most points scored in a game against celtics in playoff

Michael Jordan has put up the most points against the Celtics, with 63 points in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round.

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	63	4/20/1986	CHI	@	BOS	53	5	6	3	2	22	41	53.7	0	0		19	21	90.5	62.7	1	4	4	4
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	61	4/14/1962	LAL	@	BOS	48	22	1			22	46	47.8				17	19	89.5	56.1				3
3	Jerry West J. West	53	4/23/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3	10			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	3/22/1960	PHI	@	BOS	46	35	2			22	42	52.4				6	14	42.9	51.9				2
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	4/12/1958	STL	vs	BOS	42	19				19	34	55.9				12	15	80.0	61.6				1
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	4/17/1986	CHI	@	BOS	43	4	2	2	1	18	36	50.0	0	0		13	15	86.7	57.5	0	4	5	3
7	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
8	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	47	5/22/1988	ATL	@	BOS	43	5	3	0	0	19	33	57.6	1	2	50.0	8	9	88.9	63.6	2	3	0	0
9	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
10	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
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	4/12/1966	PHI	vs	BOS	48	34	1			19	34	55.9				8	25	32.0	51.1				5
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	Jerry West J. West	45	4/22/1966	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4	10			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
17	Jerry West J. West	45	4/19/1965	LAL	@	BOS	45	5	5			17	38	44.7				11	12	91.7	52.0				2
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Bernard King B. King	44	5/11/1984	NYK	vs	BOS	41	2	2	3	0	16	25	64.0	0	0		12	15	80.0	69.6	0	2	4	3
22	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	44	4/6/1974	BUF	vs	BOS	48	16	1			21	40	52.5				2	2	100.0	53.8				5
23	Dave Bing D. Bing	44	4/1/1968	DET	vs	BOS	46	9	4			19	38	50.0				6	7	85.7	53.6				4
24	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
25	Bernard King B. King	43	5/6/1984	NYK	vs	BOS	40	4	4	0	0	17	25	68.0	0	0		9	11	81.8	72.1	2	2	4	5

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