5/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	34	6	3	1	0	8	19	42.1	6	9	66.7	6	8	75.0	62.2	1	5	4	2	-36
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	28	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	4	8	1	1	9	16	56.3	4	4	100.0	6	7	85.7	73.4	0	4	5	4	+7
10	Kevin McHale K. McHale	28	6/1/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	44	11	1	2	2	12	19	63.2	0	0		4	6	66.7	64.7	7	4	5	4
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	47	10	3	1	0	12	29	41.4	0	2	0.0	4	5	80.0	44.9	7	3	2	3
12	Kevin McHale K. McHale	28	6/5/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	1	0	1	11	19	57.9	0	0		6	8	75.0	62.2	5	7	2	2
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	28	6/10/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	47	14	8	1	3	8	11	72.7	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.7	3	11	4	4
14	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	28	5/12/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	39	15	3	1	2	10	13	76.9	0	0		8	10	80.0	80.5	7	8	1	3
15	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	28	5/12/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	47	14	4	2	1	13	25	52.0				2	2	100.0	54.1	5	9		5
16	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	28	5/7/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	46	6	6	1	0	12	25	48.0				4	7	57.1	49.9	0	6		4
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	28	5/7/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	47	9	5	0	0	12	22	54.5				4	4	100.0	58.9	4	5		3
18	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	28	5/3/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIL	45	12	7	6	0	10	29	34.5				8	11	72.7	41.4	1	11		3
19	Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried	28	4/27/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	33	3	3			10	16	62.5				8	9	88.9	70.1				3
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	28	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	53	26	5			12	18	66.7				4	7	57.1	66.4				4
21	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	28	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	SFW	25	3	1			12	17	70.6				4	5	80.0	72.9				1
22	Sam Jones S. Jones	28	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	SFW	39	6	2			10	16	62.5				8	10	80.0	68.6				1
23	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	28	4/5/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	31	2				10	25	40.0				8	8	100.0	49.1				4
24	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	28	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	42	11				12	34	35.3				4	5	80.0	38.7				4
25	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	28	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	37	3				9	16	56.3				10	10	100.0	68.6				6