But after Bird’s eighth straight point capped his personal scoring outburst, the even-tempered Stockton couldn’t hold it in. “Larry Bird has scored the last eight Celtic points,” Stockton February 6, 1988 - Surely, Larry Bird had more important rounds—say, his 22-point final round performance in 1986 in which he intentionally banked home a mon It was Bird’s highest-scoring game in Barcelona and particularly surprising since it came on the heels of the team’s second game, against Croatia, in which Bird labored so much that rumors Larry Bird posted his most points in a game versus the Hawks on March 12, 1985, with 60 points. highest scoring regular-season games by Larry Bird. Playoffs - Eastern Conf 1st Round. 49. 1984-85. Bulls vs. Pistons. W. 139 - 126. OT. Feb 12, 1985. Michael Jordan career high in points and a list with his top 50 scoring performances in both the NBA Regular Season and the Playoffs. As magical a season as 1984-85 was for Larry Bird and the Celtics, they fell short in the 1985 NBA Finals. Following their NBA championship in 1984, the Celtics couldn’t defend their title and lost the ’85 series to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. Bird played well in the series scoring 23.8 points, per game 8.8 rebounds, and 5.0 assists. Jayson Tatum. and. Larry Bird. are tied for the most points for the. Celtics. in a game, with 60 points. Interpreted as: boston celtics most points by a player in a single regular-season game. 4/30/2021 Tatum 3/12/1985 Bird 3/3/1985 McHale 3/6/2022 Tatum 4/9/2021 Tatum 3/30/1983 Bird 12/30/2016 Thomas 1/16/2023 Tatum 1/23/2022 Tatum 10/29/1965 He wasn’t able to, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. He connected on 22 of his 41 shots and 19 of his 21 free throws. His 63 points matched the total of the two highest-scoring Celtics in the game (Larry Bird had 36 and Kevin McHale had 27). Chicago would be swept by Boston in that series despite Jordan averaging 43.7 points. Today in sports history, Larry Bird famously scored 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks, setting the Boston Celtics points record. Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Larry Bird played in 897 games in his career. Larry Bird played in 897 games Interpreted as: larry birdhighest scoring regular-season games. NAME xzD2eQG.