what was the highest ppg by a player against the boston celtics in a playoff

Michael Jordan has the most points per game in a single NBA playoff run against the Celtics, with 43.7 per game in the 1986 Eastern Conference First Round.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43.7	1985-86	CHI	3	45.0	6.3	5.7	2.3	1.3	16.0	31.7	50.5	0.3	0.3	100.0	11.3	13.0	87.2	58.4	1.7	4.7	4.7	135	131	19	17	7	4	14	13
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.6	1961-62	LAL	7	45.9	17.9	3.7			14.4	33.6	43.0				11.7	14.1	82.8	51.0				321	284	125	26				22
3	Jerry West J. West	37.9	1968-69	LAL	7	43.9	4.7	7.4			13.7	28.0	49.0				10.4	12.4	83.9	56.6				307	265	33	52				20
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.7	1986-87	CHI	3	42.7	7.0	6.0	2.0	2.3	11.7	28.0	41.7	0.7	1.7	40.0	11.7	13.0	89.7	52.9	2.3	4.7	2.7	128	107	21	18	6	7	8	11
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	33.9	2021-22	MIL	7	40.0	14.7	7.1	1.0	1.1	12.9	28.1	45.7	1.0	4.0	25.0	7.1	10.6	67.6	51.6	2.3	12.4	5.1	280	237	103	50	7	8	36	27	-7
6	Jerry West J. West	33.9	1965-66	LAL	7	45.3	6.4	5.1			12.6	24.4	51.5				8.7	10.0	87.1	58.7				317	237	45	36				20
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33.8	1962-63	LAL	6	45.7	15.0	4.3			12.7	27.2	46.6				8.5	10.2	83.6	53.5				274	203	90	26				21
8	Jerry West J. West	33.8	1964-65	LAL	5	42.0	5.6	3.4			11.8	27.8	42.4				10.2	11.8	86.4	51.2				210	169	28	17				13
9	LeBron James L. James	33.6	2017-18	CLE	7	41.1	9.0	8.4	1.1	1.1	12.3	23.4	52.4	2.6	6.3	40.9	6.4	9.3	69.2	61.0	0.9	8.1	5.7	288	235	63	59	8	8	40	18	+11
10	LeBron James L. James	33.6	2011-12	MIA	7	45.8	11.0	3.9	1.1	1.3	12.4	23.6	52.7	1.3	4.4	29.0	7.4	11.4	65.0	58.7	1.9	9.1	3.4	321	235	77	27	8	9	24	18	+57
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.6	1961-62	PHI	7	48.0	26.9	2.9			12.6	26.9	46.8				8.4	13.1	64.1	51.4				336	235	188	20				16
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	33.4	1962-63	CIN	7	46.7	12.4	8.6			11.4	23.6	48.5				10.6	11.9	89.2	58.1				327	234	87	60				22
13	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	33.2	2009-10	MIA	5	42.0	5.6	6.8	1.6	1.6	12.4	22.0	56.4	3.0	7.4	40.5	5.4	8.0	67.5	65.0	1.2	4.4	5.2	210	166	28	34	8	8	26	16	-36
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.6	2020-21	BKN	5	37.2	7.4	3.0	1.4	2.2	10.6	19.4	54.6	2.8	5.6	50.0	8.6	9.4	91.5	69.3	0.6	6.8	2.8	186	163	37	15	7	11	14	12	+45
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32.6	1973-74	MIL	7	49.3	12.1	5.4	0.6	2.1	13.9	26.4	52.4				4.9	7.0	69.4	55.2	3.1	9.0		345	228	85	38	4	15		19
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	31.8	1965-66	CIN	5		7.6	7.8			9.8	24.0	40.8				12.2	13.6	89.7	53.0					159	38	39				20
17	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	31.7	2023-24	CLE	3	39.9	6.3	5.3	1.0	0.0	11.3	22.0	51.5	5.3	10.0	53.3	3.7	4.7	78.6	65.8	0.0	6.3	1.3	120	95	19	16	3	0	4	6	+17
18	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	31.7	1973-74	BUF	6	45.2	13.7	1.5			12.7	26.5	47.8				6.3	7.8	80.9	52.9				271	190	82	9				25
19	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	31.6	1989-90	NYK	5	41.8	11.4	4.0	1.8	1.8	13.2	23.2	56.9	0.2	0.2	100.0	5.0	7.4	67.6	59.7	3.0	8.4	2.8	209	158	57	20	9	9	14	22
20	Jerry West J. West	31.3	1967-68	LAL	6	42.3	5.8	5.7			11.3	23.3	48.6				8.7	10.7	81.3	55.9				254	188	35	34				23
21	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	31.3	1987-88	ATL	7	38.4	5.4	2.9	0.7	0.1	11.6	26.3	44.0	0.4	1.9	23.1	7.7	9.4	81.8	51.4	2.7	2.7	2.9	269	219	38	20	5	1	20	15
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31.2	2021-22	GSW	6	37.5	6.0	5.0	2.0	0.2	11.0	22.8	48.2	5.2	11.8	43.7	4.0	4.7	85.7	62.6	0.3	5.7	2.5	225	187	36	30	12	1	15	18	+35
23	Jerry West J. West	31.1	1961-62	LAL	7	45.0	5.0	2.7			10.4	22.9	45.6				10.3	12.1	84.7	55.2				315	218	35	19				25
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30.5	1959-60	PHI	6	45.5	27.5	2.0			12.3	24.7	50.0				5.8	11.8	49.3	51.0				273	183	165	12				13
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	30.2	2010-11	MIA	5	41.1	6.8	4.8	2.0	0.6	10.2	19.4	52.6	0.8	2.8	28.6	9.0	11.6	77.6	61.6	1.8	5.0	3.0	205	151	34	24	10	3	15	17	+21