most points in a playoff game against celtics since 1990

Since 1989-90, Jimmy Butler III has dropped the most points in a playoff game against the Celtics, with 47 points in Game 6 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals.

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most points by a player in a playoff game against celtics since 1990

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	47	5/27/2022	MIA	@	BOS	46	9	8	4	1	16	29	55.2	4	8	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.4	3	6	1	1	+8
2	LeBron James L. James	46	5/25/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	46	11	9	3	1	17	33	51.5	5	7	71.4	7	11	63.6	60.8	3	8	3	2	+15
3	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46	4/25/2010	MIA	vs	BOS	43	5	5	2	0	16	24	66.7	5	7	71.4	9	14	64.3	76.3	0	5	6	4	+7
4	James Harden J. Harden	45	5/1/2023	PHI	@	BOS	39	1	6	2	0	17	30	56.7	7	14	50.0	4	4	100.0	70.8	0	1	3	4	+8
5	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	45	4/24/2016	ATL	@	BOS	46	13	3	2	4	19	31	61.3	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	66.9	5	8	3	5	+2
6	LeBron James L. James	45	6/7/2012	MIA	@	BOS	45	15	5	0	0	19	26	73.1	2	4	50.0	5	9	55.6	75.1	2	13	4	3	+22
7	LeBron James L. James	45	5/18/2008	CLE	@	BOS	47	5	6	2	0	14	29	48.3	3	11	27.3	14	19	73.7	60.2	1	4	2	4	0
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	44	5/13/2022	MIL	vs	BOS	41	20	6	1	1	14	30	46.7	2	3	66.7	14	15	93.3	60.1	3	17	6	4	-5
9	LeBron James L. James	44	5/21/2018	CLE	vs	BOS	42	5	3	2	0	17	28	60.7	1	4	25.0	9	13	69.2	65.2	1	4	7	3	+9
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	44	5/4/1990	NYK	vs	BOS	40	13	5	7	2	18	24	75.0	0	0		8	9	88.9	78.7	2	11	3	3
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	43	6/10/2022	GSW	@	BOS	41	10	4	0	0	14	26	53.8	7	14	50.0	8	9	88.9	71.8	2	8	5	3	+11
12	James Harden J. Harden	42	5/7/2023	PHI	vs	BOS	47	8	9	4	1	16	23	69.6	6	9	66.7	4	4	100.0	84.8	0	8	1	2	-6
13	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	42	5/7/2022	MIL	vs	BOS	39	12	8	2	2	16	30	53.3	1	6	16.7	9	12	75.0	59.5	2	10	3	4	-2
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	40	4	5	1	2	14	20	70.0	3	3	100.0	11	11	100.0	84.5	1	3	1	4	+3
15	LeBron James L. James	42	5/15/2018	CLE	@	BOS	39	10	12	0	1	16	29	55.2	5	11	45.5	5	10	50.0	62.9	1	9	6	3	-9
16	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	42	5/23/2017	CLE	vs	BOS	41	3	4	0	0	15	22	68.2	4	7	57.1	8	9	88.9	80.9	0	3	3	2	+9
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	42	4/19/2011	NYK	@	BOS	44	17	6	0	2	14	30	46.7	4	8	50.0	10	11	90.9	60.3	5	12	1	5	-5
18	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	42	4/20/2009	CHI	@	BOS	44	1	0	1	0	14	24	58.3	6	11	54.5	8	9	88.9	75.1	0	1	0	2	-1
19	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	42	4/28/2002	PHI	vs	BOS	44	5	4	5	0	10	23	43.5	3	5	60.0	19	20	95.0	66.0	0	5	3	3	+10
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	41	5/17/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	41	9	5	4	3	12	19	63.2	0	2	0.0	17	18	94.4	76.2	5	4	2	3	+25
21	James Harden J. Harden	41	5/28/2021	BKN	@	BOS	39	7	10	1	0	11	18	61.1	7	12	58.3	12	13	92.3	86.4	1	6	2	1	+13
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	40	5/11/2022	MIL	@	BOS	40	11	3	1	1	16	27	59.3	2	5	40.0	6	10	60.0	63.7	2	9	7	4	+7
23	John Wall J. Wall	40	5/2/2017	WAS	@	BOS	47	3	13	3	3	16	32	50.0	3	10	30.0	5	7	71.4	57.0	1	2	4	3	-3
24	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	39	5/12/2025	NYK	vs	BOS	40	5	12	0	0	14	25	56.0	4	8	50.0	7	9	77.8	67.3	1	4	1	2	+12
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39	4/25/2022	BKN	vs	BOS	47	7	9	1	0	13	31	41.9	3	11	27.3	10	11	90.9	54.4	1	6	4	4	-6