nba players with most points in a playoff game against the celtics

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

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
63
4/20/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
53
5
6
3
2
22
41
53.7
0
0
19
21
90.5
62.7
1
4
4
4
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
61
4/14/1962
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
22
1
22
46
47.8
17
19
89.5
56.1
3
3Jerry West
J. West
53
4/23/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
46
3
10
21
41
51.2
11
13
84.6
56.7
3
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50
3/22/1960
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
46
35
2
22
42
52.4
6
14
42.9
51.9
2
5Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
50
4/12/1958
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
42
19
19
34
55.9
12
15
80.0
61.6
1
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
4/17/1986
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
43
4
2
2
1
18
36
50.0
0
0
13
15
86.7
57.5
0
4
5
3
7Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
47
5/27/2022
MIA MIA
@
BOS 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
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
47
5/22/1988
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
43
5
3
0
0
19
33
57.6
1
2
50.0
8
9
88.9
63.6
2
3
0
0
9LeBron James
L. James
46
5/25/2018
CLE CLE
vs
BOS 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
10Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
46
4/25/2010
MIA MIA
vs
BOS 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
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46
4/12/1966
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
34
1
19
34
55.9
8
25
32.0
51.1
5
12James Harden
J. Harden
45
5/1/2023
PHI PHI
@
BOS 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
13Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
45
4/24/2016
ATL ATL
@
BOS 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
14LeBron James
L. James
45
6/7/2012
MIA MIA
@
BOS 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
15LeBron James
L. James
45
5/18/2008
CLE CLE
@
BOS 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
16Jerry West
J. West
45
4/22/1966
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
47
4
10
19
31
61.3
7
10
70.0
63.6
2
17Jerry West
J. West
45
4/19/1965
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
45
5
5
17
38
44.7
11
12
91.7
52.0
2
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
44
5/13/2022
MIL MIL
vs
BOS 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
19LeBron James
L. James
44
5/21/2018
CLE CLE
vs
BOS 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
20Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
44
5/4/1990
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
40
13
5
7
2
18
24
75.0
0
0
8
9
88.9
78.7
2
11
3
3
21Bernard King
B. King
44
5/11/1984
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
41
2
2
3
0
16
25
64.0
0
0
12
15
80.0
69.6
0
2
4
3
22Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
44
4/6/1974
BUF BUF
vs
BOS BOS
48
16
1
21
40
52.5
2
2
100.0
53.8
5
23Dave Bing
D. Bing
44
4/1/1968
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
46
9
4
19
38
50.0
6
7
85.7
53.6
4
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
43
6/10/2022
GSW GSW
@
BOS 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
25Bernard King
B. King
43
5/6/1984
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
40
4
4
0
0
17
25
68.0
0
0
9
11
81.8
72.1
2
2
4
5

More Bulls Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.1

21st

DRTG

106.4

3rd

NETRTG

6.7

8th

3P%

37.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/29
SAC SAC
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
10/31
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

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Final

128

CHI Bulls

3 - 0

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
1.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Tue
10/28
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Tue
10/28
SAC SAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
11:00 PM