oldest nba players to score 40 points in a game for the celtics

Larry Bird is the oldest for the Celtics in a game with 40+ points. He was 35 years and 99 days old against the Trail Blazers on March 15, 1992.

Interpreted as:
oldest NBA players to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game for the celtics
NAME AGE PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Larry Bird
L. Bird
35-099
49
3/15/1992
BOS BOS
vs
POR POR
54
14
12
4
1
19
35
54.3
2
8
25.0
9
10
90.0
62.2
0
14
5
5
2 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
35-067
40
12/19/2012
BOS BOS
vs
CLE CLE
34
8
5
3
1
13
16
81.3
6
7
85.7
8
8
100.0
102.5
0
8
1
2
+29
3 Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
34-339
43
12/17/1994
BOS BOS
@
HOU HOU
41
9
2
1
0
16
27
59.3
5
6
83.3
6
9
66.7
69.4
5
4
7
5
4 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
34-212
40
11/6/1974
BOS BOS
vs
POR POR
46
4
5
2
1
15
28
53.6
10
11
90.9
60.9
1
3
4
5 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
34-187
43
4/17/2012
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
43
2
3
2
0
11
19
57.9
4
6
66.7
17
18
94.4
79.9
0
2
3
4
+2
6 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-363
43
12/5/1990
BOS BOS
vs
DEN DEN
44
8
13
2
2
14
26
53.8
3
6
50.0
12
13
92.3
67.8
0
8
6
1
7 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-342
45
11/14/1990
BOS BOS
vs
CHA CHA
44
8
8
2
5
18
28
64.3
0
0
9
9
100.0
70.4
1
7
4
1
8 Sam Jones
S. Jones
33-243
42
2/22/1967
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
9
18
36
50.0
6
7
85.7
53.7
9 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-126
40
4/12/1990
BOS BOS
vs
MIA MIA
40
6
9
1
0
14
23
60.9
2
5
40.0
10
10
100.0
73.0
2
4
4
1
10 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-118
43
4/4/1990
BOS BOS
vs
NJN NJN
39
15
6
2
0
16
29
55.2
2
4
50.0
9
9
100.0
65.2
3
12
1
1
11 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-099
46
3/16/1990
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
44
8
10
1
0
19
33
57.6
1
3
33.3
7
8
87.5
63.0
0
8
0
1
12 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-094
41
3/11/1990
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
43
10
4
0
0
15
21
71.4
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
80.7
0
10
3
4
13 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-013
40
12/20/1989
BOS BOS
vs
UTA UTA
41
8
5
2
0
16
30
53.3
1
2
50.0
7
7
100.0
60.5
0
8
2
3
14 Larry Bird
L. Bird
33-006
40
12/13/1989
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
46
11
10
1
2
17
27
63.0
2
5
40.0
4
4
100.0
69.5
3
8
5
2
15 Larry Bird
L. Bird
32-338
50
11/10/1989
BOS BOS
vs
ATL ATL
39
13
7
0
0
19
25
76.0
1
1
100.0
11
12
91.7
82.6
3
10
3
3
16 Sam Jones
S. Jones
32-127
51
10/29/1965
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
21
35
60.0
9
9
100.0
65.5
17 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
31-339
41
3/12/1972
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
48
6
4
18
29
62.1
5
7
71.4
63.9
1
18 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
31-304
42
2/6/1972
BOS BOS
vs
SEA SEA
48
5
6
18
24
75.0
6
6
100.0
78.8
3
19 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
31-282
40
1/15/1972
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
46
7
7
16
34
47.1
8
8
100.0
53.3
2
20 Sam Jones
S. Jones
31-234
44
2/13/1965
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
17
10
11
90.9
21 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
31-215
44
12/26/1957
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
39
4
17
37
45.9
10
11
90.9
52.6
4
22 Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
31-210
41
12/21/1957
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
32
5
16
23
69.6
9
9
100.0
76.0
1
23 Sam Jones
S. Jones
31-186
40
12/27/1964
BOS BOS
DET DET
16
34
47.1
8
9
88.9
52.7
24 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
31-182
46
2/7/1960
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
40
5
8
18
36
50.0
10
10
100.0
56.9
1
25 Larry Bird
L. Bird
31-136
44
4/21/1988
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
40
10
3
1
1
19
29
65.5
0
0
6
6
100.0
69.5
1
9
1
1

More Celtics Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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BOS Celtics

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111
Sun
3/30
MIA MIA
@
WAS WAS
120-94

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM