Before 1984-85, the Boston Celtics had their most points in a game against the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959, with 173 points.
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most points in a regular-season game scored by a celtics before 1985| TEAM | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
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| 1 |  | Celtics | 173 | 2/27/1959 | vs | W 173-139 | 240 | 73 | 43 | 72 | 143 | 50.3 | 29 | 37 | 78.4 | 54.3 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 2 | | Celtics | 153 | 11/27/1970 | vs | W 153-107 | 240 | 77 | 36 | 61 | 118 | 51.7 | 31 | 37 | 83.8 | 57.0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | Celtics | 153 | 3/7/1962 | vs | W 153-102 | 240 | 83 | 25 | 59 | 121 | 48.8 | 35 | 43 | 81.4 | 54.7 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | Celtics | 153 | 2/10/1960 | W 153-121 | 240 | 71 | 30 | 60 | 129 | 46.5 | 33 | 44 | 75.0 | 51.6 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | Celtics | 151 | 11/11/1959 | vs | W 151-118 | 240 | 78 | 59 | 33 | 48 | 68.8 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Celtics | 150 | 12/24/1960 | vs | W 150-106 | 240 | 112 | 31 | 61 | 146 | 41.8 | 28 | 34 | 82.4 | 46.6 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 7 | | Celtics | 149 | 3/10/1963 | vs | W 149-117 | 240 | 70 | 32 | 60 | 121 | 49.6 | 29 | 39 | 74.4 | 53.9 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 8 | | Celtics | 149 | 10/20/1962 | vs | W 149-116 | 240 | 86 | 40 | 63 | 126 | 50.0 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 53.2 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | Celtics | 148 | 1/12/1968 | vs | W 148-126 | 240 | 52 | 26 | 54 | 94 | 57.4 | 40 | 44 | 90.9 | 65.3 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 10 | | Celtics | 148 | 1/19/1963 | @ | L 148-149 | 265 | 52 | 44 | 57 | 77.2 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | | Celtics | 148 | 2/11/1962 | vs | W 148-115 | 240 | 59 | 32 | 58 | 120 | 48.3 | 32 | 40 | 80.0 | 53.8 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 12 | | Celtics | 148 | 3/9/1960 | vs | W 148-128 | 240 | 71 | 30 | 64 | 134 | 47.8 | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 51.2 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 13 | | Celtics | 147 | 2/25/1970 | vs | W 147-124 | 240 | 62 | 25 | 53 | 115 | 46.1 | 41 | 47 | 87.2 | 54.2 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 14 | | Celtics | 147 | 11/19/1966 | @ | W 147-125 | 240 | 58 | 31 | 41 | 75.6 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | | Celtics | 146 | 3/16/1974 | @ | W 146-127 | 240 | 64 | 28 | 60 | 101 | 59.4 | 26 | 29 | 89.7 | 64.2 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 16 | | Celtics | 146 | 3/5/1961 | vs | W 146-129 | 240 | 86 | 36 | 66 | 133 | 49.6 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 51.5 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 17 | | Celtics | 146 | 12/9/1960 | vs | W 146-123 | 240 | 65 | 31 | 65 | 122 | 53.3 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 55.4 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 18 | | Celtics | 146 | 1/31/1960 | vs | W 146-128 | 240 | 68 | 35 | 63 | 129 | 48.8 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 52.0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 19 | | Celtics | 145 | 12/30/1982 | @ | W 145-132 | 240 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 58 | 95 | 61.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 29 | 38 | 76.3 | 64.9 | 13 | 35 | 25 | 35 | ||
| 20 | | Celtics | 145 | 2/5/1982 | vs | W 145-144 | 240 | 45 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 108 | 57.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 60.5 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 33 | ||
| 21 | | Celtics | 145 | 3/21/1969 | W 145-119 | 240 | 60 | 60 | 123 | 48.8 | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | 53.2 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | Celtics | 145 | 1/14/1962 | vs | W 145-136 | 240 | 75 | 22 | 58 | 126 | 46.0 | 29 | 33 | 87.9 | 51.6 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 23 | | Celtics | 144 | 3/11/1970 | @ | W 144-127 | 240 | 57 | 57 | 110 | 51.8 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 58.0 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | Celtics | 144 | 3/13/1968 | @ | W 144-118 | 240 | 54 | 36 | 43 | 83.7 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | | Celtics | 144 | 2/24/1961 | vs | W 144-128 | 240 | 81 | 25 | 56 | 124 | 45.2 | 32 | 42 | 76.2 | 50.5 | 26 | ||||||||||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 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 |
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| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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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 |
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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