players who have scored 40 points in a game for the celtics before 2020

Kyrie Irving had 40 points versus the 76ers on December 25, 2018.

Interpreted as:

players who have scored 40 or more points in a regular-season game for the celtics before 2020

	NAME	DATE	PTS	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	12/25/2018	40	BOS	vs	PHI	40	10	2	1	0	17	33	51.5	5	10	50.0	1	1	100.0	59.8	4	6	2	3	+19
2	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	11/16/2018	43	BOS	vs	TOR	39	2	11	3	1	18	26	69.2	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	75.1	0	2	3	3	+9
3	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	1/21/2018	40	BOS	vs	ORL	40	7	5	0	1	14	23	60.9	5	7	71.4	7	8	87.5	75.4	2	5	1	1	+6
4	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	11/20/2017	47	BOS	@	DAL	39	3	6	1	0	16	22	72.7	5	7	71.4	10	11	90.9	87.6	1	2	3	3	+21
5	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	2/1/2017	44	BOS	vs	TOR	38	4	7	0	0	12	22	54.5	5	12	41.7	15	16	93.8	75.8	0	4	3	3	+16
6	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	1/30/2017	41	BOS	vs	DET	37	0	8	2	0	11	23	47.8	4	11	36.4	15	15	100.0	69.3	0	0	3	4	-10
7	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	1/21/2017	41	BOS	vs	POR	44	3	6	0	0	14	28	50.0	4	11	36.4	9	11	81.8	62.4	1	2	6	1	-10
8	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	12/30/2016	52	BOS	vs	MIA	37	2	0	1	0	15	26	57.7	9	13	69.2	13	13	100.0	82.0	1	1	2	2	+10
9	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	12/20/2016	44	BOS	@	MEM	38	3	6	2	1	10	16	62.5	7	10	70.0	17	17	100.0	93.7	0	3	1	1	+9
10	Jeff Green J. Green	3/18/2013	43	BOS	vs	MIA	40	7	2	2	4	14	21	66.7	5	7	71.4	10	13	76.9	80.5	1	6	2	2	+3
11	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12/19/2012	40	BOS	vs	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
12	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	4/17/2012	43	BOS	@	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
13	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2/15/2006	50	BOS	vs	CLE	54	7	8	0	0	17	36	47.2	0	4	0.0	16	20	80.0	55.8	0	7	4	6	-1
14	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2/1/2006	40	BOS	vs	PHX	42	3	1	3	1	14	27	51.9	4	8	50.0	8	12	66.7	62.0	0	3	4	3	-6
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12/26/2005	43	BOS	@	SEA	41	5	5	1	1	13	25	52.0	1	4	25.0	16	21	76.2	62.8	1	4	3	5	-3
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12/2/2005	43	BOS	vs	CHI	42	11	5	4	1	12	21	57.1	5	8	62.5	14	18	77.8	74.3	0	11	6	2	+3
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12/13/2003	41	BOS	@	CLE	44	9	6	4	2	12	25	48.0	1	5	20.0	16	18	88.9	62.3	2	7	4	1	+4
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	4/4/2003	40	BOS	vs	SAC	46	5	4	2	0	12	23	52.2	3	8	37.5	13	18	72.2	64.7	0	5	7	0	-2
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	1/24/2003	45	BOS	vs	DEN	41	10	2	3	0	16	27	59.3	4	7	57.1	9	10	90.0	71.7	3	7	3	1	+20
20	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	1/20/2003	40	BOS	@	PHI	45	7	6	4	1	13	26	50.0	1	5	20.0	13	18	72.2	59.0	0	7	6	3	+7
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12/20/2002	42	BOS	vs	MIN	45	14	4	4	1	11	25	44.0	4	8	50.0	16	18	88.9	63.8	1	13	6	1	+9
22	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	11/2/2002	46	BOS	@	NYK	40	6	3	2	2	12	22	54.5	2	6	33.3	20	21	95.2	73.6	2	4	3	4	+22
23	Antoine Walker A. Walker	12/11/2001	42	BOS	@	NYK	44	9	9	3	0	14	33	42.4	6	17	35.3	8	9	88.9	56.8	2	7	2	3	+16
24	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	12/1/2001	48	BOS	@	NJN	49	12	1	3	2	13	34	38.2	5	8	62.5	17	18	94.4	57.3	2	10	4	2	+14
25	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	4/11/2001	41	BOS	vs	MIA	46	4	5	0	3	12	23	52.2	2	4	50.0	15	16	93.8	68.2	0	4	3	4	0