WRONG:
It used to Larry Bird or Paul Pierce. not anymore. One Thursday April 30 09 (game 6), Ray Allen scored 51 points against Chicago bulls with 9 three pointers (NBA record of the most threes) but Celtics lost in triple overtime 128-127
Allen still thought he played horrible because he missed a two at the last second.
BTW that is the second most points scored in a loss by an NBA player in history.
And this first round is a record for the most overtimes in a series (4 OTs) Hopefully they will do better in game 7 tomorrow night. Celtics rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHO SCORED THE MOST POINTS JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CURRENTLY PLAYING. ALLEN HAS SINCE LEFT THE CELTICS TOO SO THIS ANSWER IS EVEN LESS CORRECT.
THE ANSWER IS BIRD WITH 60
SEE LINK FOR JUSTIFICATION
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_players_with_most_points_in_a_game
It was Michael Jordan with 63 Points against the celtics
Robert Parish- I was at that game!
Ray allen
The highest number of points scored by a player in a single game this season was 60 points.
The most the Bulls have ever scored are 151
69 Points
Larry Bird
61 points
58 points
Tracy McGrady scored the most points, at 61 points.
Elgin Baylor scored 61 points for the L.A. Lakers against the Boston Celtics on April 14, 1962.
The Pistons scored 186 points, the most points in NBA history, in a triple overtime game against the Denver Nuggets in 1983. The most points scored in regulation was 173 by the Boston Celtics in 1950 and the Phoenix Suns in 1990.