most ppg by a celtic in one finals seties

John Havlicek has put up the most points per game for the Celtics in an NBA Finals in 1968-69, with 28.3 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	28.3	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.0	11.0	4.4			10.6	23.1	45.7				7.1	8.4	84.7	52.7				336	198	77	31				25
2	Sam Jones S. Jones	27.8	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	5	39.8	4.8	2.6			11.0	23.4	47.0				5.8	6.6	87.9	52.8				199	139	24	13				14
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	27.4	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	14.0	3.6	2.1	1.1	8.9	18.3	48.4	0.6	0.9	66.7	9.1	10.9	84.2	59.5	3.7	10.3	3.6	305	192	98	25	15	8	25	24
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.3	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	6	48.5	8.7	6.7			9.8	23.3	42.1				7.7	8.7	88.5	50.3				291	164	52	40				25
5	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	26.4	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	47.1	7.7	4.7	1.9	0.0	10.3	24.0	42.9				5.9	6.7	87.2	49.0	1.6	6.1		330	185	54	33	13	0		22
6	Kevin McHale K. McHale	26.0	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.0	10.7	1.3	0.3	1.8	9.7	16.2	59.8	0.0	0.0		6.7	9.2	72.7	64.4	3.5	7.2	2.7	240	156	64	8	2	11	16	20
7	Kevin McHale K. McHale	25.8	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.2	8.5	1.7	0.8	2.5	9.8	17.2	57.3	0.0	0.0		6.2	7.7	80.4	62.9	3.7	4.8	3.3	241	155	51	10	5	15	20	20
8	Sam Jones S. Jones	24.7	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	6	38.7	7.3	3.2			9.5	21.0	45.2				5.7	6.5	87.2	51.7				232	148	44	19				15
9	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	24.3	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	4	31.3	8.8				9.5	20.0	47.5				5.3	6.5	80.8	53.0				125	97	35					12
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.2	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	6	42.3	10.0	5.5	1.2	1.2	8.8	19.8	44.5	0.7	1.3	50.0	5.8	6.3	92.1	53.4	1.8	8.2	3.0	254	145	60	33	7	7	18	9
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.0	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	44.8	9.7	9.5	2.7	0.3	8.8	18.3	48.2	1.2	3.2	36.8	5.2	5.5	93.9	57.8	1.7	8.0	2.7	269	144	58	57	16	2	16	17
12	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	24.0	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	168	88					28
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.8	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.2	8.8	5.0	1.8	0.7	8.8	19.7	44.9	0.5	1.5	33.3	5.7	6.7	85.0	52.7	2.7	6.2	2.2	241	143	53	30	11	4	13	14
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	23.6	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	7	47.9	24.3	3.7			9.1	17.0	53.8				5.3	7.1	74.0	58.5				335	165	170	26				27
15	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	23.5	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	6	38.8	7.3	3.7	0.8	0.3	8.3	19.3	43.1	2.7	7.8	34.0	4.2	5.2	80.6	54.4	1.8	5.5	3.3	233	141	44	22	5	2	20	15	+1
16	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	23.3	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	6	34.2	9.2	1.3			9.0	21.8	41.2				5.3	7.2	74.4	46.7				205	140	55	8				24
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	23.3	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.1	10.0	4.0			9.1	21.4	42.7				5.0	5.6	89.7	48.8				302	163	70	28				32
18	Sam Jones S. Jones	22.9	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	7	35.6	6.4	3.3			8.0	19.7	40.6				6.9	7.7	88.9	49.5				249	160	45	23				29
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.9	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.3	27.0	5.7			8.1	15.0	54.3				6.6	8.9	74.2	60.5				338	160	189	40				21
20	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	22.7	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	43.6	9.9	4.6	1.1	0.3	9.9	22.4	43.9				3.0	4.0	75.0	47.0	2.9	7.0		305	159	69	32	8	2		34
21	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	22.5	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	4	29.5	5.8				8.0	17.0	47.1				6.5	7.5	86.7	55.4				118	90	23					17
22	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	22.5	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	4	28.8	1.8				9.3	19.5	47.4				4.0	4.3	94.1	52.6				115	90	7					13
23	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22.4	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	7	33.3	9.7	2.1			9.4	22.3	42.3				3.6	5.9	61.0	45.1				233	157	68	15				29
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	22.2	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	5	40.2	7.8	7.2	1.0	0.6	7.6	19.6	38.8	2.0	7.6	26.3	5.0	5.4	92.6	50.5	0.8	7.0	3.2	201	111	39	36	5	3	16	11	+6
25	Sam Jones S. Jones	22.1	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	7	35.3	6.0	3.0			9.7	19.1	50.7				2.7	3.7	73.1	53.3				247	155	42	21				18

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Tatum

RPG

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Tatum

APG

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DRTG

108.2

4th

NETRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM
Mon 11/16	ORL	@	BOS	7:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.9

Curry

RPG Leaders

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Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.6

Young

9.1

Jokić

8.5

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SPG Leaders

2.8

Dunn

2.7

Gillespie

2.6

Daniels

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

121.9

121.1

118.7

118.2

117.6

DRtg Rankings

103.6

106.6

108.2

108.6

108.7

NetRtg Rankings

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10.0

9.5

9.0

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FanDuel Points Leaders

567.5

Dončić

565.1

Wembanyama

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

550.3

Wembanyama

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USG% Leaders

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Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.5

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MPG Leaders

36.9

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36.6

Murray

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Dončić

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

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Dončić

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7-2

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Worst Record ATS

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2-7

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3-7

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1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	6	4	.600	2.0
5	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Cavaliers	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Knicks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	5	.444	3.5
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Nets	2	6	.250	5.0
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

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1	Lakers	8	2	.800
2	Rockets	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Thunder	7	2	.778	0.5
4	Spurs	7	2	.778	0.5
5	Trail Blazers	6	2	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Warriors	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	2	5	.286	4.5
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5