most points in a game 3 finals in celtics history since 1979

Since 1978-79, Jayson Tatum and Kevin McHale are tied for the most points for the Celtics in an NBA Finals, with 31 points.

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most points by a player in a game 3 finals in celtics history since 1979

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	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	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	31	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	1	41.8	31.0	6.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	11.0	26.0	42.3	4.0	13.0	30.8	5.0	5.0	100.0	55.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	42	6	5	1	0	2	2	-4
2	Kevin McHale K. McHale	31	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	1	36.0	31.0	10.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	10.0	13.0	76.9	0.0	0.0		11.0	12.0	91.7	84.8	3.0	7.0	3.0	36	10	2	0	1	3	4
3	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	30	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	1	41.5	30.0	8.0	8.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	22.0	54.5	2.0	9.0	22.2	4.0	5.0	80.0	62.0	1.0	7.0	3.0	41	8	8	0	1	3	3	+13
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	30	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	1	44.0	30.0	12.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	10.0	24.0	41.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	11.0	90.9	52.0	3.0	9.0	4.0	44	12	4	0	1	4	2
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	30	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	1	38.0	30.0	7.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	9.0	16.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		12.0	15.0	80.0	66.4	1.0	6.0	2.0	38	7	2	3	1	2	3
6	Kevin McHale K. McHale	28	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	1	44.0	28.0	11.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	64.7	7.0	4.0	5.0	44	11	1	2	2	5	4
7	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	27	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	1	39.7	27.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	9.0	16.0	56.3	4.0	8.0	50.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	72.4	3.0	6.0	2.0	40	9	5	0	1	2	2	+7
8	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	1	41.3	26.0	6.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	23.0	39.1	3.0	9.0	33.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	50.7	1.0	5.0	2.0	41	6	9	1	0	2	2	+13
9	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	26	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	1	42.0	26.0	7.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	22.0	50.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	54.7	3.0	4.0	1.0	42	7	4	0	0	1	3
10	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	25	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	1	31.8	25.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	11.0	16.0	68.8	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	70.4	2.0	4.0	3.0	32	6	3	0	1	3	5	0
11	Ray Allen R. Allen	25	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	1	41.4	25.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	8.0	13.0	61.5	5.0	7.0	71.4	4.0	6.0	66.7	79.9	3.0	2.0	1.0	41	5	2	1	1	1	3	-9
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	25	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	1	45.0	25.0	15.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	10.0	26.0	38.5	0.0	3.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	44.3	4.0	11.0	3.0	45	15	11	4	0	3	5
13	Marcus Smart M. Smart	24	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	1	39.4	24.0	7.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	17.0	47.1	3.0	7.0	42.9	5.0	7.0	71.4	59.8	2.0	5.0	5.0	39	7	5	0	0	5	3	+19
14	Kevin McHale K. McHale	21	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	1	43.0	21.0	10.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	8.0	15.0	53.3	0.0	0.0		5.0	5.0	100.0	61.0	4.0	6.0	2.0	43	10	5	0	1	2	2
15	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	20	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	1	41.0	20.0	5.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	6.0	17.0	35.3	0.0	0.0		8.0	8.0	100.0	48.7	3.0	2.0	2.0	41	5	7	2	1	2	2
16	Larry Bird L. Bird	20	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	1	35.0	20.0	7.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	21.0	38.1	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.0	80.0	43.1	3.0	4.0	2.0	35	7	3	1	0	2	1
17	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	19	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	1	36.0	19.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	9.0	16.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	56.3	9.0	1.0	4.0	36	10	0	0	2	4	4
18	Robert Parish R. Parish	17	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	1	33.0	17.0	8.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	6.0	14.0	42.9	0.0	0.0		5.0	7.0	71.4	49.8	4.0	4.0	1.0	33	8	0	1	2	1	2
19	Chris Ford C. Ford	17	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	1	36.0	17.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	7.0	12.0	58.3	2.0	3.0	66.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	66.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	36	4	2	2	0	1	2
20	Derrick White D. White	16	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	1	41.6	16.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	10.0	40.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	4.0	4.0	100.0	68.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	42	5	4	0	2	1	4	+3
21	Robert Parish R. Parish	16	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	1	26.0	16.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	6.0	7.0	85.7	0.0	0.0		4.0	7.0	57.1	79.4	1.0	1.0	1.0	26	2	0	3	1	1	4
22	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	16	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	1	29.0	16.0	10.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	18.0	38.9	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		44.4	5.0	5.0	3.0	29	10	4	0	0	3	5
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	15	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	1	34.0	15.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	3.0	4.0	75.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	56.3	0.0	2.0	0.0	34	2	2	0	0	0	5	+1
24	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	13	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	1	42.0	13.0	12.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	21.0	28.6	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	29.7	3.0	9.0	3.0	42	12	5	1	3	3	2	-2
25	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	13	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	1	46.0	13.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	6.0	11.0	54.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		59.1	1.0	4.0	2.0	46	5	5	4	0	2	3

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4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
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Fri 4/24	BOS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 4/26	BOS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 4/28	PHI	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Thu 4/30	BOS	@	PHI	1:00 PM
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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0