most assists in finals history for a celtic

Bill Russell has the most career assists for the Celtics in the NBA Finals, with 265 assists.

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Data note: Assists: player game data complete from 1959-60 · postseason

	NAME	AST	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	265	NBA Finals	55	46.7	17.5	24.8	4.8			6.4	13.1	48.5				4.8	7.5	63.5	53.3				2,571	963	1,363				174
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	236	NBA Finals	25	35.2	15.6	3.7	9.4			6.0	17.4	34.6				3.5	4.6	75.0	39.9				879	389	93				74
3	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	195	NBA Finals	47	39.8	21.7	7.4	4.1	1.2	0.2	8.3	19.7	42.1				5.1	6.0	84.8	48.5	1.7	5.0		1,872	1,020	350	15	3		154
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	187	NBA Finals	31	42.8	23.1	11.6	6.0	2.0	0.8	8.4	18.3	45.8	0.6	1.5	42.2	5.7	6.5	87.2	54.5	2.5	9.1	2.9	1,326	716	361	63	24	91	80
5	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	178	NBA Finals	25	40.1	17.9	4.4	7.1	1.4	0.4	6.8	16.1	41.9	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.2	4.9	85.4	48.9	1.5	2.9	2.6	1,003	447	110	36	11	65	68
6	K.C. Jones	155	NBA Finals	42	23.0	6.8	2.6	3.7			2.6	6.4	40.3				1.7	2.4	71.0	46.0				964	287	109				128
7	Sam Jones S. Jones	145	NBA Finals	55	31.7	19.5	5.0	2.6			7.9	17.0	46.3				3.8	4.6	82.9	51.3				1,742	1,075	273				143
8	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	120	NBA Finals	25	29.9	10.8	2.6	4.8	1.6	0.1	4.6	9.6	47.7	0.6	1.4	41.7	1.1	1.4	77.1	53.1	0.6	2.0	1.7	748	270	65	39	3	42	76
9	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	93	NBA Finals	13	33.4	11.6	5.2	7.2	1.5	0.4	4.9	11.5	42.7	0.2	0.7	22.2	1.6	3.5	45.7	44.3	1.8	3.4	2.2	434	151	67	20	5	28	25	-23
10	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	84	NBA Finals	13	45.9	18.9	4.1	6.5	1.5	0.0	7.7	17.1	45.0				3.5	4.4	80.7	49.8	1.0	3.1		597	246	53	20	0		33
11	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	78	NBA Finals	11	40.5	21.8	7.3	7.1	1.1	0.6	7.5	19.8	37.6	2.7	7.5	36.6	4.2	5.4	78.0	49.2	0.8	6.5	3.5	446	240	80	12	7	39	26	-15
12	Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried	77	NBA Finals	28	23.2	11.7	2.2	2.8			4.2	10.5	40.1				3.3	3.9	82.7	47.8				650	327	61				91
13	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	67	NBA Finals	35	29.7	19.3	8.2	1.9			7.9	19.4	40.6				3.5	4.9	71.8	44.6				1,041	674	286				136
14	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	59	NBA Finals	13	39.3	19.8	4.9	4.5	0.9	0.6	6.2	14.3	43.5	1.5	3.7	39.6	5.8	6.9	84.4	57.0	0.5	4.4	3.1	511	257	64	12	8	40	49	+21
15	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	52	NBA Finals	13	43.0	21.7	12.8	4.0	1.2	0.3	9.2	19.5	47.0				3.4	4.6	73.3	50.5	3.5	9.3		559	282	167	15	4		62
16	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	50	NBA Finals	43	26.2	10.5	6.4	1.2			4.3	9.3	46.1				1.9	2.6	73.5	50.3				1,126	453	277				179
17	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	47	NBA Finals	11	38.7	22.3	6.5	4.3	1.2	0.5	7.9	18.2	43.5	2.2	7.4	29.6	4.3	5.5	77.0	54.0	1.4	5.1	3.1	426	245	71	13	6	34	31	+15
18	Kevin McHale K. McHale	43	NBA Finals	31	32.5	17.9	7.4	1.4	0.3	1.4	6.8	12.5	54.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	5.7	76.8	59.9	2.7	4.7	2.3	1,009	556	230	10	44	70	95
19	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	41	NBA Finals	18	29.1	11.7	5.6	2.3	0.6	0.4	3.7	7.1	52.3	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.2	80.9	62.0	2.9	2.7	1.9	523	210	101	11	8	34	49
20	Robert Parish R. Parish	40	NBA Finals	31	32.9	15.4	8.4	1.3	1.0	1.7	6.3	13.1	48.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	4.4	63.0	51.2	2.8	5.6	2.1	1,020	477	260	32	54	65	108
21	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	39	NBA Finals	13	34.6	16.6	9.0	3.0	1.5	1.2	6.9	14.8	46.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.8	3.4	81.8	50.9	2.3	6.7	2.1	450	216	117	20	15	27	44	+8
22	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	38	NBA Finals	13	21.1	9.9	2.2	2.9	1.1	0.2	4.3	8.8	48.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.3	1.8	70.8	51.4	1.2	1.0	1.4	274	129	28	14	2	18	28
23	Paul Silas P. Silas	38	NBA Finals	13	37.6	9.5	11.5	2.9	1.2	0.1	3.4	8.0	42.3				2.8	3.5	80.0	50.1	3.5	8.1		489	124	150	15	1		33
24	Don Nelson D. Nelson	36	NBA Finals	33	19.8	8.6	5.2	1.1	0.2	0.0	3.2	7.2	45.1				2.1	2.8	75.0	51.0	0.5	3.1		654	283	172	2	0		88
25	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	33	NBA Finals	6	33.8	10.3	1.2	5.5	0.7	0.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	2.7	87.5	42.4	0.2	1.0	2.7	203	62	7	4	0	16	11

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PPG

27.1

Tatum

RPG

6.2

Queta

APG

7.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

2nd

DRTG

108.4

6th

NETRTG

11.1

1st

3P%

37.6

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM
Mon 11/16	ORL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Celtics

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117

Final

Bucks

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Sun 8 Nov 2026

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PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

614

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

599

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.98

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

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10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5