most points scored in a playoff elimination game by a boston celtic

Jayson Tatum has dropped the most points for the Celtics in an elimination game, with 51 points in Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the 76ers.

	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	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	51	5/14/2023	BOS	vs	PHI	42	13	5	2	0	17	28	60.7	6	10	60.0	11	14	78.6	74.6	0	13	0	1	+33
2	Sam Jones S. Jones	47	4/10/1963	BOS	vs	CIN	41	7	1			18	27	66.7				11	12	91.7	72.8				4
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	46	5/13/2022	BOS	@	MIL	43	9	4	0	1	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	5	7	71.4	65.6	0	9	4	2	+21
4	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	46	5/3/2002	BOS	vs	PHI	44	4	6	1	1	16	25	64.0	8	10	80.0	6	7	85.7	81.9	1	3	0	1	+27
5	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	41	5/18/2008	BOS	vs	CLE	44	4	5	2	0	13	23	56.5	4	6	66.7	11	12	91.7	72.5	1	3	4	4	+10
6	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	40	4/29/1977	BOS	vs	PHI	48	5	5		0	16	31	51.6				8	9	88.9	57.2				4
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	39	5/13/1984	BOS	vs	NYK	42	12	10	3	0	13	24	54.2	1	2	50.0	12	12	100.0	66.6	3	9	5	5
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	38	4/11/1967	BOS	@	PHI	48	6	2			16	36	44.4				6	8	75.0	48.1				5
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	37	5/30/1987	BOS	vs	DET	48	9	9	0	2	13	24	54.2	1	2	50.0	10	10	100.0	65.1	2	7	3	3
10	Sam Jones S. Jones	37	4/15/1968	BOS	@	PHI	37	1	4			15	27	55.6				7	11	63.6	58.1				4
11	Sam Jones S. Jones	37	4/15/1965	BOS	vs	PHI	48	2	1			15	31	48.4				7	9	77.8	52.9				3
12	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	37	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	23	2			17	33	51.5				3	11	27.3	48.9				6
13	Sam Jones S. Jones	35	4/16/1962	BOS	@	LAL	40	7	3			17	27	63.0				1	4	25.0	60.8				3
14	Derrick White D. White	34	5/14/2025	BOS	vs	NYK	40	3	2	0	3	9	16	56.3	7	13	53.8	9	11	81.8	81.6	0	3	2	3	+26
15	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	34	6/16/2022	BOS	vs	GSW	44	7	3	1	0	12	23	52.2	5	11	45.5	5	6	83.3	66.3	1	6	5	2	+1
16	Kevin McHale K. McHale	34	5/17/1991	BOS	@	DET	46	8	3	0	0	11	19	57.9	1	1	100.0	11	14	78.6	67.6	1	7	2	5
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	34	5/22/1988	BOS	vs	ATL	47	4	6	1	1	15	24	62.5	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	67.1	0	4	4	2
18	Sam Jones S. Jones	34	4/1/1966	BOS	vs	CIN		5	3			15	26	57.7				4	7	57.1	58.5				1
19	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	34	3/26/1952	BOS	vs	NYK	55		8			10	24	41.7				14	16	87.5	54.8				6
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	33	5/23/2023	BOS	@	MIA	42	11	7	1	2	14	22	63.6	4	9	44.4	1	2	50.0	72.1	1	10	5	3	+21
21	Kevin McHale K. McHale	33	6/3/1988	BOS	@	DET	44	11	3	0	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		9	14	64.3	63.1	7	4	3	3
22	Kevin McHale K. McHale	33	5/22/1988	BOS	vs	ATL	43	13	0	0	4	10	14	71.4	0	0		13	13	100.0	83.7	3	10	0	4
23	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	33	6/14/1987	BOS	@	LAL	46	10	5	0	1	11	22	50.0	0	2	0.0	11	11	100.0	61.5	6	4	0	1
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	32	6/1/2021	BOS	@	BKN	41	9	5	0	2	12	27	44.4	4	11	36.4	4	4	100.0	55.6	1	8	3	2	-14
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	32	5/5/1991	BOS	vs	IND	33	9	7	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	5	0.0	8	10	80.0	68.4	2	7	4	2

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

112.7

4th

NETRTG

8.1

4th

3P%

36.7

8th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/19	PHI	@	BOS	1:00 PM
Tue 4/21	PHI	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 4/24	BOS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 4/26	BOS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 4/28	PHI	@	BOS	1:00 PM

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Final

113

Celtics

56 - 26

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-33

49-33

47-35-1

47-36

47-35

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

34-48

36-47

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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