Before 1959-60, Bob Cousy had the most assists in a playoff game, with 19 assists in Game 3 of the 1959 NBA Finals against the Minneapolis Lakers on April 7, 1959 and in Game 5 of the 1957 NBA Finals against the St. Louis Hawks on April 9, 1957.
| 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 |  | B. Cousy | 19 | 4/7/1959 | @ | 48 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 46.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Cousy | 19 | 4/9/1957 | vs | 45 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 42.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 4/5/1959 | vs | 47 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 42.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 3/18/1959 | vs | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 41.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | G. King | 15 | 3/28/1956 | vs | 48 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 65.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 3/24/1955 | @ | 47 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 34.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 3/23/1958 | vs | 43 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 37.7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | J. McMahon | 14 | 3/14/1957 | vs | 48 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 49.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | G. King | 13 | 3/29/1956 | @ | 45 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 38.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 3/26/1953 | vs | 41 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 48.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 11 |  | D. McGuire | 13 | 4/8/1952 | vs | 19 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | | D. McGuire | 13 | 4/5/1952 | vs | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | | D. McGuire | 13 | 3/28/1951 | vs | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 49.6 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | S. Leonard | 12 | 4/5/1959 | @ | 37 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | A. Phillip | 12 | 3/27/1955 | @ | 12 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | | P. Seymour | 12 | 3/24/1955 | vs | 46 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 37.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | B. Sharman | 12 | 3/15/1955 | vs | 40 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Cousy | 11 | 4/9/1959 | @ | 45 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 21.4 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 31.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | L. Costello | 11 | 3/29/1959 | vs | 36 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 70.9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Cousy | 11 | 4/13/1957 | vs | 58 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 24.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | B. Cousy | 11 | 3/23/1957 | @ | 40 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 49.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Cousy | 11 | 3/21/1957 | vs | 35 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 37.8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | D. McGuire | 11 | 3/28/1953 | vs | 35 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 52.8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Cousy | 10 | 4/1/1959 | vs | 46 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32.1 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 39.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Cousy | 10 | 4/5/1958 | @ | 47 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 66.8 | 1 | |||||||||||
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