Last updated: 1/3/2017
Each individual's top scoring efforts as Celtics are in bold.
Also, due to the lack of recorded information, players who scored 40, 41 or 42 points in 1966-67, 40 in 1967-68, and 40 in 1968-69 are not tabulated. Each asterisk (*) denotes an overtime period.
Total | Player/Opponent | Date | Result/Score |
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60 | Larry Bird vs. Atlanta (at New Orleans) | 03/12/85 | W/126-115 |
56 | Kevin McHale vs. Detroit | 03/03/85 | W/138-129 |
53 | Larry Bird vs. Indiana | 03/30/83 | W/142-116 |
52 | Isaiah Thomas vs. Heat | 12/30/16 | W/117-114 |
51 | Sam Jones at Detroit | 10/29/65 | L/106-108 |
50 | Paul Pierce vs. Cleveland | 2/15/06 | L/109-113** |
50 | Larry Bird vs. Atlanta | 11/10/89 | W/117-106 |
50 | Larry Bird at Dallas | 03/10/86 | L/115-116 |
49 | Antoine Walker at Washington | 01/07/98 | L/108-110 |
49 | Larry Bird vs. Portland | 03/15/92 | ** W/152-148 |
49 | Larry Bird at Phoenix | 02/15/88 | W/107-106 |
49 | Larry Bird vs. Washington | 01/27/88 | W/106-100 |
48 | Paul Pierce at New Jersey | 12/01/01 | * W/105-98 |
48 | Larry Bird vs. Houston | 03/17/85 | W/134-120 |
48 | Larry Bird vs. Portland | 01/27/85 | W/128-127 |
48 | Larry Bird vs. Atlanta | 12/09/84 | W/128-127 |
47 | Antoine Walker at Sacramento | 01/17/01 | L/106-111 |
47 | Larry Bird at Washington | 11/07/87 | ** W/140-139 |
47 | Larry Bird vs. New York | 04/12/87 | W/119-107 |
47 | Larry Bird at Portland | 02/14/86 | * W/120-119 |
47 | Larry Bird vs. Detroit | 11/27/85 | W/132-124 |
47 | Larry Bird vs. Milwaukee | 04/12/85 | * L/113-115 |
46 | Paul Pierce at New York | 11/02/02 | W/117-107 |
46 | Larry Bird at Orlando | 03/16/90 | W/130-127 |
46 | Bob Cousy vs. New York | 02/07/60 | L/135-142 |
46 | Ed Macauley vs. Minneapolis | 03/06/53 | W/100-85 |
45 | Paul Pierce vs. Denver | 01/24/03 | W/77-58 |
45 | Larry Bird vs. Charlotte | 11/14/90 | W/135-126 |
45 | Danny Ainge vs. Philadelphia | 12/09/88 | W/121-107 |
45 | Larry Bird at Indiana | 02/24/85 | W/113-100 |
45 | Larry Bird at Phoenix | 02/13/80 | L/134-135 |
45 | Tom Heinsohn at Syracuse | 12/25/61 | W/127-122 |
44 | Isaiah Thomas at Grizzlies | 12/20/16 | W/112-109* |
44 | Paul Pierce at New Jersey | 03/22/01 | W/113-98 |
44 | Larry Bird vs. Chicago | 04/21/88 | W/126-119 |
44 | Larry Bird vs. Portland | 02/24/88 | W/113-112 |
44 | Larry Bird at Houston | 02/09/88 | L/120-129 |
44 | Sam Jones at New York | 02/13/65 | L/113-123 |
44 | Sam Jones at Syracuse | 03/12/61 | * W/136-134 |
44 | Bill Sharman vs. New York | 12/26/57 | W/120-110 |
43 | Paul Pierce at Seattle | 12/26/05 | L/111*118 |
43 | Paul Pierce at Chicago | 12/02/05 | L/102-106 |
43 | Antoine Walker vs. New Jersey | 04/05/98 | L/104-117 |
43 | Dominique Wilkins at Houston | 12/17/94 | W/112-109 |
43 | Larry Bird vs. Denver | 12/05/90 | W/148-140 |
43 | Larry Bird vs. New Jersey | 04/04/90 | W/125-106 |
43 | Larry Bird vs. Portland | 02/25/87 | W/122-116 |
43 | Larry Bird vs. Cleveland (at Hartford) | 03/18/86 | W/126-96 |
43 | John Havlicek vs. Milwaukee | 03/08/70 | L/134-138 |
43 | John Havlicek vs. Baltimore (at New York) | 12/17/63 | W/131-114 |
43 | Tom Heinsohn vs. Detroit | 01/21/62 | L/120-124 |
43 | Tom Heinsohn vs. New York | 01/20/60 | W/144-126 |
43 | Tom Heinsohn vs. Minneapolis | 02/27/59 | W/173-139 |
42 | Paul Pierce vs. Minnesota | 12/20/02 | W/108-99 |
42 | Antoine Walker at New York | 12/11/01 | W/102-93 |
42 | Paul Pierce at Phoenix | 03/15/01 | W/105-101 |
42 | Paul Pierce at LA Lakers | 03/13/01 | L/107/112 |
42 | Paul Pierce at Minnesota | 01/15/01 | W/107-102 |
42 | Reggie Lewis at Miami | 04/12/91 | W/119-109 |
42 | Larry Bird vs. Indiana | 11/11/87 | W/120-106 |
42 | Larry Bird vs. Seattle | 03/20/87 | W/112-108 |
42 | Kevin McHale at New York | 03/05/85 | W/110-102 |
42 | Larry Bird vs. Philadelphia | 11/09/84 | W/130-119 |
42 | Bob McAdoo at Cleveland | 03/27/79 | L/109-111 |
42 | John Havlicek vs. Seattle | 02/06/72 | W/128-123 |
42 | John Havlicek at Seattle | 12/26/69 | *** W/122-112 |
42 | Tom Heinsohn vs. Chicago | 02/11/62 | W/148-115 |
42 | Bob Cousy vs. Baltimore (at Worcester) | 02/22/54 | W/111-110 |
42 | Bill Sharman vs. Baltimore (at Philadelphia) | 12/11/52 | W/94-88 |
41 | Paul Pierce at Cleveland | 12/13/03 | W/105-98 |
41 | Paul Pierce vs. Miami | 04/11/01 | L/97-102 |
41 | Paul Pierce at Atlanta | 03/27/01 | * W/115-112 |
41 | Paul Pierce vs. Orlando | 11/24/00 | * W/103-98 |
41 | Todd Day vs. Minnesota | 12/22/95 | W/114-113 |
41 | Dee Brown at Chicago | 03/28/95 | W/126-115 |
41 | Dee Brown at Phoenix | 02/21/95 | W/129-121 |
41 | Larry Bird vs. Philadelphia | 03/11/90 | W/107-105 |
41 | Larry Bird vs. New York | 01/06/88 | W/117-108 |
41 | Larry Bird vs. Golden State | 01/02/88 | W/115-110 |
41 | Larry Bird at Chicago | 03/27/87 | * W/111-106 |
41 | Larry Bird at Atlanta | 01/18/86 | W/125-122 |
41 | Larry Bird vs. Portland | 12/02/83 | W/115-106 |
41 | Larry Bird vs. Detroit | 03/02/80 | W/118-115 |
41 | JoJo White vs. Kansas City | 03/20/77 | * W/118-110 |
41 | John Havlicek vs. New York | 03/12/72 | W/112-109 |
41 | John Havlicek vs. Phoenix (at Baltimore) | 11/18/69 | W/120-119 |
41 | John Havlicek at Milwaukee | 12/03/68 | W/137-115 |
41 | John Havlicek vs. San Francisco | 02/28/68 | W/135-110 |
41 | John Havlicek at Los Angeles | 11/17/65 | L/115-125 |
41 | Bill Sharman vs. Minneapolis | 12/21/57 | W/140-119 |
41 | Tom Heinsohn at St. Louis | 03/05/57 | L/102-104 |
40 | Paul Pierce vs. Phoenix | 02/01/06 | L/94-102 |
40 | Paul Pierce vs. Sacramento | 04/04/03 | L/92-93 |
40 | Paul Pierce at Philadelphia | 01/20/03 | W100-99 |
40 | Paul Pierce at Detroit | 02/02/01 | W/102-95 |
40 | Dee Brown at Chicago | 04/22/94 | W/104-94 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. Miami | 04/12/90 | W/139-118 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. Utah | 12/20/89 | W/113-109 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. Seattle | 12/13/89 | W/109-97 |
40 | Larry Bird at Portland | 02/19/88 | W/124-104 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. Denver | 12/09/87 | L/119-124 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. New Jersey | 03/22/87 | W/116-104 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. Atlanta | 01/23/87 | W/126-106 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. New Jersey | 03/30/86 | W/122-117 |
40 | Larry Bird at Denver | 02/20/85 | L/129-132 |
40 | Larry Bird at Dallas | 11/27/84 | W/114-99 |
40 | Larry Bird vs. Detroit | 01/10/82 | W/134-124 |
40 | Robert Parish at San Antonio | 02/17/81 | W/128-116 |
40 | John Havlicek vs. Portland | 11/06/74 | W/128-110 |
40 | John Havlicek at Atlanta | 01/15/72 | W/122-106 |
40 | Don Nelson vs. San Diego | 02/25/70 | W/147-124 |
40 | Sam Jones vs. Detroit (at Fort Wayne) | 12/27/64 | W/112-106 |
40 | John Havlicek vs. Cincinnati | 02/02/64 | * L/117-119 |
40 | Tom Heinsohn at Syracuse | 01/03/60 | L/113-114 |
40 | Bob Cousy vs. Philadelphia (at White Plains) | 03/08/55 | W/112-103 |