Kyrie Irving reaches scoring mark no other Celtic has since 2006

The Boston Celtics took another strange loss on Saturday, falling 124-117 to the Hornets despite leading by as much as 18 points in the fourth quarter.

Although the loss instantly ranks among the Celtics’ worst of 2018-19 and everyone on the team is to blame, Kyrie Irving did achieve something no other Celtics players had since 2006, according to @Celtics_Stats on Twitter.

Kyrie Irving is the first Celtics player to record five straight 30-point games since Paul Pierce in 2006 (7, Feb. 24 – March 8)

— Celtics Stats (@celtics_stats) March 24, 2019

Despite this being a game to forget, this was also Irving’s best individual performance on his birthday.

Kyrie Irving's 23 points marks his first career 20-point game on his birthday

Other March 23 games:
16 points – March 23, 2016
13 points – March 23, 2012

— Celtics Stats (@celtics_stats) March 23, 2019

Irving finished with 31 points on 12 of 23 shooting, going 4 for 11 from three-point range. However, his shoot could not right the ship in the fourth quarter, while Kemba Walker took over and proved to be too much for the Celtics to handle.