don nelson most assists in a playoff game

Don Nelson had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 1975 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Rockets, with 6 assists.

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
1	Don Nelson D. Nelson	6	4/22/1975	BOS	@	HOU	28	10	3	0	1	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	63.5			1
2	Don Nelson D. Nelson	5	4/30/1975	BOS	@	WAS	29	23	9			7	15	46.7	9	10	90.0	59.3			2
3	Don Nelson D. Nelson	5	4/3/1974	BOS	vs	BUF	20	4	3			2	5	40.0	0	0		40.0			4
4	Don Nelson D. Nelson	5	4/2/1974	BOS	@	BUF	28	21	4			10	18	55.6	1	3	33.3	54.3			3
5	Don Nelson D. Nelson	5	4/19/1972	BOS	vs	NYK	37	18	6			7	9	77.8	4	6	66.7	77.3			3
6	Don Nelson D. Nelson	5	4/11/1968	BOS	@	PHI	23	13	8			4	10	40.0	5	5	100.0	53.3			4
7	Don Nelson D. Nelson	4	4/30/1968	BOS	vs	LAL	43	26	12			11	20	55.0	4	6	66.7	57.4			4
8	Don Nelson D. Nelson	4	4/11/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		9	10			3	6	50.0	3	4	75.0	58.0			4
9	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	5/9/1976	BOS	vs	CLE	14	4	2	0	0	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	51.5	0	2	2
10	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/23/1976	BOS	vs	BUF	28	22	6			7	12	58.3	8	10	80.0	67.1			3
11	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	5/7/1975	BOS	@	WAS	34	21	8			9	13	69.2	3	4	75.0	71.1			4
12	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	5/12/1974	BOS	@	MIL	17	6	5	0	0	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	61.5	0	5	1
13	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/30/1974	BOS	@	MIL	40	11	8	0	0	5	11	45.5	1	2	50.0	46.3	0	8	3
14	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/12/1974	BOS	@	BUF	27	8	4			3	9	33.3	2	2	100.0	40.5			5
15	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	3/30/1974	BOS	vs	BUF	31	21	9			6	17	35.3	9	9	100.0	50.1			3
16	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/4/1972	BOS	@	ATL	29	6	4			1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	52.1			1
17	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	3/29/1972	BOS	vs	ATL	22	8	3			3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	58.1			0
18	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/23/1969	BOS	@	LAL	23	16	7			6	15	40.0	4	5	80.0	46.5			2
19	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/14/1969	BOS	@	NYK	23	18	4			7	8	87.5	4	5	80.0	88.2			3
20	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/24/1968	BOS	vs	LAL	27	20	11			8	13	61.5	4	7	57.1	62.2			3
21	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/19/1968	BOS	@	PHI	17	10	7			5	9	55.6	0	0		55.6			0
22	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/15/1968	BOS	@	PHI	28	15	8			7	13	53.8	1	2	50.0	54.0			1
23	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	3/21/1967	BOS	vs	NYK	18	7	5			2	4	50.0	3	3	100.0	65.8			1
24	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/23/1965	LAL	vs	BOS	25	5	8			2	4	50.0	1	3	33.3	47.0			3
25	Don Nelson D. Nelson	3	4/5/1965	LAL	vs	BAL		3	4			0	2	0.0	3	3	100.0	45.2			3

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