how many games has bill russell lost in the finals

Bill Russell lost 25 times in the NBA Finals in his career.

NAMEDATELSEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/30/1957
1
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
42
7
18
4
3
13
23.1
1
4
25.0
23.7
6
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/31/1957
0
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
31
11
25
5
15
33.3
1
3
33.3
33.7
3
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/6/1957
1
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
38
8
19
4
15
26.7
0
1
0.0
25.9
4
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/7/1957
0
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
44
17
20
5
7
10
70.0
3
7
42.9
65.0
3
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/9/1957
0
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
36
14
23
3
5
15
33.3
4
6
66.7
39.7
5
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/11/1957
1
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
46
17
23
5
16
31.3
7
12
58.3
39.9
4
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/13/1957
0
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
54
19
32
2
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/29/1958
1
1957-58
NBA Finals
vs
40
14
29
4
15
26.7
6
13
46.2
33.8
4
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/30/1958
0
1957-58
NBA Finals
vs
43
22
27
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/2/1958
1
1957-58
NBA Finals
@
30
14
13
4
12
33.3
6
10
60.0
42.7
2
11Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/12/1958
1
1957-58
NBA Finals
@
24
8
8
2
7
28.6
4
5
80.0
43.5
4
12Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/4/1959
0
1958-59
NBA Finals
vs
43
5
28
7
2
11
18.2
1
3
33.3
20.3
3
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/5/1959
0
1958-59
NBA Finals
vs
47
9
30
2
10
20.0
5
8
62.5
33.3
3
14Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/7/1959
0
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
48
8
30
8
3
8
37.5
2
8
25.0
34.7
2
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/9/1959
0
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
48
15
30
5
9
55.6
5
10
50.0
56.0
1
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/27/1960
0
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
31
12
19
7
5
9
55.6
2
2
100.0
60.7
0
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
3/29/1960
1
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
48
21
40
1
8
12
66.7
5
9
55.6
65.8
2
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/2/1960
0
1959-60
NBA Finals
@
48
15
19
3
4
11
36.4
7
10
70.0
48.7
3
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/3/1960
1
1959-60
NBA Finals
@
48
13
19
0
3
10
30.0
7
8
87.5
48.1
0
20Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/5/1960
0
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
45
17
26
3
7
14
50.0
3
6
50.0
51.1
2
21Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/7/1960
1
1959-60
NBA Finals
@
48
17
16
3
6
14
42.9
5
9
55.6
47.3
3
22Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/9/1960
0
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
47
22
35
4
7
15
46.7
8
10
80.0
56.7
2
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/2/1961
0
1960-61
NBA Finals
vs
41
15
31
4
7
19
36.8
1
4
25.0
36.1
2
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/5/1961
0
1960-61
NBA Finals
vs
48
5
28
4
2
11
18.2
1
3
33.3
20.3
4
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
4/8/1961
1
1960-61
NBA Finals
@
48
24
23
9
10
18
55.6
4
13
30.8
50.6
3
Average0.445.516.424.55.913.045.64.67.561.350.53.2
Total253,1851,1511,71841591045.632152461.350.5225

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