most finals minutes by a player in celtics history

Bill Russell has played the most career minutes for the Celtics in the NBA Finals, with 3,185 minutes on the court.

NAMEMINSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
3,185
NBA Finals
70
45.5
16.4
24.5
5.9
13.0
45.6
4.6
7.5
61.3
50.5
1,151
1,718
225
2John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1,872
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
1,020
350
195
15
3
154
3Sam Jones
S. Jones
1,871
NBA Finals
64
29.2
17.9
4.9
7.2
15.5
46.1
3.5
4.3
82.2
51.2
1,143
312
151
4Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1,639
NBA Finals
42
39.0
17.0
5.0
9.5
6.1
18.2
33.7
4.7
6.1
77.0
40.6
713
210
397
114
5Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
1,602
NBA Finals
52
30.8
19.9
9.1
7.8
19.5
40.1
4.3
5.7
74.2
45.1
1,035
473
209
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,326
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
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
7Frank Ramsey
F. Ramsey
1,158
NBA Finals
47
24.6
13.5
4.8
4.7
11.3
41.3
4.1
5.1
81.5
49.7
634
224
178
8Tom Sanders
T. Sanders
1,126
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
453
277
50
179
9Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,020
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
477
260
40
32
54
65
108
10Kevin McHale
K. McHale
1,009
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
556
230
43
10
44
70
95
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1,003
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
447
110
178
36
11
65
68
12K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones
969
NBA Finals
44
22.0
6.5
2.5
2.5
6.2
39.9
1.6
2.3
71.0
45.6
287
110
128
13Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
931
NBA Finals
29
32.1
19.8
3.3
7.7
18.0
42.8
4.3
4.7
92.6
49.2
574
96
65
14Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
748
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
270
65
120
39
3
42
76
15Don Nelson
D. Nelson
654
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
283
172
36
2
0
88
16Larry Siegfried
L. Siegfried
650
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
327
61
77
91
17Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
597
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
246
53
84
20
0
33
18Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
559
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
282
167
52
15
4
62
19Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
523
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
210
101
41
11
8
34
49
20Ray Allen
R. Allen
522
NBA Finals
13
40.1
17.2
3.8
2.1
1.0
0.3
5.4
12.5
42.9
2.6
6.4
41.0
3.8
4.2
90.9
59.8
0.9
2.8
1.8
224
49
27
13
4
23
39
+16
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
511
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
257
64
59
12
8
40
49
+21
22Paul Silas
P. Silas
489
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
124
150
38
15
1
33
23Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
450
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
216
117
39
20
15
27
44
+8
24Jim Loscutoff
J. Loscutoff
447
NBA Finals
25
17.9
6.2
5.4
2.7
8.0
33.5
0.8
1.5
56.8
35.8
155
135
101
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
446
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
240
80
78
12
7
39
26
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Team Rankings

ORTG

109.8

26th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-5.7

24th

3P%

29.9

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Hawks Hawks
1
2
.333
1.5
12
Magic Magic
1
2
.333
1.5
13
Pacers Pacers
0
1
.000
1.5
14
Celtics Celtics
0
2
.000
2.0
15
Nets Nets
0
2
.000
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:30 PM
Mon
10/27
BOS BOS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Sat
11/1
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

0 - 2

95

Final

105

NYK Knicks

2 - 0

Fri 24 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
3
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
2
0
1.000
0.5
3
Warriors Warriors
2
1
.667
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
1
1
.500
1.5
5
Jazz Jazz
1
1
.500
1.5
6
Clippers Clippers
1
1
.500
1.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Knicks Knicks
2
0
1.000
2
Bulls Bulls
2
0
1.000
3
Bucks Bucks
2
0
1.000
4
Hornets Hornets
1
0
1.000
0.5
5
76ers 76ers
1
0
1.000
0.5
6
Raptors Raptors
1
1
.500
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
BKN BKN
@
SAS SAS
2:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:30 PM
Sun
10/26
NYK NYK
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CHA CHA
@
WAS WAS
6:00 PM
Sun
10/26
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM