most points scored by a team in a quarter in a playoff game against the celtics

The Miami Heat have put up the most points by a team in the playoffs against the Celtics, with 46 points in the third quarter in Game 1 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals.

	TEAM	PTS	QUARTER	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Heat	46	3Q	5/17/2023	MIA	@	BOS	60	13	7	4	1	17	26	65.4	6	9	66.7	6	8	75.0	77.9	4	9	1	8
2	Cavaliers	43	1Q	5/25/2017	CLE	@	BOS	60	13	8	3	3	16	25	64.0	6	11	54.5	5	8	62.5	75.4	2	11	1	6
3	Wizards	42	3Q	5/7/2017	WAS	vs	BOS	60	10	9	6	0	13	20	65.0	4	6	66.7	12	12	100.0	83.1	3	7	4	6
4	Wizards	42	1Q	5/2/2017	WAS	@	BOS	60	5	11	2	2	15	24	62.5	5	8	62.5	7	8	87.5	76.3	1	4	0	5
5	Hawks	42	3Q	4/26/2016	ATL	vs	BOS	60	9	11	8	1	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	5	5	100.0	74.5	3	6	5	6
6	Hawks	41	2Q	4/21/2023	ATL	vs	BOS	60	9	8	1	3	17	23	73.9	6	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	87.5	1	8	4	7
7	Nets	40	2Q	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	60	11	10	1	2	17	24	70.8	5	8	62.5	1	1	100.0	81.8	3	8	1	6
8	Nets	40	1Q	5/25/2021	BKN	vs	BOS	60	13	12	2	0	16	26	61.5	6	9	66.7	2	2	100.0	74.4	4	9	2	6
9	Bucks	40	3Q	5/3/2019	MIL	@	BOS	60	12	6	0	1	11	17	64.7	6	8	75.0	12	17	70.6	81.7	2	10	5	9
10	Cavaliers	40	3Q	5/23/2017	CLE	vs	BOS	60	10	6	3	1	16	21	76.2	3	6	50.0	5	7	71.4	83.1	2	8	4	7
11	Cavaliers	40	2Q	5/19/2017	CLE	@	BOS	60	13	9	3	2	14	24	58.3	6	13	46.2	6	8	75.0	72.7	3	10	2	4
12	Heat	39	1Q	5/21/2022	MIA	@	BOS	60	15	7	5	1	16	25	64.0	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	75.3	4	11	2	5
13	Heat	39	3Q	5/17/2022	MIA	vs	BOS	60	15	4	6	5	11	22	50.0	3	9	33.3	14	17	82.4	66.1	4	11	4	9
14	Nets	39	3Q	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	60	8	8	4	2	12	18	66.7	4	6	66.7	11	11	100.0	85.4	2	6	3	5
15	Bucks	39	3Q	4/30/2019	MIL	vs	BOS	60	12	8	4	0	12	20	60.0	6	9	66.7	9	10	90.0	79.9	1	11	3	5
16	Wizards	39	1Q	5/4/2017	WAS	vs	BOS	60	10	9	4	0	13	22	59.1	5	6	83.3	8	10	80.0	73.9	3	7	1	6
17	Hawks	39	3Q	4/28/2016	ATL	@	BOS	60	10	7	2	3	14	19	73.7	3	7	42.9	8	9	88.9	84.9	2	8	4	7
18	Knicks	38	2Q	5/16/2025	NYK	vs	BOS	60	16	5	2	1	14	24	58.3	4	9	44.4	6	7	85.7	70.2	5	11	5	8
19	Pacers	38	2Q	5/25/2024	IND	vs	BOS	60	11	12	2	0	15	22	68.2	3	5	60.0	5	5	100.0	78.5	1	10	4	5
20	Warriors	38	3Q	6/2/2022	GSW	vs	BOS	60	12	5	4	3	11	25	44.0	6	13	46.2	10	10	100.0	64.6	5	7	2	5
21	Nets	38	3Q	5/25/2021	BKN	vs	BOS	60	12	10	2	4	12	15	80.0	3	5	60.0	11	12	91.7	93.7	1	11	8	10
22	Wizards	38	1Q	4/30/2017	WAS	@	BOS	60	14	10	1	1	16	26	61.5	4	6	66.7	2	4	50.0	68.4	4	10	2	2
23	Knicks	37	3Q	5/12/2025	NYK	vs	BOS	60	13	7	2	1	15	23	65.2	3	8	37.5	4	6	66.7	72.2	4	9	2	3
24	Hawks	37	4Q	4/25/2023	ATL	@	BOS	60	9	8	2	2	13	23	56.5	6	11	54.5	5	5	100.0	73.4	1	8	1	7
25	Nets	37	4Q	6/1/2021	BKN	vs	BOS	60	8	8	1	2	14	22	63.6	7	10	70.0	2	3	66.7	79.3	1	7	2	5