which celtic player had the first points in may 23rd game

Dave Cowens posted 25 points in Game 1 of the 1976 NBA Finals against the Suns on May 23, 1976.

	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	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	5/23/1976	25	BOS	vs	PHX	48	21	10	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
2	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	5/23/1976	16	BOS	vs	PHX	40	6	6	0	1	7	12	58.3				2	2	100.0	62.1	1	5		1
3	Steve Kuberski S. Kuberski	5/23/1976	4	BOS	vs	PHX	17	3	2	0	0	2	6	33.3				0	0		33.3	0	3		1
4	Don Nelson D. Nelson	5/23/1976	2	BOS	vs	PHX	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.0				2	2	100.0	53.2	0	1		3
5	Charlie Scott C. Scott	5/23/1976	15	BOS	vs	PHX	28	3	3	0	0	7	13	53.8				1	2	50.0	54.0	1	2		6
6	Paul Silas P. Silas	5/23/1976	9	BOS	vs	PHX	44	14	2	0	0	1	8	12.5				7	10	70.0	36.3	5	9		2
7	Kevin Stacom K. Stacom	5/23/1976	5	BOS	vs	PHX	12	1	1	0	0	2	2	100.0				1	1	100.0	102.5	1	0		1
8	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	5/23/1976	22	BOS	vs	PHX	43	5	4	0	0	9	15	60.0				4	4	100.0	65.6	0	5		2
9	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	5/23/1982	17	BOS	vs	PHI	28	2	2		0	4	7	57.1	2	3	66.7	7	8	87.5	80.8				5
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	5/23/1982	20	BOS	vs	PHI	44	11	9	2	2	7	18	38.9	0	0		6	8	75.0	46.5	5	6	3	4
11	M.L. Carr	5/23/1982	7	BOS	vs	PHI	19	2	3		0	3	8	37.5	0	0		1	1	100.0	41.5				2
12	Eric Fernsten E. Fernsten	5/23/1982	1	BOS	vs	PHI	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	2	50.0	56.8		0	0	0
13	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	5/23/1982	11	BOS	vs	PHI	37	4	7		1	5	12	41.7	0	1	0.0	1	3	33.3	41.3				5
14	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	5/23/1982	7	BOS	vs	PHI	26	5	0		1	3	6	50.0	0	0		1	3	33.3	47.8				4
15	Kevin McHale K. McHale	5/23/1982	20	BOS	vs	PHI	31	6	2	0	1	9	15	60.0	0	0		2	5	40.0	58.1				5
16	Robert Parish R. Parish	5/23/1982	23	BOS	vs	PHI	42	14	0	0	3	8	21	38.1	0	0		7	8	87.5	46.9	7	7		2
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	5/23/1984	21	BOS	vs	MIL	42	13	4	2	1	8	21	38.1	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	45.3	4	9	9	2
18	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	5/23/1984	5	BOS	vs	MIL	9	3	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	86.8	0	3	2	1
19	M.L. Carr	5/23/1984	2	BOS	vs	MIL	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	0	0	0	0
20	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	5/23/1984	19	BOS	vs	MIL	39	3	3	1	0	8	17	47.1	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	50.6	2	1	2	5
21	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	5/23/1984	17	BOS	vs	MIL	39	9	3	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	0		5	5	100.0	49.4	6	3	1	5
22	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	5/23/1984	19	BOS	vs	MIL	32	7	4	1	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		3	4	75.0	60.3	4	3	2	2
23	Kevin McHale K. McHale	5/23/1984	15	BOS	vs	MIL	30	7	0	0	4	5	11	45.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	55.0	4	3	3	3
24	Robert Parish R. Parish	5/23/1984	17	BOS	vs	MIL	40	11	2	0	4	6	9	66.7	0	0		5	6	83.3	73.0	4	7	3	6
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	5/23/1987	17	BOS	@	DET	30	11	6	0	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	51.1	1	10	5	3

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