Johnny McCarthy had his most assists in a game against the Celtics on January 18, 1961, with 17 assists.
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Johnny McCarthy most assists in a regular-season game| 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 |  | J. McCarthy | 17 | 1/18/1961 | @ | 48 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 41.0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | J. McCarthy | 14 | 12/12/1958 | @ | 50 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 44.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | J. McCarthy | 13 | 2/28/1959 | vs | 20 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | J. McCarthy | 12 | 12/16/1960 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 40.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | | J. McCarthy | 9 | 2/7/1961 | vs | 46 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | J. McCarthy | 9 | 3/6/1960 | vs | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 48.8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | J. McCarthy | 8 | 3/11/1961 | vs | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | J. McCarthy | 8 | 11/17/1960 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 15.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 18.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | | J. McCarthy | 8 | 12/4/1959 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | | J. McCarthy | 8 | 3/10/1959 | vs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 45.3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 3/1/1961 | @ | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 43.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 1/12/1961 | @ | 14 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 50.4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 1/11/1961 | @ | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 12/3/1960 | @ | 11 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 11/12/1960 | vs | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 11/9/1960 | vs | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 2/3/1959 | vs | 15 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 52.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 1/16/1959 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 47.9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 1/11/1959 | @ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | | J. McCarthy | 7 | 1/2/1959 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 48.6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | J. McCarthy | 6 | 2/5/1961 | @ | 15 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 39.8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | J. McCarthy | 6 | 1/19/1961 | @ | 45 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | J. McCarthy | 6 | 12/11/1959 | @ | 42 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | J. McCarthy | 6 | 2/14/1959 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 31.2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | | J. McCarthy | 5 | 2/2/1961 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
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