Today, April 1st, 2017 is the 44th anniversary of former Boston Celtic wing John Havlicek's 54-point performance against the Atlanta Hawks.
Havlicek, who started off his career night with eight straight points in the first quarter, helped shellac the Hawks 134-109 at the Boston Garden in front of a crowd of 11,907 in the initial game of the first-round playoff series between the two teams (Boston would go on to win the series in six). At the time, it was not only the high-water scoring mark for Hondo, but a club record as well (the previous record had been held by Sam Jones, with 51).