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On this day: Boston legend Tommy Heinsohn scores 45 on Christmas Day

It is the most scored by a Celtics player on that day, and Tommy’s career-high.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Boston Celtics icon Tommy Heinsohn scored 45 points in the Celtics’ 127-122 win over the Syracuse Nationals (now, the Philadelphia 76ers) on the road in 1961.

It remains the record for points scored in a Christmas Day game by a Celtic player (point guards Kyrie Irving and Bob Cousy hold the next two highest scores on that day, 40 and 35 points, respectively). It was the most points scored by the Hall of Fame power forward in any game of his storied career.

The Holy Cross alumnus went on to win his fifth title with the team later that season, but he played a game for the ages that holiday tilt first.

Every player in Philadelphia 76ers history who has worn No. 40

Here is a list of every player in Philadelphia 76ers history who has worn the No. 40 uniform.

It’s summertime in the NBA, so it’s time to learn some history. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the older franchises in the NBA. Their history dates to the 1949-50 season.

With that longevity, the team has had hundreds of players come through the City of Brotherly Love. Sixers Wire looks at the No. 40, which has been worn by 11 of those players in the history of the franchise.

This running series will go through all of the uniform numbers worn in franchise history. The previous edition of this series was a list compiling the seven players who have worn the No. 41.

Here is the list of those 11 players who have worn No. 40 in Sixers history:

On this day: Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn scores 45 on Christmas

On this day in Boston history, Celtics icon Tommy Heinsohn set the record for scoring on Christmas Day, as well as his career high.

On this day in 1961, Boston Celtics icon Tommy Heinsohn scored 45 points in the Celtics’ 127 – 122 win over the Syracuse Nationals (now, the Philadelphia 76ers) on the road for the holiday.

It remains the record to this day for points scored in a Christmas Day game by a Celtic player (point guards Kyrie Irving and Bob Cousy hold the next two highest scores at 40 and 35 points, respectively), as well as being the most points scored by the Hall of Fame power forward in any game of his career. The Holy Cross product would go on to win his fifth title with the team of eight later that season, but played a game for the ages that holiday tilt first.