Before 1984-85, Larry Bird scored the most points for the Celtics in a game, with 53 points versus the Pacers on March 30, 1983.
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most points in a single regular-season game by a celtic before 1985| 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 |  | L. Bird | 53 | 3/30/1983 | vs | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2 |  | S. Jones | 51 | 10/29/1965 | @ | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 65.5 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  | B. Cousy | 46 | 2/7/1960 | vs | 40 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 56.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | E. Macauley | 46 | 3/6/1953 | vs | 41 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 63.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | | L. Bird | 45 | 2/13/1980 | @ | 43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 6 | | T. Heinsohn | 45 | 12/25/1961 | @ | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 56.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | | S. Jones | 44 | 2/13/1965 | @ | 17 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | S. Jones | 44 | 3/12/1961 | @ | 16 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Sharman | 44 | 12/26/1957 | vs | 39 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 45.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 52.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 |  | J. Havlicek | 43 | 3/8/1970 | vs | 48 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 48.4 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 57.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | J. Havlicek | 43 | 12/17/1963 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 57.3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | | T. Heinsohn | 43 | 1/21/1962 | vs | 39 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 55.9 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 58.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | T. Heinsohn | 43 | 1/20/1960 | vs | 35 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 37 | 51.4 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 54.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | T. Heinsohn | 43 | 2/27/1959 | vs | 36 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 64.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | B. McAdoo | 42 | 3/27/1979 | @ | 46 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 83.7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| 16 | | J. Havlicek | 42 | 2/6/1972 | vs | 48 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 78.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Havlicek | 42 | 12/26/1969 | @ | 41 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 71.7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | S. Jones | 42 | 2/22/1967 | @ | 9 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 53.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | | T. Heinsohn | 42 | 2/11/1962 | vs | 30 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 68.4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Cousy | 42 | 2/22/1954 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 58.4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Sharman | 42 | 12/11/1952 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 72.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | L. Bird | 41 | 12/2/1983 | vs | 45 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 65.3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 23 | | L. Bird | 41 | 3/2/1980 | vs | 44 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 24 |  | J. Jo White | 41 | 3/20/1977 | vs | 42 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 75.4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 | | J. Havlicek | 41 | 3/12/1972 | vs | 48 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 63.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
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