most assists in one game for rookie year playoffs celtics

Dee Brown has the most assists by a Celtics rookie in a playoff game, with 10 assists in Game 5 of the 1991 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pistons.

	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	Dee Brown D. Brown	10	5/15/1991	BOS	vs	DET	33	19	3	2	0	8	10	80.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	80.8	0	3	3	4
2	Dee Brown D. Brown	8	5/9/1991	BOS	vs	DET	30	22	4	1	1	7	11	63.6	0	0		8	10	80.0	71.4	2	2	2	5
3	Brian Shaw B. Shaw	8	4/28/1989	BOS	@	DET	42	16	8	1	0	8	13	61.5	0	0		0	1	0.0	59.5	1	7	3	4
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	8	4/13/1980	BOS	@	HOU	39	18	7	2	1	8	17	47.1	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.3			3	3
5	Brian Shaw B. Shaw	7	5/2/1989	BOS	vs	DET	40	15	3	2	0	6	16	37.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	42.2	0	3	1	3
6	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	7	5/21/1982	BOS	@	PHI	32	4	6		0	2	12	16.7	0	0		0	0		16.7				5
7	Larry Bird L. Bird	7	4/14/1980	BOS	@	HOU	40	34	10		0	13	20	65.0	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	72.3				4
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	7	3/23/1957	BOS	@	SYR	44	20	30			7	18	38.9				6	7	85.7	47.4				4
9	Dee Brown D. Brown	6	5/11/1991	BOS	@	DET	29	13	9	1	1	6	14	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	43.7	2	7	2	1
10	Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	6	4/25/1980	BOS	@	PHI	21	6	1		0	2	4	50.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	61.5				1
11	Larry Bird L. Bird	6	4/11/1980	BOS	vs	HOU	41	14	8	1	0	7	16	43.8	0	1	0.0	0	0		43.8				2
12	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	6	3/27/1955	BOS	vs	SYR	24	7	8			2	8	25.0				3	5	60.0	34.3				3
13	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	6	3/22/1951	BOS	@	NYK		12				4	20	20.0				4	4	100.0	27.6				3
14	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	6	3/20/1951	BOS	vs	NYK		17				5	22	22.7				7	8	87.5	33.3				5
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	5	4/28/2018	BOS	vs	MIL	39	20	6	0	1	7	17	41.2	1	4	25.0	5	5	100.0	52.1	0	6	1	1	+24
16	Dee Brown D. Brown	5	4/26/1991	BOS	vs	IND	27	10	4	0	1	3	7	42.9	0	0		4	4	100.0	57.1	0	4	2	3
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	5	4/18/1980	BOS	vs	PHI	46	27	9	4	1	13	24	54.2	0	3	0.0	1	1	100.0	55.2			2	4
18	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	5	4/24/1963	BOS	@	LAL	28	18	2			8	20	40.0				2	3	66.7	42.2				2
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	5	4/7/1957	BOS	@	STL	44	17	20			7	10	70.0				3	7	42.9	65.0				3
20	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	4	6/1/2021	BOS	@	BKN	18	3	4	0	0	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0		75.0	1	3	1	1	-11
21	Payton Pritchard P. Pritchard	4	5/25/2021	BOS	@	BKN	13	2	3	1	0	0	5	0.0	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	17.0	0	3	1	1	-4
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	4	5/23/2018	BOS	vs	CLE	41	24	7	4	2	7	15	46.7	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	64.8	0	7	2	3	+19
23	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	4	5/9/2018	BOS	vs	PHI	39	25	3	1	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		9	11	81.8	63.0	1	2	2	4	0
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	4	5/7/2018	BOS	@	PHI	36	20	4	0	1	7	16	43.8	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	56.3	1	3	3	3	-1
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	4	5/5/2018	BOS	@	PHI	41	24	5	1	0	11	17	64.7	1	4	25.0	1	4	25.0	64.0	1	4	4	3	+24

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Mon 1/5	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	TOR	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sat 1/10	SAS	@	BOS	8:00 PM
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2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
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3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.5
4	Nuggets	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.0
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9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.0
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11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.0
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