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NBA playoff most assists by a player in a game before 1965| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 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 |  | O. Robertson | 18 | 3/29/1964 | vs | 32 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | | O. Robertson | 16 | 3/22/1964 | vs | 31 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 81.4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Cousy | 16 | 4/10/1963 | vs | 34 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 53.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | O. Robertson | 15 | 3/17/1962 | vs | 33 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 68.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 4/5/1959 | vs | 47 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 42.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 3/18/1959 | vs | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 41.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | G. King | 15 | 3/28/1956 | vs | 48 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 65.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 3/24/1955 | @ | 47 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 34.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | L. Wilkens | 14 | 4/8/1964 | vs | 43 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 50.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 4/21/1963 | vs | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 33.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | O. Robertson | 14 | 4/7/1963 | vs | 48 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 51.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 4/5/1961 | vs | 38 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 44.2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 4/9/1960 | vs | 47 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 32.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 35.5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 3/23/1958 | vs | 43 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 37.7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | J. McMahon | 14 | 3/14/1957 | vs | 48 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 49.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 3/29/1963 | @ | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | | O. Robertson | 13 | 3/26/1963 | @ | 32 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 52.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 20 |  | F. Selvy | 13 | 3/25/1962 | vs | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | O. Robertson | 13 | 3/16/1962 | @ | 24 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 53.6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 4/2/1960 | @ | 39 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 26.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | S. Green | 13 | 3/26/1960 | vs | 46 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 42.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 3/16/1960 | vs | 38 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 54.2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | G. King | 13 | 3/29/1956 | @ | 45 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 38.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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