Nathaniel Clifton had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 1953 Division Finals against the Celtics, with 9 assists.
| 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 |  | N. Clifton | 9 | 3/29/1953 | @ | 40 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 47.7 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | N. Clifton | 7 | 4/15/1951 | @ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 25.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 27.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | | N. Clifton | 6 | 3/19/1955 | vs | 43 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 41.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | N. Clifton | 6 | 4/13/1951 | vs | 14 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 44.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | | N. Clifton | 5 | 3/25/1953 | vs | 44 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 43.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | | N. Clifton | 5 | 4/18/1952 | vs | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 48.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | N. Clifton | 5 | 4/16/1952 | vs | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 30.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | | N. Clifton | 4 | 3/15/1956 | @ | 43 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 49.3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | N. Clifton | 4 | 4/18/1951 | vs | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | N. Clifton | 4 | 3/31/1951 | vs | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 28.9 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | | N. Clifton | 4 | 3/29/1951 | @ | 10 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | | N. Clifton | 4 | 3/22/1951 | vs | 10 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 44.6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | | N. Clifton | 3 | 3/15/1955 | @ | 31 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 41.9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | | N. Clifton | 3 | 4/25/1952 | @ | 43 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 33.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | N. Clifton | 3 | 4/23/1952 | vs | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 35.7 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | | N. Clifton | 3 | 3/23/1952 | vs | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 41.0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | N. Clifton | 3 | 3/19/1952 | @ | 41 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 25.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 31.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | N. Clifton | 3 | 4/8/1951 | @ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | | N. Clifton | 3 | 4/4/1951 | vs | 6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 41.7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | | N. Clifton | 2 | 3/21/1954 | vs | 33 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 22.8 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | N. Clifton | 2 | 3/20/1954 | @ | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 43.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | N. Clifton | 2 | 3/18/1954 | @ | 36 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 36.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | N. Clifton | 2 | 4/10/1953 | vs | 26 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 35.4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | N. Clifton | 2 | 3/28/1953 | vs | 34 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 39.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | | N. Clifton | 2 | 3/26/1953 | @ | 33 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 36.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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