youngest player to score 40 points in a game as a celtic

Antoine Walker is the youngest for the Celtics in a game with 40+ points. He was 21 years and 148 days old against the Wizards on January 7, 1998.

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	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	Antoine Walker A. Walker	21-148	49	1/7/1998	BOS	@	WAS	42	12	0	1	0	21	36	58.3	5	5	100.0	2	7	28.6	62.7	2	10	5	6	+2
2	Antoine Walker A. Walker	21-239	43	4/8/1998	BOS	vs	NJN	43	4	4	2	0	18	26	69.2	5	7	71.4	2	6	33.3	75.1	4	0	0	5	-10
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	21-314	41	1/11/2020	BOS	vs	NOP	30	6	4	3	0	16	22	72.7	6	9	66.7	3	3	100.0	87.9	0	6	0	1	+30
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	21-357	41	2/23/2020	BOS	@	LAL	37	5	2	1	2	12	20	60.0	4	7	57.1	13	15	86.7	77.1	1	4	2	3	+6
5	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22-191	41	3/5/1957	BOS	@	STL	44	14				15	35	42.9				11	15	73.3	49.3				3
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	22-307	40	1/4/2021	BOS	@	TOR	32	6	2	0	2	11	19	57.9	5	8	62.5	13	13	100.0	80.9	0	6	1	5	+24
7	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23-037	53	4/9/2021	BOS	vs	MIN	41	10	4	0	1	16	25	64.0	6	10	60.0	15	16	93.8	82.7	1	9	5	3	+5
8	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-042	41	11/24/2000	BOS	vs	ORL	48	7	2	3	0	13	22	59.1	3	5	60.0	12	17	70.6	69.5	2	5	3	1	+15
9	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23-045	44	4/17/2021	BOS	vs	GSW	40	10	3	2	0	16	25	64.0	5	9	55.6	7	8	87.5	77.1	0	10	2	2	+12
10	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23-058	60	4/30/2021	BOS	vs	SAS	45	8	5	0	1	20	37	54.1	5	7	71.4	15	17	88.2	67.4	2	6	0	2	+6
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	23-068	45	2/13/1980	BOS	@	PHX	43	13	3	2	0	19	32	59.4	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	66.6	5	8	5	4
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	23-086	41	3/2/1980	BOS	vs	DET	44	13	7	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	7	57.1	3	3	100.0	67.6	6	7	3	4
13	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-094	42	1/15/2001	BOS	@	MIN	42	5	3	2	0	15	22	68.2	1	2	50.0	11	12	91.7	77.0	1	4	3	4	+12
14	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-112	40	2/2/2001	BOS	@	DET	44	7	2	2	2	14	19	73.7	5	7	71.4	7	7	100.0	90.6	2	5	3	3	+10
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-151	42	3/13/2001	BOS	@	LAL	38	6	2	4	1	13	19	68.4	3	7	42.9	13	21	61.9	74.4	1	5	3	4	-19
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-153	42	3/15/2001	BOS	@	PHX	36	2	1	2	3	13	25	52.0	3	8	37.5	13	13	100.0	68.4	1	1	3	3	+21
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-160	44	3/22/2001	BOS	@	NJN	38	6	1	0	1	15	26	57.7	4	9	44.4	10	10	100.0	72.4	0	6	1	3	+11
18	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-165	41	3/27/2001	BOS	@	ATL	42	11	3	2	0	12	30	40.0	3	6	50.0	14	17	82.4	54.7	4	7	2	3	+16
19	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	23-180	41	4/11/2001	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
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23-236	41	10/25/2021	BOS	@	CHA	41	7	8	0	1	14	28	50.0	6	12	50.0	7	7	100.0	66.0	1	6	2	3	+22
21	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	23-253	43	12/17/1963	BOS		BAL						18	34	52.9				7	8	87.5	57.3				3
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23-285	42	12/13/2021	BOS	vs	MIL	38	5	4	3	0	16	25	64.0	7	13	53.8	3	5	60.0	77.2	1	4	3	1	+21
23	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	23-300	40	2/2/1964	BOS	vs	CIN	50	7	2			17	35	48.6				6	9	66.7	51.3				3
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23-326	51	1/23/2022	BOS	@	WAS	33	10	7	0	0	18	28	64.3	9	14	64.3	6	6	100.0	83.2	2	8	1	1	+31
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	24-003	54	3/6/2022	BOS	vs	BKN	41	5	3	0	0	16	30	53.3	8	15	53.3	14	17	82.4	72.0	2	3	2	4	+12

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

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4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

3 - 4

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

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3.4

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TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

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119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

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111.3

112.7

113.0

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NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Antoine Walker is the youngest for the Celtics in a game with 40+ points. He was 21 years and 148 days old against the Wizards on January 7, 1998.

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