most ppg in a playoff by a celtics player ever minimum 8 games played

Sam Jones has the most points per game for the Celtics with 8+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 28.6 per game in 1964-65.

	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Sam Jones S. Jones	28.6	12	1964-65	BOS	41.3	4.6	2.5			11.3	24.5	45.9				6.1	7.0	86.9	51.8				495	343	55	30				39
2	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	28.1	8	2024-25	BOS	40.3	11.5	5.4	2.1	0.8	9.3	21.9	42.3	3.6	9.8	37.2	6.0	6.8	88.9	56.6	1.1	10.4	3.3	322	225	92	43	17	6	26	21	+77
3	Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	28.0	10	1991-92	BOS	40.8	4.3	3.9	2.4	0.8	11.5	21.8	52.8	0.2	0.6	33.3	4.8	6.3	76.2	57.0	1.1	3.2	1.6	408	280	43	39	24	8	16	38
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	27.5	23	1983-84	BOS	41.8	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	10.0	19.0	52.4	0.3	0.7	41.2	7.3	8.3	87.9	60.7	2.7	8.3	3.8	961	632	252	136	54	27	87	71
5	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.4	9	1966-67	BOS	36.7	8.1	3.1			10.6	23.6	44.8				6.3	7.9	80.3	50.8				330	247	73	28				30
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.4	11	1971-72	BOS	47.0	8.4	6.4			9.8	21.4	46.0				7.7	9.0	85.9	54.0				517	301	92	70				35
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	27.2	20	2022-23	BOS	40.0	10.5	5.3	1.1	1.1	9.3	20.2	45.8	2.7	8.2	32.3	6.0	6.9	87.6	58.5	1.3	9.2	2.8	799	543	210	105	21	21	56	44	+79
8	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	27.1	10	2002-03	BOS	44.5	9.0	6.7	2.1	0.8	7.7	19.3	39.9	1.6	4.5	35.6	10.1	11.7	86.3	55.4	1.1	7.9	4.4	445	271	90	67	21	8	44	38	-13
9	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	27.1	18	1973-74	BOS	45.1	6.4	6.0	1.3	0.3	11.1	22.8	48.4				4.9	5.6	88.1	53.5	1.6	4.9		811	487	116	108	24	6		43
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	27.0	23	1986-87	BOS	44.1	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	9.4	19.7	47.6	0.6	1.8	34.1	7.7	8.4	91.2	57.7	1.8	8.3	3.1	1,015	622	231	165	27	19	71	55
11	Sam Jones S. Jones	26.7	9	1966-67	BOS	36.2	5.1	3.1			10.6	23.0	45.9				5.6	6.4	86.2	51.6				326	240	46	28				30
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	26.0	20	1984-85	BOS	40.8	9.1	5.8	1.7	1.0	9.8	21.3	46.1	0.4	1.3	28.0	6.1	6.8	89.0	53.6	2.7	6.5	2.9	815	520	182	115	34	19	57	54
13	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	25.9	19	1967-68	BOS	45.4	8.6	7.5			9.7	21.4	45.2				6.6	7.9	82.8	52.1				862	493	164	142				67
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	25.9	18	1985-86	BOS	42.8	9.3	8.2	2.1	0.6	9.5	18.4	51.7	1.3	3.1	41.1	5.6	6.1	92.7	61.5	1.9	7.4	2.6	770	466	168	148	37	11	47	55
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25.7	17	2019-20	BOS	40.6	10.0	5.0	1.0	1.2	8.5	19.6	43.4	2.8	7.4	37.3	5.9	7.2	81.3	56.3	1.3	8.7	2.8	690	437	170	85	17	20	48	41	+92
16	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25.6	24	2021-22	BOS	41.0	6.7	6.2	1.2	0.9	8.4	19.7	42.6	3.2	8.2	39.3	5.7	7.1	80.0	56.2	1.0	5.7	4.2	983	615	161	148	29	21	100	72	+108
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	25.4	18	1968-69	BOS	47.2	9.9	5.6			9.4	21.2	44.5				6.6	7.7	85.5	51.7				850	458	179	100				58
18	Kevin McHale K. McHale	25.4	17	1987-88	BOS	42.1	8.0	2.4	0.4	1.8	9.3	15.4	60.3	0.1	0.1	100.0	6.8	8.1	83.9	67.0	3.2	4.8	2.3	716	432	136	40	7	30	39	65
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	25.0	19	2023-24	BOS	40.4	9.7	6.3	1.1	0.7	8.4	19.6	42.7	2.1	7.3	28.3	6.2	7.2	86.1	54.9	0.9	8.8	2.6	768	475	184	119	20	13	50	54	+147
20	Kevin McHale K. McHale	24.9	18	1985-86	BOS	39.7	8.6	2.7	0.4	2.4	9.3	16.1	57.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.2	7.8	79.4	63.6	2.8	5.8	2.7	715	448	155	48	8	43	48	64
21	Sam Jones S. Jones	24.8	17	1965-66	BOS	35.4	5.1	3.1			9.1	20.2	44.9				6.7	8.0	83.8	52.4				602	422	86	53				65
22	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	24.7	13	1962-63	BOS	31.8	8.9	1.2			9.5	20.8	45.6				5.8	7.5	76.5	51.3				413	321	116	15				55
23	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	24.6	16	2001-02	BOS	42.0	8.6	4.1	1.7	1.3	7.6	18.9	40.3	1.9	6.5	28.8	7.5	9.8	76.4	52.9	1.7	6.9	3.8	672	394	137	66	27	20	61	52	+63
24	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	24.5	13	1972-73	BOS	44.8	4.9	6.4			10.4	23.1	45.0				3.8	4.2	90.7	49.3				583	319	64	83				44
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.5	17	1987-88	BOS	44.9	8.8	6.8	2.1	0.8	8.9	19.9	45.0	0.7	1.9	37.5	5.9	6.6	89.4	53.8	1.7	7.1	2.9	763	417	150	115	36	14	49	45

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Tatum

RPG

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DRTG

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1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

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Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

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Sabonis

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12.8

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APG Leaders

9.1

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8.8

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8.7

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SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

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Carter

72.2

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

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106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

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11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

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1-8

2-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

697.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

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Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

677.3

Wembanyama

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Dončić

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Dončić

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Wembanyama

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Dončić

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1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
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1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0