most points in a game in 60s celtics players

Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, Sam Jones posted the most points for the Celtics in a game, with 51 points against the Pistons on October 29, 1965.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Sam Jones
S. Jones
51
10/29/1965
@
21
35
60.0
9
9
100.0
65.5
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
46
2/7/1960
vs
40
5
8
18
36
50.0
10
10
100.0
56.9
1
3Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
45
12/25/1961
@
19
36
52.8
7
9
77.8
56.3
4
4Sam Jones
S. Jones
44
2/13/1965
@
17
10
11
90.9
5Sam Jones
S. Jones
44
3/12/1961
@
16
12
15
80.0
5
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
43
12/17/1963
18
34
52.9
7
8
87.5
57.3
3
7Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
43
1/21/1962
vs
39
14
1
19
34
55.9
5
6
83.3
58.7
3
8Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
43
1/20/1960
vs
35
13
2
19
37
51.4
5
5
100.0
54.8
5
9Sam Jones
S. Jones
42
2/22/1967
@
9
18
36
50.0
6
7
85.7
53.7
10Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
42
2/11/1962
vs
30
9
3
15
25
60.0
12
13
92.3
68.4
6
11John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
41
12/3/1968
@
13
8
17
29
58.6
7
8
87.5
63.0
1
12John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
41
2/28/1968
vs
41
8
8
16
27
59.3
9
11
81.8
64.4
2
13John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
41
11/17/1965
@
4
6
15
32
46.9
11
12
91.7
55.0
3
14Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
41
1/2/1963
@
39
12
1
17
29
58.6
7
10
70.0
61.4
5
15Sam Jones
S. Jones
40
12/27/1964
16
34
47.1
8
9
88.9
52.7
16John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
40
2/2/1964
vs
50
7
2
17
35
48.6
6
9
66.7
51.3
3
17Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
40
1/3/1960
@
19
26
73.1
2
4
50.0
72.0
4
18Sam Jones
S. Jones
39
1/29/1969
42
4
3
18
32
56.3
3
3
100.0
58.5
4
19Sam Jones
S. Jones
39
11/10/1967
vs
40
9
2
17
31
54.8
5
6
83.3
58.0
5
20Sam Jones
S. Jones
39
2/26/1967
@
36
4
5
14
24
58.3
11
13
84.6
65.6
3
21Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
39
2/1/1966
48
7
16
33
48.5
7
8
87.5
53.4
0
22Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
39
2/13/1960
vs
39
15
4
15
24
62.5
9
10
90.0
68.7
5
23John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
38
2/24/1968
13
3
15
23
65.2
8
10
80.0
69.3
3
24Sam Jones
S. Jones
38
1/30/1968
@
39
3
4
16
26
61.5
6
8
75.0
64.4
2
25Sam Jones
S. Jones
38
1/20/1968
@
14
10
12
83.3

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