Celtics Teams with the Most Total Points in the Playoffs

A ranking of the Celtics teams with the best total of points during the postseason in franchise history. Here you can find in which year the Celtics had their best number for this stat and also explore the full list, year by year, from best to worst.

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Which Celtics team had the most total points in one Playoff edition?

The 1987 Boston Celtics rank first in franchise history with a total of 2,601 points during the Playoffs. They played 23 games (13 wins and 10 losses) where they scored an average of 113.1 points per game.

Most Total Points,
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2,601 points
1987 Boston Celtics

= NBA Champions

Celtics Teams with the Most Total Points

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			Points
Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
1.	Boston Celtics	1987	2,601	113.1	23	980	1,944	50.4%	52	154	33.8%	589	728	80.9%
2.	Boston Celtics	1984	2,550	110.9	23	950	2,010	47.3%	21	62	33.9%	629	802	78.4%
3.	Boston Celtics	2022	2,533	105.5	24	881	1,962	44.9%	328	879	37.3%	443	556	79.7%
4.	Boston Celtics	2008	2,444	94.0	26	873	1,953	44.7%	157	437	35.9%	541	691	78.3%
5.	Boston Celtics	1985	2,376	113.1	21	909	1,878	48.4%	27	94	28.7%	531	647	82.1%
6.	Boston Celtics	2010	2,253	93.9	24	823	1,816	45.3%	139	383	36.3%	468	620	75.5%
7.	Boston Celtics	2023	2,239	112.0	20	817	1,710	47.8%	281	773	36.4%	324	400	81.0%
8.	Boston Celtics	1968	2,177	114.6	19	836	1,852	45.1%	-	-	-	505	691	73.1%
9.	Boston Celtics	2024	2,067	108.8	19	747	1,593	46.9%	275	764	36.0%	298	367	81.2%
10.	Boston Celtics	1986	2,060	114.4	18	791	1,560	50.7%	45	115	39.1%	433	545	79.4%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
11.	Boston Celtics	1966	1,969	115.8	17	735	1,691	43.5%	-	-	-	499	651	76.7%
12.	Boston Celtics	1969	1,941	107.8	18	755	1,704	44.3%	-	-	-	431	570	75.6%
13.	Boston Celtics	2018	1,926	101.4	19	692	1,582	43.7%	199	581	34.3%	343	447	76.7%
14.	Boston Celtics	2017	1,894	105.2	18	691	1,513	45.7%	229	620	36.9%	283	366	77.3%
15.	Boston Celtics	2020	1,859	109.4	17	656	1,444	45.4%	211	619	34.1%	336	412	81.6%
16.	Boston Celtics	1974	1,844	102.4	18	761	1,698	44.8%	-	-	-	322	398	80.9%
17.	Boston Celtics	1976	1,812	100.7	18	707	1,624	43.5%	-	-	-	398	496	80.2%
18.	Boston Celtics	2012	1,790	89.5	20	676	1,543	43.8%	93	326	28.5%	345	432	79.9%
19.	Boston Celtics	1988	1,759	103.5	17	645	1,355	47.6%	40	116	34.5%	429	526	81.6%
20.	Boston Celtics	1981	1,757	103.4	17	700	1,457	48.0%	10	45	22.2%	347	460	75.4%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
21.	Boston Celtics	1962	1,609	114.9	14	625	1,536	40.7%	-	-	-	359	489	73.4%
22.	Boston Celtics	1963	1,535	118.1	13	589	1,397	42.2%	-	-	-	357	480	74.4%
23.	Boston Celtics	1960	1,471	113.2	13	580	1,481	39.2%	-	-	-	311	407	76.4%
24.	Boston Celtics	2002	1,460	91.3	16	525	1,255	41.8%	126	367	34.3%	284	367	77.4%
25.	Boston Celtics	2009	1,430	102.1	14	524	1,177	44.5%	94	261	36.0%	288	364	79.1%
26.	Boston Celtics	1973	1,405	108.1	13	579	1,261	45.9%	-	-	-	247	319	77.4%
27.	Boston Celtics	1965	1,401	116.8	12	555	1,339	41.4%	-	-	-	291	391	74.4%
