Clyde Lovellette and Johnny Kerr were tied for the most assists by a center in a game in 1959-60, with 9 assists.
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most assists in a regular-season game all-time by a center 1960| 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 |  | C. Lovellette | 9 | 1/31/1960 | vs | 39 | 23 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 58.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | J. Kerr | 9 | 12/16/1959 | vs | 26 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | | J. Kerr | 9 | 11/18/1959 | vs | 32 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 43.7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | B. Russell | 7 | 3/2/1960 | vs | 48 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 31 | 35.5 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 38.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Russell | 7 | 2/24/1960 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 43.7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Russell | 7 | 1/24/1960 | @ | 47 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 66.8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | W. Chamberlain | 7 | 1/10/1960 | @ | 48 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 42 | 31.0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 36.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Russell | 7 | 12/28/1959 | vs | 48 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Russell | 7 | 12/20/1959 | @ | 48 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 49.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | J. Kerr | 7 | 11/21/1959 | vs | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 41.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | | B. Russell | 6 | 2/25/1960 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 70.7 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Russell | 6 | 2/10/1960 | 42 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 68.9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 6 | 1/24/1960 | @ | 48 | 30 | 37 | 10 | 31 | 32.3 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 38.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | P. Jordon | 6 | 12/28/1959 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Russell | 6 | 12/19/1959 | vs | 48 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 37.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Russell | 6 | 12/11/1959 | vs | 43 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 57.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | C. Share | 6 | 12/5/1959 | vs | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 90.6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Russell | 6 | 11/28/1959 | vs | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | | B. Russell | 5 | 2/26/1960 | vs | 35 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 58.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | J. Palmer | 5 | 2/25/1960 | @ | 27 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 60.8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Russell | 5 | 2/23/1960 | 48 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 40.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | P. Jordon | 5 | 2/16/1960 | vs | 22 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 66.1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | B. Russell | 5 | 2/14/1960 | @ | 48 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | W. Chamberlain | 5 | 2/7/1960 | @ | 48 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 50.3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Russell | 5 | 2/5/1960 | vs | 48 | 23 | 51 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 56.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
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