most assist by a celtic in a nba finals game 1

Jayson Tatum, Dennis Johnson and Larry Bird are tied for the most assists for the Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 13 assists.

	NAME	AST	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	42	12	5	1	0	3	17	17.6	1	5	20.0	5	7	71.4	29.9	0	5	2	2	+16
2	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	13	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	34	7	1	1	0	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	44.4	0	1	1	4
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	13	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	21	8	4	0	8	18	44.4	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	50.9	1	7	4	4
4	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	12	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	26	20	4			10	23	43.5				0	0		43.5				1
5	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	11	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	33	8	2			3	14	21.4				2	4	50.0	25.4				2
6	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/27/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	33	13	3	2	0	6	14	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	45.0	1	2	3	1
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	10	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	48	25	21	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	9	5/27/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	31	19	6	3	0	8	14	57.1	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	63.8	0	6	3	1
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	9	5/5/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	18	21	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		0	0		52.9	7	14	5	1
10	Sam Jones S. Jones	9	4/17/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	45	23	11			8	29	27.6				7	7	100.0	35.8				5
11	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	8	6/3/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	40	13	6	0	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		1	4	25.0	41.2	4	2	2	2	-17
12	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	8	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	41	19	11	4	0	6	12	50.0	1	2	50.0	6	10	60.0	57.9	1	10	4	1
13	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	8	4/21/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	47	19	9			7	17	41.2				5	5	100.0	49.5				6
14	K.C. Jones	8	4/18/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	27	17	1			8	13	61.5				1	1	100.0	63.2				4
15	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	7	6/5/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	35	15	5	0	0	4	10	40.0	0	2	0.0	7	10	70.0	52.1	1	4	2	1	+9
16	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	7	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	40	18	3	3	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		0	0		56.3	2	1	2	5
17	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	7	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	45	19	17	0	0	8	25	32.0				3	3	100.0	36.1	5	12		4
18	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	7	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	42	19	3	2	0	9	16	56.3				1	2	50.0	56.3	2	1		1
19	K.C. Jones	7	4/18/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	SFW	28	2	2			1	8	12.5				0	2	0.0	11.3				3
20	Sam Jones S. Jones	7	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	41	29	15			12	28	42.9				5	6	83.3	47.3				3
21	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	7	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	27	15	1			7	17	41.2				1	1	100.0	43.0				5
22	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	7	4/2/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	27	12	1			5	13	38.5				2	2	100.0	43.2				1
23	Bill Russell B. Russell	7	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	31	12	19			5	9	55.6				2	2	100.0	60.7				0
24	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	7	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	38	24	14			9	25	36.0				6	6	100.0	43.4				3
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	7	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	43	5	28			2	11	18.2				1	3	33.3	20.3				3

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