Bill Russell had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 2 of the 1969 NBA Finals against the Lakers, with 13 assists.
| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Russell | 13 | 4/25/1969 | @ | 48 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 48.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Russell | 11 | 4/1/1966 | vs | 16 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 51.2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Russell | 10 | 4/19/1965 | vs | 48 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 84.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Russell | 10 | 4/16/1962 | @ | 48 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 61.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 9 | 4/26/1968 | @ | 48 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 61.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Russell | 9 | 4/1/1968 | @ | 47 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 38.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Russell | 9 | 3/24/1968 | vs | 38 | 15 | 34 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 43.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 9 | 4/5/1967 | @ | 48 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 32.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 9 | 4/6/1966 | vs | 10 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 36.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Russell | 9 | 4/20/1964 | vs | 39 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 38.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 9 | 4/24/1963 | @ | 48 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 42.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 9 | 4/8/1961 | @ | 48 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 50.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | B. Russell | 8 | 4/10/1969 | @ | 48 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 40.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Russell | 8 | 3/30/1969 | @ | 41 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 44.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 8 | 3/26/1969 | @ | 48 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 8 | 3/21/1967 | vs | 43 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 36.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Russell | 8 | 4/15/1965 | vs | 48 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Russell | 8 | 4/9/1965 | @ | 52 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 40.8 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | B. Russell | 8 | 4/8/1965 | vs | 48 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 50.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Russell | 8 | 3/25/1961 | @ | 47 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 46.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Russell | 8 | 4/7/1959 | @ | 48 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 34.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Russell | 7 | 4/6/1969 | @ | 48 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 48.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | B. Russell | 7 | 3/31/1968 | vs | 48 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 40.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Russell | 7 | 3/27/1968 | vs | 48 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 20.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 7 | 4/11/1967 | @ | 42 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
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