how many finals did bill russell play in

Bill Russell had 12 appearances in the NBA Finals in his career.

	NAME	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/30/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	7	18	4	3	13	23.1	1	4	25.0	23.7	6
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/31/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	31	11	25		5	15	33.3	1	3	33.3	33.7	3
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/6/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	38	8	19		4	15	26.7	0	1	0.0	25.9	4
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/7/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	44	17	20	5	7	10	70.0	3	7	42.9	65.0	3
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/9/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	36	14	23	3	5	15	33.3	4	6	66.7	39.7	5
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/11/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	46	17	23		5	16	31.3	7	12	58.3	39.9	4
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	54	19	32	2	7	17	41.2	5	10	50.0	44.4	5
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/29/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	40	14	29		4	15	26.7	6	13	46.2	33.8	4
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/30/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	43	22	27		7	15	46.7	8	10	80.0	56.7	2
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/2/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	30	14	13		4	12	33.3	6	10	60.0	42.7	2
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/12/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	24	8	8		2	7	28.6	4	5	80.0	43.5	4
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	43	5	28	7	2	11	18.2	1	3	33.3	20.3	3
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/5/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	47	9	30		2	10	20.0	5	8	62.5	33.3	3
14	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	8	30	8	3	8	37.5	2	8	25.0	34.7	2
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	15	30		5	9	55.6	5	10	50.0	56.0	1
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	31	12	19	7	5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	60.7	0
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	3/29/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	48	21	40	1	8	12	66.7	5	9	55.6	65.8	2
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/2/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	48	15	19	3	4	11	36.4	7	10	70.0	48.7	3
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/3/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	48	13	19	0	3	10	30.0	7	8	87.5	48.1	0
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/5/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	45	17	26	3	7	14	50.0	3	6	50.0	51.1	2
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/7/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	48	17	16	3	6	14	42.9	5	9	55.6	47.3	3
22	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	47	22	35	4	7	15	46.7	8	10	80.0	56.7	2
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	41	15	31	4	7	19	36.8	1	4	25.0	36.1	2
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/5/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	48	5	28	4	2	11	18.2	1	3	33.3	20.3	4
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	4/8/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	48	24	23	9	10	18	55.6	4	13	30.8	50.6	3
	Average							45.5	16.4	24.5		5.9	13.0	45.6	4.6	7.5	61.3	50.5	3.2
	Total							3,185	1,151	1,718		415	910	45.6	321	524	61.3	50.5	225