28.	Boston Celtics	1959	1,356	123.3	11	515	1,298	39.7%	-	-	-	326	437	74.6%
29.	Boston Celtics	1982	1,270	105.8	12	497	1,074	46.3%	5	27	18.5%	271	370	73.2%
30.	Boston Celtics	1972	1,242	112.9	11	485	1,035	46.9%	-	-	-	272	349	77.9%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
31.	Boston Celtics	1991	1,214	110.4	11	453	914	49.6%	10	46	21.7%	298	372	80.1%
32.	Boston Celtics	1961	1,207	120.7	10	451	1,092	41.3%	-	-	-	305	422	72.3%
33.	Boston Celtics	1975	1,178	107.1	11	485	1,082	44.8%	-	-	-	208	256	81.3%
34.	Boston Celtics	1958	1,176	106.9	11	422	1,164	36.3%	-	-	-	332	425	78.1%
35.	Boston Celtics	2025	1,163	105.7	11	404	913	44.2%	156	433	36.0%	199	249	79.9%
36.	Boston Celtics	1957	1,117	111.7	10	408	1,106	36.9%	-	-	-	301	421	71.5%
37.	Boston Celtics	1992	1,071	107.1	10	442	886	49.9%	6	31	19.4%	181	236	76.7%
38.	Boston Celtics	1967	1,041	115.7	9	409	984	41.6%	-	-	-	223	302	73.8%
39.	Boston Celtics	1964	1,034	103.4	10	400	1,018	39.3%	-	-	-	234	334	70.1%
40.	Boston Celtics	2003	946	94.6	10	334	791	42.2%	86	243	35.4%	192	240	80.0%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
41.	Boston Celtics	1977	936	104.0	9	370	852	43.4%	-	-	-	196	246	79.7%
42.	Boston Celtics	1980	922	102.4	9	372	776	47.9%	12	49	24.5%	166	218	76.1%
43.	Boston Celtics	2019	919	102.1	9	321	757	42.4%	102	297	34.3%	175	218	80.3%
44.	Boston Celtics	2011	852	94.7	9	322	692	46.5%	67	144	46.5%	141	181	77.9%
45.	Boston Celtics	1955	737	105.3	7	272	625	43.5%	-	-	-	193	240	80.4%
46.	Boston Celtics	1983	672	96.0	7	272	620	43.9%	4	25	16.0%	124	162	76.5%
47.	Boston Celtics	2005	614	87.7	7	230	520	44.2%	34	104	32.7%	120	159	75.5%
48.	Boston Celtics	1990	594	118.8	5	228	416	54.8%	8	34	23.5%	130	151	86.1%
49.	Boston Celtics	2016	563	93.8	6	206	537	38.4%	52	189	27.5%	99	126	78.6%
50.	Boston Celtics	2021	561	112.2	5	192	441	43.5%	64	183	35.0%	113	137	82.5%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
51.	Boston Celtics	1953	532	88.7	6	164	434	37.8%	-	-	-	204	266	76.7%
52.	Boston Celtics	1954	522	87.0	6	167	441	37.9%	-	-	-	188	253	74.3%
53.	Boston Celtics	2013	494	82.3	6	171	414	41.3%	41	124	33.1%	111	129	86.0%
54.	Boston Celtics	1993	402	100.5	4	169	359	47.1%	7	28	25.0%	57	69	82.6%
55.	Boston Celtics	2015	379	94.8	4	139	331	42.0%	22	86	25.6%	79	102	77.5%
56.	Boston Celtics	1995	345	86.3	4	127	316	40.2%	21	56	37.5%	70	94	74.5%
57.	Boston Celtics	2004	338	84.5	4	115	282	40.8%	21	63	33.3%	87	108	80.6%
58.	Boston Celtics	1956	305	101.7	3	109	289	37.7%	-	-	-	87	113	77.0%
59.	Boston Celtics	1952	289	96.3	3	95	227	41.9%	-	-	-	99	125	79.2%
60.	Boston Celtics	1989	271	90.3	3	111	250	44.4%	0	8	0.0%	49	67	73.1%

Rk	Team	Playoffs	Total	Per Game	Gms	FGM	FGA	%	3PM	3PA	%	FTM	FTA	%
61.	Boston Celtics	1948	227	75.7	3	75	252	29.8%	-	-	-	77	115	67.0%
62.	Boston Celtics	1951	147	73.5	2	53	164	32.3%	-	-	-	41	66	62.1%

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games / FGM = Field Goals Made / FGA = Field Goals Attempted / 3PM = 3-Pointers Made / 3PA = 3-Pointers Attempted / FTM = Free Throws Made / FTA = Free Throws Attempted

Note: 3-point shots were implemented in the 1979-80 season.