most 40+ points in celtics history in play off by player

Larry Bird has posted the most career points for the Celtics when scoring 40+ points in the playoffs, with 3,897 points.

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	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Larry Bird L. Bird	3,897	164	42.0	23.8	10.3	6.5	1.8	0.9	8.9	18.8	47.2	0.5	1.5	32.1	5.5	6.2	89.0	55.1	2.2	8.1	3.1	6,886	1,683	1,062	296	145	506	466
2	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	3,776	172	39.9	22.0	6.9	4.8	1.1	0.3	8.4	19.4	43.6				5.1	6.1	83.6	49.8	1.5	3.8		6,860	1,186	825	60	16		527
3	Kevin McHale K. McHale	3,182	169	33.8	18.8	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.7	7.1	12.7	56.1	0.0	0.1	38.1	4.5	5.8	78.8	61.8	2.7	4.7	1.9	5,716	1,253	274	65	281	326	571
4	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	3,076	127	38.9	24.2	8.3	5.0	1.2	0.8	8.1	18.4	44.0	2.4	7.0	34.9	5.5	6.6	83.9	56.7	1.0	7.3	2.9	4,943	1,053	633	150	106	369	329	+517
5	Sam Jones S. Jones	2,909	154	30.2	18.9	4.7	2.3			7.5	16.7	44.7				4.0	4.9	81.1	50.1				4,654	718	358				391
6	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	2,843	136	39.8	20.9	6.4	4.0	1.3	0.7	6.6	15.9	41.9	1.6	4.8	33.9	6.0	7.2	83.4	54.9	0.9	5.5	3.2	5,408	869	538	180	94	440	453	+156
7	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	2,788	142	33.6	19.6	5.7	2.6	1.0	0.5	7.3	15.3	48.0	2.0	5.5	35.7	3.0	4.1	72.6	57.4	1.1	4.6	2.5	4,773	811	369	140	64	348	401	+242
8	Robert Parish R. Parish	2,683	168	34.8	16.0	9.8	1.3	0.8	1.7	6.4	12.6	50.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	4.4	72.7	55.0	3.1	6.7	2.2	5,849	1,649	222	138	292	364	571
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	2,673	165	45.4	16.2	24.9	4.7			6.1	14.2	43.0				4.0	6.7	60.3	47.4				7,497	4,104	770				546
10	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	2,058	104	31.0	19.8	9.2	2.1			7.9	19.6	40.2				4.1	5.5	74.3	45.0				3,223	954	215				417
11	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	2,018	109	38.5	18.5	5.0	8.6			6.3	18.5	34.2				5.9	7.3	80.1	42.6				4,120	546	937				314
12	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1,802	109	39.1	16.5	3.9	6.8	1.3	0.4	6.2	14.0	44.0	0.2	0.8	23.5	4.0	4.8	83.8	51.2	1.1	2.8	2.6	4,258	425	739	140	39	278	346
13	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	1,720	80	42.9	21.5	4.5	5.7	1.1	0.1	9.2	20.4	44.9				3.2	3.9	82.8	48.7	1.0	3.2		3,428	358	452	63	7		241
14	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,684	89	42.3	18.9	14.4	3.7	1.2	0.9	8.2	18.3	45.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.4	3.3	74.4	48.0	3.7	10.4	0.9	3,768	1,285	333	78	56	8	398
15	Don Nelson D. Nelson	1,493	134	21.9	11.1	4.8	1.4	0.3	0.1	4.1	8.3	50.0				2.9	3.5	81.9	56.7	1.3	2.9		2,941	647	189	13	7		357
16	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1,469	84	36.1	17.5	9.9	2.6	1.3	1.1	7.3	14.8	49.0	0.0	0.2	17.6	2.9	3.5	81.9	53.3	2.0	7.9	2.0	3,030	830	219	106	93	168	257	+407
17	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	1,446	78	33.0	18.5	3.7	2.6			6.9	16.2	42.6				4.7	5.2	91.1	50.2				2,573	285	201				220
18	Ray Allen R. Allen	1,410	91	38.0	15.5	3.7	2.3	1.0	0.2	5.2	12.1	42.8	2.3	5.8	38.7	2.9	3.3	88.0	57.4	0.7	3.1	1.4	3,454	341	211	89	19	126	234	+299
19	Marcus Smart M. Smart	1,377	108	33.1	12.8	4.3	4.9	1.3	0.5	4.2	10.6	39.6	1.9	5.8	33.4	2.4	3.2	76.2	53.2	1.0	3.3	2.3	3,572	469	524	144	51	252	304	+46
20	Al Horford A. Horford	1,367	119	33.2	11.5	7.7	3.3	0.8	1.2	4.4	8.7	50.0	1.5	3.9	39.9	1.2	1.5	79.4	61.1	1.6	6.0	1.2	3,954	912	395	101	138	143	262	+333
21	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	1,336	92	38.5	14.5	6.0	9.2	2.0	0.2	5.9	13.3	44.5	0.3	1.1	27.7	2.4	3.7	64.7	48.7	1.7	4.3	2.8	3,538	554	845	181	16	262	234	+262
22	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	1,331	98	24.4	13.6	5.0	1.5			4.8	11.3	42.4				4.0	4.9	82.6	50.6				2,396	494	151				362
23	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	1,211	112	29.9	10.8	2.5	4.4	1.1	0.1	4.3	9.2	46.5	0.7	1.8	39.2	1.6	1.9	82.9	53.9	0.7	1.8	1.6	3,354	282	489	122	11	175	340
24	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	1,142	130	23.4	8.8	5.8	1.0			3.6	8.2	43.6				1.6	2.3	71.6	47.7				3,039	760	127				508
25	Derrick White D. White	1,066	80	31.5	13.3	3.6	3.0	0.8	1.0	4.5	10.4	43.4	2.5	6.4	38.2	1.9	2.2	87.2	58.9	0.8	2.8	1.1	2,520	289	241	64	78	87	162	+76

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Tatum

RPG

6.3

Tatum

APG

8.0

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.0

6th

DRTG

110.1

12th

NETRTG

7.9

9th

3P%

38.6

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	76ers	3	1	.750
3	Hornets	3	1	.750
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nets

0 - 4

124

Final

125

Celtics

3 - 1

Tue 27 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

14.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Young

9.5

Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

3.5

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.3

Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

86.7

Carter

81.7

Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

121.1

119.4

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

98.8

101.4

101.7

102.5

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

16.4

10.6

9.8

9.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-3

0-4

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

211

Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.7

Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

38.0

Jokić

37.8

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

1.53

Johnson

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

1.61

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	1	.750
2	76ers	3	1	.750
3	Hornets	3	1	.750
4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
7	Hawks	2	2	.500	1.0
8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
9	Pacers	2	2	.500	1.0
10	Magic	1	2	.333	1.5
11	Bulls	1	3	.250	2.0
12	Bucks	1	3	.250	2.0
13	Knicks	1	3	.250	2.0
14	Heat	0	4	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	4	0	1.000
2	Thunder	4	0	1.000
3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.0
6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
12	Warriors	1	3	.250	3.0
13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.0