bill russell career high minutes in a game during postseason

Bill Russell played his most minutes in a playoff game in Game 7 of the 1957 NBA Finals versus the St. Louis Hawks, with 54 minutes on the court.

	NAME	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	54	4/13/1957	BOS	vs	STL	19	32	2	7	17	41.2	5	10	50.0	44.4	5
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	53	4/30/1968	BOS	vs	LAL	22	25	5	8	20	40.0	6	9	66.7	45.9	3
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	53	4/17/1966	BOS	vs	LAL	28	26	5	12	18	66.7	4	7	57.1	66.4	4
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	53	4/10/1966	BOS	vs	PHI	18	30	7	7	15	46.7	4	10	40.0	46.4	1
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	53	4/18/1962	BOS	vs	LAL	30	40	4	8	18	44.4	14	17	82.4	58.9	2
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	52	4/9/1965	BOS	@	PHI	18	25	8	8	19	42.1	2	7	28.6	40.8	6
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	5/5/1969	BOS	@	LAL	6	21	6	2	7	28.6	2	4	50.0	34.2	5
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	5/3/1969	BOS	vs	LAL	9	19	2	3	8	37.5	3	3	100.0	48.3	5
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	5/1/1969	BOS	@	LAL	7	13	5	3	5	60.0	1	1	100.0	64.3	5
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/29/1969	BOS	vs	LAL	6	29	2	2	12	16.7	2	4	50.0	21.8	3
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/27/1969	BOS	vs	LAL	11	18	3	5	12	41.7	1	2	50.0	42.7	3
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/25/1969	BOS	@	LAL	9	21	13	4	7	57.1	1	5	20.0	48.9	4
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/23/1969	BOS	@	LAL	16	27	5	6	12	50.0	4	5	80.0	56.3	4
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/18/1969	BOS	vs	NYK	12	21	5	6	10	60.0	0	3	0.0	53.0	5
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/14/1969	BOS	@	NYK	25	16	6	10	22	45.5	5	5	100.0	51.7	4
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/13/1969	BOS	vs	NYK	21	23	3	9	19	47.4	3	6	50.0	48.5	2
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/10/1969	BOS	@	NYK	16	20	8	6	16	37.5	4	9	44.4	40.1	3
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/6/1969	BOS	@	NYK	10	16	7	4	9	44.4	2	3	66.7	48.4	3
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/1/1969	BOS	vs	PHI	14	29	5	5	16	31.3	4	8	50.0	35.9	2
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	3/26/1969	BOS	@	PHI	2	15	8	1	2	50.0	0	6	0.0	21.6	2
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/28/1968	BOS	@	LAL	11	22	6	2	7	28.6	7	19	36.8	35.8	5
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/26/1968	BOS	@	LAL	25	16	9	9	16	56.3	7	10	70.0	61.3	3
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/24/1968	BOS	vs	LAL	15	24	5	5	13	38.5	5	6	83.3	48.0	4
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/21/1968	BOS	vs	LAL	19	25	3	5	16	31.3	9	14	64.3	42.9	4
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	48	4/19/1968	BOS	@	PHI	12	26	5	4	6	66.7	4	10	40.0	57.7	5

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